Author name: BibleMesh

Russell Moore on “Whatever Happened to the Wrath of God?” (The Washington Post) Timothy Keller Talks Christianity and Church’s “Biggest Problem” (The Christian Post) Same-Sex “Marriage” and the Threat to Religious Liberty (The Heritage Foundation) First Gay Divorce Finalized in Colorado (Associated Press) Pennsylvania Agency Moves to Halt Licenses for Gay “Marriage” (The Washington Times) […]

Booming Churches, Barred Pastors: How U.S. Visa Policies Thwart Hiring Ministers (Christianity Today)   Answering the Call to Reach Turkey for Christ (God Reports) In India, a Familiar Pattern of Pressure on Christians (Christian Today) Church “Eviction” Sparks Controversy (ABP News) Don’t Arrest Street Preachers Who Say Homosexuality Is a Sin, Police Told (Christian Today)

Christians from Syria and Egypt Seek Refuge in the Caucasus (AINA) Copts Under Attack Throughout Egypt (Al Ahram) Follow-up on “Evicted” NYC Church (Denny Burk) Pastor Rick Warren Returns to Pulpit at Saddleback Church (TIME) Pope Francis Criticizes Brazil’s Church for Exodus of Followers (Los Angeles Times) Pope Francis: Who am I to Judge Gay

Japanese Are Showing New Interest in Christianity (Christianity Today) Really Listening to Atheists: Taking Nonbelief Seriously (The Atlantic) The “MIA” Church on Unreality TV (The Christian Post) Controversial “Morning-After” Pill Called Plan B Hits Store Shelves (The Washington Times) Nazi-Themed Café Opens in Indonesia (The Local) Pakistan: Christian Jailed for Text Messages (World Watch Monitor)

Christian Church Evicted from NYC Restaurant for Preaching Against Same-Sex Relations (The Washington Times) Gay-“Marriage” Campaign Heads to State Courts (The Washington Times) U.S. House Refuses to Fund ‘Atheist Chaplains’ at Defense Department (CNS News) Buddhism v Islam in Asia (The Economist) The Dying (No, Really) of Liberal Protestantism (The American Conservative) Observations and Implications

Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020 (CNS News) Christianity Is Not Exploding in Africa (TLI) Beyond Churches, Sudan Regime Targeting Foreign Aid Workers (Baptist Press) Iran: Christians Imprisoned for Their Faith (RLPB)   The Real War on Women Is Being Waged in the Islamic World (Human Events) Liberal Media