Susan Rockwell says she wanted to be a Roman Catholic priest, but church doctrine wouldn't allow it. She became a lawyer instead, and is now suing the church in federal court for violating her right to free expression and religion. She also says the federal government illegally subsidizes such discrimination by exempting the church from taxes. It sounds ridiculous, but she cites a legal precedent: the 1983 Supreme Court decision against Bob Jones University. The school, which then forbade interracial dating, lost its tax-exempt status because, the Court said, the government has an "overriding, fundamental interest in eradicating discrimination." Not a problem, says Rutherford Institute president John W. Whitehead. "The Bob Jones decision was predicated upon the broad public policy against racial discrimination in American society," he told Christianity Today. National policy may one day ban sex discrimination in churches, he says, but not now. "In my opinion, this is simply a parasite lawsuit, because certain elements in our society sense that the church is in trouble or an easy target."
While we pray for peace, we need moral clarity about this war.
We’ve got little information on Jesus’ appearance and personality. But that’s the way God designed it.españolFrançais
Eastern Orthodox poet Scott Cairns reflects on his new collection, his journey of faith, and poetry’s capacity to apprehend inexhaustible realities.
