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The New York City Commission on Human Rights issued new rules that impose fines of up to $25,000 on property owners who “misgender” employees or tenants. By “misgender” they mean that employers and landlords must “use an individual’s preferred name, pronoun and title regardless of the individual’s sex…

Research indicates that those who study or work abroad come back with more than a photo album full of memories and a suitcase full of souvenirs. These people may also come back with the ability to think more complexly and creatively and may be more successful at work as a result. The study found that…

According to a new government report, 50% of U.S. homes do not have or do not use a landline, relying on their cellular phones. That figure increases to 60% among young adults. The study, will aid the Center for Disease Control adapt its data collection program. The CDC was using data collected exclusively…

September 29th, 2012 10:00 PM ET By Alan Miller, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Alan Miller is Director of The New York Salon and Co-Founder of London's Old Truman Brewery. He is speaking at The Battle of Ideas at London's Barbican in October. By Alan Miller, Special to CNN The increasingly common refrain…

Have you ever sent a text message that you regretted? Wouldn't it be awesome if there was an app you could download that actually lets you delete your regrettable message after you sent it? Now, there is. Apple and Android users can download Wiper Messenger to send free and worry-free messages to friends…

In The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity, Skye Jethani writes, “If imitation is the highest form of flattery, than Christians have become pop culture’s most devoted admirers.” - The Divine Commodity, p. 19 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Instead of adapting to culture,…

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In The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity, Skye Jethani writes, “In our cultural quest for survival, driven by our fear of irrelevance, have evangelicals become Crypto-Christians? Have we clothed our faith with the forms of our American culture to the point that our Christianity…

I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time." So spoke one of today’s popular entertainers. She has had a number of more controversial quotes, however. She also said: "I want women -- and men -- to feel empowered by a deeper and more psychotic part of themselves. The part they're always…

Nancy Levant, author of The Cultural Devastation of American Women writes, “why are American women, whose culture and males allowed them to have freedom from gender bondage, so incredibly stupid with their freedom? We are free to take vanity to bizarre standards and measures – those created by the beauty,…

According to a recent study in Britain, 66% of British Schoolchildren could correctly answer questions about soccer star David Beckham and singer Cheryl Cole (Both frequent topics in the UK's tabloids.) Media had a part in the history would too. 20% of the schoolchildren identified Buzz Lightyear the…

Ever heard of NPD? Probably not. It’s “Narcissistic Personality Disorder.” That’s right! There’s actually a psychological condition describing many American’s fascination with themselves. By the way, it’s a problem which isn’t just growing, it’s exploding! According to Jean Twenge, the psychologist who…

Each year a private college in Beloit, Wisconsin releases a snapshot of the mindset of that year’s entering freshman class. The Beliot College Mindset List is designed to help professors develop lesson plans that are more meaningful to students and open doors to greater understanding. In the Fall of…

Mapping the Terrain—Pastor, Culture & Public Duty Pastors and church leaders have a dual responsibility; with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other, they must work hard to be good interpreters of both the Scriptures and the culture. Showing Christians how to apply the Bible to life should…

INTOLERANCE In an article for Newsweek, Fareed Zakaria berated Christian preachers for making anti-Muslim statements. He called their statements, “bigoted rantings by preachers.” He wrote, “Falwell, Robertson and Graham’s hate-filled campaign is lighting fires that could grow into a terrible conflagration.”…

Former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, who is now the director of the Miss California USA pageant, spent the last few weeks in Las Vegas actively promoting her pageant princess, Carrie Prejean. But Moakler and her business partner, Keith Lewis, a strong activist against Proposition 8, were so infuriated over…

Barry Kosmin is the co-author of the American Religious Identification Survey. He says that while 69% of Americans believe in a personal God, 30% make no such connection. Kosmin says, “This “piety gap” defines the primary sides in the culture wars. If a personal God says, ‘Thou shalt not’ or ‘Thou shalt’…

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's statement that he was reluctant to speak about his religious faith while he was in office as he felt people in Britain might regard him as a "nutter" has stirred vigorous debate. The Anglican Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, said, "I am sorry that Tony…

LOVE A group of a couple dozen Salt Lake City teenagers celebrated their own version of Valentine’s Day in 2009. They called it “Anti Valentine’s Day.” No, they were not the boys and girls without dates and they have no problem with love. It is the commercialism of Valentine’s Day that turns them off.…

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Changing Culture- Tim Keller Some seem to have risen to the challenge of effective ministry in a changing culture. Who can we learn from? I am actually a bit reluctant to lift anyone up high as a shining example—including Redeemer Presbyterian. Let me put it like this: John Stott at All Souls Church…

Rice Temple Baptist Church in Houston, TX enabled the congregation to partner with a group of Hooters waitresses to meet the needs of the people of Oak Island, a Galveston Bay coastal community almost completely wiped out in September by Hurricane Ike. Hooters Restaurants have long been known as much…

Culture "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile." (Romans 1:16 NIV) Much of the culture wars in our society, in my humble opinion represent misplaced energy. We lament that "the liberals have taken…

EXAMPLE Gerald Simon, Fire Chief of Oakland California says his department was prepared for problems if the Oakland Raiders had won Superbowl 37. The department was surprised at the community’s response after the team’s lopsided defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Following the big game,…

SPIRITUALITY Researchers say new technologies that capture images of the brain in action may lead to a better understanding of both disease and spirituality. The new techniques known as Positron Emission Topography, or PET, and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, or SPECT allow researchers to…