Protecting Religious Liberty is Shameful

April 8, 2021   |  

… at least that is the case according to the person President Biden wants to name as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Yes, you read that right! Kristen Clarke, the person being nominated to the position that is specifically charged…
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Whatever Happened to the International Churches of Christ? – Part 2: Beliefs and Analysis – Tal Davis

April 3, 2021   |  

In the last installment of this two part series, updating the International Churches of Christ (ICOC), we examined the life of its founder, Kip McKean, and its history from the 1970s and 80s as the Boston Church of Christ (http://www.marketfaith.org/2021/04/whatever-happened-to-the-international-churches-of-christ-part-1-history-and-controversy-tal-davis/). We looked at how McKean rapidly expanded the…
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Whatever Happened to the International Churches of Christ? – Part 1: History and Controversy – Tal Davis

April 3, 2021   |  

In the late 1970s, a new controversial movement suddenly appeared on the United States religious landscape. It went by the name of the Boston Church of Christ. Later it moved its headquarters and became officially known as the International Churches of Christ (ICOC). During the 70s and into the 1990s,…
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The Fragility of White Fragility – Part 2

April 2, 2021   |  

In part one of this series, we introduced the notion of “White Fragility” (You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2021/04/the-fragility-of-white-fragility-part-1). We continue this introduction by going deeper into the actual beliefs of this notion and comparing it to the truth taught in the Christian faith concerning race. The Naturalistic…
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The Fragility of White Fragility – Part 1

April 2, 2021   |  

Joy Reid, national correspondent for the MSNBC cable news network, and one of its news hosts, claimed that the black speakers who spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention were “trotted out” in order to make white people “feel good about white nationalism.” In other words, in her mind, it…
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Christian Nationalism – The New Racism?

April 1, 2021   |  

Recently, Andrew Whitehead, a Sociology professor at Indiana University, along with Samuel Perry, Sociology professor at the University of Oklahoma, conducted some research on the topic of “Christian Nationalism.” According to their definition, Christian nationalism is “a cultural framework that idealizes and advocates a fusion of Christianity with American civic…
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SMH, PETA Is at it Again

March 25, 2021   |  

Over time, linguistic expressions come and go. Some of them are generational – every generation coins terms that become popular like “cool,” “rad,” “stoked,” and many others. When a new generation comes along, these terms usually disappear as new ones emerge. Some other words are derogatory and disappear when they…
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Is Liberal Christianity Ascendant?

March 18, 2021   |  

It is said that President Biden is the most religiously observant president in half a century. He regularly attends Mass, and often talks about how his Catholic faith grounds his life and his policies. But interestingly, the beliefs he practices do not correspond to the traditional beliefs of his church.…
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Its Not All Black and White, But It Is

March 11, 2021   |  

I recently read an article written by a woman named Emily Snook. She claims to be solidly and actively pro-life, and a committed Evangelical Christian. However, after very careful consideration, she claims to have voted for Kamala Harris (well, she voted for Joe Biden, but her reason for doing it…
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