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Apple Park: $1 billion gets you no child care, but they'll freeze your kiddos...

This is Apple. After spending $1,000,000,000 on their new headquarters, we find out the campus has no place for children. No nurseries. No childcare. Keep the kids outta here. Keep the kids in the freezer. Keep the women unpregnant. Keep marriage beds sterile.

One Apple Park has no nurseries but they're happy to provide freezers where you can keep children you think you may want to let into this world at some point in the future. They provide freezing services for those kids-in-limbo (they try to lessen the scandal by referring to them as "embryos").

Concerning Apple's desire to freeze employees' children, Ad Age comments:

Let's engineer a way to keep those messy, demanding future humans in suspension.

No one would blame you for wondering if Apple's CEO is gay.


Thabiti Anyabwile's rant against Southern Baptist deplorables...

"Commonalities among the loosely-defined alt-right include a disdain for mainstream politics as well as support for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign."

- Wikipedia

"...you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic—you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. ...some of those folks—they are irredeemable."  

- Hillary Clinton speaking at the LGBT for Hillary Gala in New York City on Sept. 9, 2016.

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The Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting melted down yesterday after a resolution submitted by Texas Pastor Dwight McKissic was not forwarded to the assembly by its resolutions committee for consideration and vote. When Pastor McKissic tried the end run of moving it from the floor, his motion failed. The Atlantic reports the content of Pastor McKissic’s resolution:

It affirmed that “there has arisen in the United States a growing menace to political order and justice that seeks to reignite social animosities, reverse improvements in race relations, divide our people, and foment hatred, classism, and ethnic cleansing.” It identified this “toxic menace” as white nationalism and the alt-right, and urged the denomination to oppose its “totalitarian impulses, xenophobic biases, and bigoted ideologies that infect the minds and actions of its violent disciples.” ...The resolution called on the denomination to denounce nationalism and “reject the retrograde ideologies, xenophobic biases, and racial bigotries of the so-called ‘alt-right’ that seek to subvert our government, destabilize society, and infect our political system.

Whew!

After Pastor McKissic’s motion failed, a Gospel Coalition pastor who wasn't present for the vote began a many-tweet rant...


Tim Keller's legacy...

I am one of those women who have worked under Tim Keller’s leadership at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. [Tim] hired me to envision and develop an entire ministry to equip and mobilize men and women in Redeemer’s congregation to work with gospel-centered vision and integrity out in the world. We partnered in the establishment of the Center for Faith & Work, which may have done as much as any church in decades to honor Abraham Kuyper’s vision of humble, respectful engagement in a world of many faith perspectives.

- Katherine Leary Alsdorf, "Tim Keller hired women in leadership: Katherine Leary Alsdorf responds to the Princeton Kuyper Prize controversy" in A Journey Through NYC Religions.

Far above all other blog posts I've done through the years, the things I've written criticizing Tim Keller have cost me the most in terms of being viewed as an outlier among Reformed Evangelicals. "Who on earth would want to criticize Tim Keller," people ask; "he's the best we have!"

Maybe he's the best of my generation, but sorry to say, that's not saying much. Based upon the past generations of leaders I've known personally, as well as my reading of fathers in the faith who preceded us across the centuries, it's my judgement those of us leading the church today are moral, theological, and spiritual midgets. Children. Infants.

A little less than a century ago, J. Gresham Machen observed that America...


Neil Gorsuch worships someone at a pagan church in Boulder...

Boulder has better churches than St. John's Episcopal Church attended by President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. Their rector is a priestess and the congregation is committed to embracing sodomites and lesbians as full members with sacramental privileges.

On abortion, CNN reports:

"Despite Trump's pledge to pick a 'pro-life' justice, Leonard Leo, who advised the president on Supreme Court nominees, said the issue was never explicitly raised during their discussions. 'Judge Gorsuch wasn't asked about it, and he's not going to make a commitment on it,' said Leo, who has taken a leave from his job heading the Federalist Society while he shepherds Gorsuch's nomination through the Senate."

This is the man who made it worthwhile to vote for Donald Trump? Seriously?

Were Vice-President Mike Pence and the Federalist Society unable to find and recommend any nominee whose work is inspired by his orthodox Christian faith?

PS: Please click through for some criticisms of this post and my responses...


Nat Hentoff: 1925-2016.

"Every atheist should be pro-life. Life is all we have."  - Nat Hentoff

Yesterday, Nat Hentoff died. He was 91. Brother David calls his passing "a real loss." Among many other things, Hentoff was a stalwart warrior against the slaughter of the unborn, newborn handicapped, feeble, and elderly. With Hentoff gone, who will take his place as a prophet against the bloodshed of the innocent in New York City?

Here's a BB tribute to Nat Hentoff we ran back in 2009. (Check out other BB posts that mention Hentoff.)

(The pic is a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters portrait from 2009. Hentoff is the bottom right, sitting, with the late David Baker, IU's own, standing directly behind.)

