A personal plea from me and my friends at Open Doors International. Please take a moment to read and sign a petition to help persecuted Christians in Iraq. Thanks, Dillon +++ Pressure and violence against Christians in Iraq are rapidly increasing due to Islamic extremists who are trying to eradicate Christians from the country. Please…

With all of the news about protests in Egypt, what are we to think? A Christian perspective would certainly advocate for democratic elections, with hopes that religious freedoms would be encouraged and expanded. However, one does not necessarily lead to the other. Iraq has shown that democracy and religious freedom are not necessarily automatic. Further,…

Over 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan have voted to secede from the North. While I am thrilled at this change, one element of surprise was a statement made by Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir, who is expected to lead the independent South. Specifically, Kiir has urged the Southern Sudanese to forgive the North…

In the aftermath surrounding new conservative Christian rhetoric concerning the evils of green religion, I though it appropriate to note, once again, what God says about the earth in the Bible: God says, 1. I made it.2. I called it good.3. I want you to take care of it.4. This earth is temporary, but important.5.…

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