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Landmark Legal Decision

Yesterday New Jersey’s highest court ruled that “the unequal dispensation of rights and benefits to committed same-sex partners can no longer be tolerated under our state constitution.”  While the court also said it “cannot find that a fundamental right to…

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The New Atheism

Phil: You may be interested in the latest cover story for Wired News, which is on The New Atheism, featuring Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.

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New ref21 edition launching shortly

Within a few hours, we’ll be launching a new edition of reformation21 focusing on the contributions of Francis Schaeffer. Jerram Barrs and Mark Ryan provide insightful summaries of Schaeffer’s life and ministry. And Carl Trueman reflects on the anti-historical bias of the…

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Atheism on the Charts

Writing for Reuters, Michael Conlon reports that a “fresh wave of atheistic books has hit the market this autumn, some climbing onto best-seller lists in what proponents see as a backlash against the way religion is entwined in politics.”  Among…

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Standing Firm in Christ

I just received Rick Phillips’s new exposition of Hebrews — a handsome volume in the Reformed Expository Commentary series that I am helping to edit.  This is a substantial work and I am grateful to see it in print, not least…

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The Latest Scandal in Washington

Up until a few weeks ago, Congressman Mark Foley served as the United States Representative from the 16th District of Florida. In what is now a painful irony, Representative Foley formerly served as co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing…

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The Latest Scandal in Washington

Up until a few weeks ago, Congressman Mark Foley served as the United States Representative from the 16th District of Florida. In what is now a painful irony, Representative Foley formerly served as co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing…

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A 30 Percent God

David Shiflett is the author of Exodus: Why Americans are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity.  Shiflett draws on the work of Dean Kelley and others who have documented the sharp decline in membership of America’s mainline Protestant churches.  His…