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(January 5, 2009) Last week, Nat Hentoff was laid off at the (Greenwich) Village Voice. This brings an abrupt end to Hentoff's fifty year run there, appropriately and affectionately titled "Fifty Years of Pissing People Off" by fellow Voice columnist Allen Barra in his recent...


Democrats dearly love shame...

Chicago Tribune says the Democrats lowest clout since 1928 is due to "Democrats' destructive politics of righteousness."

Right. Sodomy and baby slaughter.

"Their rulers dearly love shame." (Hosea 4:18b)


Hillary Clinton: follow the money...

But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. (Revelation 2:20)

President-elect Donald Trump says he's worth billions and Hillary is worth around $350 million. So who spent what in their respective presidential campaigns, and where did it come from?

Trump raised $340 million and he himself gave $66 million of it. Clinton raised $581 million and she herself gave none of it.

This is the soul of that species who have usurped for themselves the name "Democrats." They love you and have a wonderful plan for your life.

Not their lives. Your life.

You give them money and they...


Abortion: a reading list...

Reading books is important. Put down your stupidmaking phone and pick up a book that will help in the godly work of learning discernment.

A brother wrote to ask for recommendations on abortion, so here's a list.

History is the key to the present and the following three books/articles provide a clear and objective account of how the work of destroying the sanctity of the marriage bed, then the murder of the unborn, newborn, feeble, and elderly, came about here in North America. On these fronts, Margaret Sanger is the woman you first want to understand.

Start then with David Kennedy's Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger. There are anti-Sanger books around, but this is a Yale bio written with no axe to grind, and so the woman's wickedness and devious tactics come through crystal clear. Reading this bio will prepare you to...


Christian pharmacists who fulfill Plan B prescriptions...

Under the post Is There a Christian Ghetto in our Future..., a reader asks how Christian pharmacists should respond to the growing pressure to fulfill prescriptions that enable the patient's rebellion against God's Holy Law—particularly so-called "contraceptives" that don't simply prevent conception, but also murder the unborn child.

I've had three pharmacists who were members of the congregations I've served. The first was in Wisconsin and he gave me some of his continuing education material showing even the drug companies admit and warn pharmacists using their birth control products that the Pill sometimes works by aborting the unborn child.

The third pharmacist recently moved away from Bloomington, but while here in town, she worked both for Kroger and also for a small locally-owned pharmacy. She was faithful to God and her employers both honored her faith by affirming her right not to fulfill prescriptions for abortifacients.

The second pharmacist is a former Inter-Varsity staff worker and longtime elder at the church I first served here in Bloomington. This is an account of his public justification in our local newspaper of his own choice to fulfill prescriptions for abortifacients...


Is there a Christian ghetto in our future...

This is a talk given by ruling elder Ken Patrick at a conference held this past Saturday at his church, Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA), in Ludlow, Kentucky. Titled "Maintaining a Christian Witness in an Increasingly Pagan Culture," the conference's other speakers were Trinity's pastor Chuck Hickey and an attorney from the Alliance Defending Freedom, Jeff Shafer. I attended the conference with my son, Joseph, and his fellow pastor Paul Belcher (both serving Christ Church in Cincinnati). Hope you find this talk as wise and helpful as Joseph, Paul, and I did.

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Maintaining a Christian Witness in an Increasingly Pagan Culture

by Ken Patrick

Before we begin, let me talk about my qualifications to divine the future: I’m not a prophet; I don’t have a “word from the Lord” in the sense that I’m about to share any divinely sourced revelation with you; God didn’t appear to me in a dream.

What I’m going to share are simply observations on what may come to pass if current trends continue, and what I would do if I were in charge. If you find yourself disagreeing with what I say, hopefully you’ll stay until I’m finished. We’ll have a Q&A session where you can ask a question, and of course you can pigeon-hole me afterward.

So, to answer my own question right up front—is there a Christian ghetto in our future?—I think the most likely answer is “of course, yes” at least in an intellectual sense and perhaps in a real, physical way as well. I think it’s very possible that we’ll see both. Before I begin describing what these Christian “ghetto” scenarios might look like, let’s establish why many of us think...


Pope Francis says abortion can now be forgiven by priests...

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. (Isaiah 40:2)

The Roman Catholic Church exists to dispense sacraments. Roman Catholics are taught that they are saved by their own righteousness—not the righteousness of Jesus Christ—and the principal way to get all the righteousness they need is to get their priest to give them the sacraments. The principal sacrament is the Mass, so when women who have had abortions are barred from the Mass, it's a really big deal. 1

Which is the reason today's announcement that Pope Francis has finally granted parish priests the right to forgive the sin of abortion is a really big deal...


President Obama: the very worst sexist...

I’ve got two daughters. Nine years old and six years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby. - President Barack Obama

Mr. Romney wants to get rid of funding for Planned Parenthood. I think that’s a bad idea. I’ve got two daughters. I want them to control their own health care choices. - President Barack Obama

Headlines all over the place right before the election read, "Obama says men are sexist if they support Trump over Clinton."

Right.

