The Story:  “Christian bakery closes after LGBT threats, protests” by Todd Starnes posted on September 3, 2013 at FoxNews.com. The Lead:  “’Everybody is entitled to their own beliefs, but that doesn’t mean that folks have the right to discriminate,’ he told the newspaper. ‘The goal is to rehabilitate. For those who do violate the law,...

By Derrick Dickens: Guest Blogger Derick Dickens has an MBA in Leadership, MDiv, and MA in Religion.  He speaks regularly on topics ranging from Christian Worldview issues to business leadership, and he is an Adjunct Professor of Business and Human Resources.  He writes today in response to this Leading Edge Post regarding the 9th Circuit...

The Story: “Yes, Threats to Religious Liberty Happen Here” by Ryan T. Anderson, National Review Online. The Lead: “Some on the left are criticizing Senator Ted Cruz’s recent comments about how the drive to redefine marriage may threaten religious freedom — but a closer inspection of the issue reveals his worries were accurate, prescient, and maybe even...

By Greg Scott My first two posts on the increasing state encroachment on Christian conscience provided, first, background on the Elane Photography case, and then outlined possible Christian responses to the burgeoning threat illustrated by that case. I presented two unacceptable responses – abandon faith and abandon the public square – and recommended a third...

The Story: California gay conversion therapy ban upheld.  By Howard Mintz at the San Jose Mercury News The Lead: “In a decision that could spark a U.S. Supreme Court review, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the (California’s) new law barring the practice of counseling minors to convert from homosexuality (aka conversion therapy), rejecting the free...

The Story: “How does a polyamorous relationship between four people work?” by Jo Fidgen.  August 18, 2013.  BBC News Magazine Online The Lead: “Polyamory is the practice of having simultaneous intimate relationships with more than one person at a time, with the knowledge and consent of all partners. The term entered the Oxford English Dictionary only...