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How the call to Catholic social justice leads to the cross https://lnkd.in/gMPkvtx4

Helpful data/article for #youth #pastors: "Youth are more likely to define their #church programs as meaningful when their youth pastors are thought of as caring & accepting." Read more below on net effects of #hiring a youth pastor ... https://lnkd.in/gn8i3stT

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan & Ryan discuss some of the hardest Catholic teachings that society, protestants, and even some Catholics reject. Episode 271: In this episode, we will discuss: • Is Baptism Necessary? • Do Non-Catholics Go To Hell? • Is Contraception Actually Wrong? • Why Can't Women Be Priests? • and much more

The Fordham Institute recently highlighted how some local governments in Ohio are using zoning and land use regulations to prevent the emergence of new schools. Unfortunately, these tactics are not isolated to Ohio but are employed by many cities across the country. In the battle over students and education dollars, we are likely to see an increase in government efforts to protect the public schools from their competition and burden religious schools as they look to meet the increasing demand for public school alternatives. This is why religious schools must be prepared to assert their rights under the Religious Land Use & Institutionalized Persons Act--a federal law that protects religious institutions from discriminatory and burdensome land use regulations.

Sweet! Just got another publishing deal with Wipf & Stock for LOVING THE LEAST OF THESE: THE SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGY OF DISABILITY (FROM ABOVE). This is an important book for people on so many levels: Church pastors, lay leaders, sociologists of religion, theologians, church historians, and Christians with disabilities, most of all. It also is a topic needing more discussion considering that over 60,000,000 people in the United States have disabilities but are the least evangelized segment in society. Ironically, too many people with disabilities have been ignored or excluded in the Church, which is supposed to be the herald of God’s Good News. Utilizing biblical proofs, sociological and ecclesiastical theories, statistical research, and personal interviews, this book explains the problems surrounding people with disabilities and offers real, practical solutions for welcoming disabled brothers and sisters into the community of God.

As one examines the relationship between testosterone and success, accusations arise that male leaders, often billionaire, millionaire , possess higher-than-average testosterone levels. This hormone is alleged to drive aggressiveness, dominance, and competitiveness, traits deemed crucial for success. Critics argue that higher testosterone boosts motivation, self-confidence, and the competitive spirit needed to excel in business. However, testosterone fosters increased sexual desire, which can be both advantageous and risky. While testosterone is credited with fueling confidence and the willingness to take necessary risks, it is also blamed for leading to recklessness in business and personal endeavors if not controlled. Figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk are seen as typical ecamples as they have fathered 17 children with six different partners, illustrating the intersection of high ambition and increased sexual activity. It is evident that there is a proportional relationship between higher testosterone levels and the diminishing of certain Christian values, such as monogamy and modesty. From billionaires such as Trump and Musk this is totally unacceptable. Read also Elon Musk’s Offer to Father a Child With Taylor Swift Elicits Disgust: https://lnkd.in/gDZVRJx6

Christians, it is time to stand up! It's time to exit these wicked indoctrinating cesspools, these Temples of Moloch, called public schools! 🤬 The new Title IX regulations from the Biden Administration infringe on biological women's rights, parental rights, religious freedoms, and free speech and put all our children in harm's way, especially our K-12 and college daughters, in bathrooms and locker rooms with biological men, pretending to be women; just demonic! Sick! This administration is abominable and disobedient and unto every good work reprobate! (Titus 1:16) The Democrat's policies, whether federal or local, especially in a state like Illinois, fight against the Word of God on every hand to destroy the divine family. “God created them male and female.”-Gen 1:27

 Mississippi (32%), Alabama (36%) and Louisiana (37%) have the lowest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend services. Vermont (75%), New Hampshire (66%) and Maine (66%) have the highest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend church 

KEY POINTS: Dumbfounded: (1) Trump excels among evangelicals (who seek to outlaw abortion, and intertwine Church & State) — and the uneducated; (2) Trump’s weakest performance was in the parts of Iowa that more closely resemble the rest of the country, with fewer White evangelical Christians, fewer farmers and more people living in cities with higher education and more income. KEY EXCERPT: Education proved to be a particularly strong divider between where Trump did best and worst. The gap in support for Trump widened between regions with more or less education. FUN FACT: In 2016, Trump got 29% of the vote in the parts of the state with the lowest levels of college education and 22% in the counties with the highest levels.