President Obama says he's opposed to sexism, yet he opposes getting rid of funding for Planned Parenthood and here's how he explains it: "I think that’s a bad idea. I’ve got two daughters. I want them to control their own health care choices." President Obama preens himself over his opposition to other men's sexism while he himself is the sort of father who would solicit his daughter to murder the unborn baby quietly sleeping in her womb.

If that isn't sexism, what is? The woman must murder her unborn child to cover for the men in her life who refuse to take responsibility...


On the election: a prophet in our midst...

My brother-in-law, Jim Lingo, forwarded this to our family asking us all to watch it. Instead, I read the transcript evidently provided by a machine. The transcript is rough, but readers will be able to make the corrections and fill in the blanks. The sermon is preached by Pastor Tom Nelson of Denton Bible Church.

Back 2,000 years ago, John the Baptist was imprisoned for preaching against the incestous sexual perversion of the one holding political authority over him. The man's name was Herod and eventually Herod rewarded John's prophetic witness by cutting off his head.

While John was still in prison. Jesus, declared to the crowds that John the Baptist was not effeminate... 


Second thoughts...

In a comment on another post, Scott Tibbs linked to the Constitution Party's "Castle 2016" page promoting Darrell Castle for president. I went over and here's what Castle says about abortion:

If you believe those tiny people living in their mother’s wombs are “persons” and therefore deserving of life, choose me.

If not, any of the other candidates will do.

And...


The election...

Sorry, but I thought better and have decided to pull this piece. I've left the comments.


Thoughts under the cross...

You're holding a sign that says "Pray for an end to abortion" and standing on the curb facing all the drivers waiting for the stoplight at one of the main intersections of your city. In the building behind you babies are being ripped apart and flushed down the disposal by Planned Parenthood. Up the sidewalk a little way are Roman Catholics praying to Mary. Also one solitary shy woman standing in the parking lot trying to talk to mothers intent on murdering their unborn child as they walk over to the abortuary.

Time passes and you notice things...


Feminists and libertarians: this is my Father's world...

...for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. (Matthew 7:29)

Because nature never stops telling the glory of God, authority is everywhere. Keep your eye on the ball.

First, authority is the issue—not sex. Men and women deny the authority of the male of the species not because they prefer authority to be equally shared by men and women, but because they hate all authority. Especially God the Father Almighty in Whom all authority originates and from Whom it is delegated.

Feminists lash out at men because fatherhood is intrinsic to manhood and authority is intrinsic to fatherhood. Patriarchy is not hated because the pater is always a man. Patriarchy is hated because of the arche (rule).

As for rebellion, abdication and rebellion are the same sin even though God demonstrated in his dealings with Adam and Eve that the abdicator always suffers the greater judgment.

Second, although abdicators and rebels think they're making progress when they take the word "obey" out of the bride's wedding vows and preach their wedding homily on "mutual submission," it's a fool's errand. Abdicators and rebels never have removed a single bit of authority anywhere in God's creation because God is the Father Almighty and all nature sings and round us rings the wonders of His sovereign rule. This is my Father's world.

Rebel against authority all you want, but the high point of your success will be the...


Trump for dictator...

In 2009, the President of Honduras, Jose Zelaya, ordered the creation of a working group to come up with a new constitution. Presumably the new constitution would do away with certain rules the old one contained that were permanently un-amendable. Among these were several limitations set on the president including the "Prohibition on Presidential reelection" and the president's mandatory four-year term.1

When his attempt to establish this working group was ruled unconstitutional, President Zelaya changed his tactics and appealed directly to the people, ordering a referendum on whether the people were willing to have another referendum to determine whether to establish his constitutional working group. Eventually Zelaya was impeached and arrested for undermining the constitution he had vowed to uphold.2

Here in the United States we still give lip-service to our Constitution. Yet a growing number of us think it ludicrous we should be limited by the rules of such an "ancient" document. "What we really need," we say, "is to be practical and get things done in today's environment." And if that requires breaking some old rules, so be it.

This view is shared by both Democrats and Republicans...


Will the church abandon gays and lesbians to shamelessness...

There are few places our rebellion against our Heavenly Father is more clear than our repudiation of the shame He has placed on gross wickedness.1 For instance, He declares this about sodomy and lesbianism:

You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. (Leviticus 18:22)

God has declared gay sex "an abomination." Thus men and women who desire relations with a member of their own sex desire what is shameful.

One help our Heavenly Father provides to assist us in fleeing sexual perversions is...


Pro-Life Podcast on Daddy Tried...

You may want to give a listen to this podcast by Allen County/Indiana Right to Life. It's a help when the interviewer has read the book before the interview, which Abigail Eschelbach had done—and I thank her. Pass the podcast on to others and tell them to buy the book. Each day I hear of others who have been helped by reading Daddy Tried, both men and women. Abigail's response is typical. At the end of the interview, she starts to say "I really enjoyed the book," but stops to correct herself—"well, I'm not sure 'enjoy' is the right word."

She's right. I've enjoyed C. S. Forester, and to a lesser degree, Patrick O'Brian. I enjoyed all the books on shepherding, sheep, and sheepdogs I read the past couple of years. But I loved...