Ministers: Join Jerry, Mike Huckabee, and Others for a Free Event

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Family Council has partnered with Mike Huckabee and others to bring a Pastor’s Briefing to The Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock on October 20 & 21.

This is an important event designed to inform pastors and other Christian leaders and to equip them to address current social and moral issues.

If you are a minister, Sunday school teacher, Christian educator, church leader, or elected official, I hope you will make plans to join me, Mike Huckabee, Dennis Prager, and others for this important event. There is no cost to attend. Meals and lodging are free for you and your spouse; all you have to do is register. Details are below.

What: The Arkansas Renewal Project
When: Monday, October 20, and Tuesday, October 21.
Where: The Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock.

Registration for the Arkansas Renewal Project on October 20 & 21 is totally free for you and your spouse.  Registration includes all meals and a one night’s stay at Little Rock’s Doubletree Hotel. Click Here to Register and See a Schedule for the Event.

If you have any questions, please call our office at (501) 375-7000.

I hope you will make plans to join us–and be sure to share this information with anyone you know who may also benefit from attending.

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Christian College Risks Accreditation Over Biblical Standards

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Gordon College in Massachusetts is facing pressure from its accreditation board over the college’s biblical standards concerning sexual activity by students.

Gordon is a Christian college who lists same-sex activity alongside other forms of forbidden student conduct. However, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges is investigating whether Gordon has violated the Association’s standards for accreditation in doing so.

John Stonestreet with the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview writes,

“In late September, the higher education committee of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the body that accredits Gordon, met to consider whether Gordon’s inclusion of homosexual acts as a ‘forbidden practice’ ran afoul of the Association’s standards for accreditation. Note that the Gordon statement requires all students to adhere to sexual behavior standards. There’s no singling out of same-sex attracted folks, nor are there any prohibitions against admitting students with same-sex attraction. The stance has to do with sexual behavior, which falls in line with two millennia of Christian teaching.”

According to Stonestreet, Gordon College has one year to prepare a report for the Association defending the college’s policies.

Gordon is, essentially, being accused of discrimination even though all it is doing is proscribing standards of Christian conduct for its students. The implications of this situation are significant. If a college is free to profess a religious basis, but risks its accreditation by insisting its students adhere to some basic tenets of that religion, that’s a problem.

Stonestreet has prepared an excellent commentary on this situation and similar cases. You can listen to it below or read it here.

[audio:http://bit.ly/Zt3Y88|titles=John Stonestreet – The Jealous God of Tolerance]

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Referee Flags Player for Endzone Slide and Prayer

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The NFL has been in the limelight a good bit lately for its poor handling of domestic violence. The organization seems to be struggling in another area as well, however: Religious liberty.

Last night Kansas Chiefs free safety Husain Abdullah scored a touchdown against the New England Patriots. When he reached the endzone Abdullah slid on his knees and prayed. As a result, the referees threw a yellow flag, and the Chiefs were penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The Kansas City Star describes Abdullah as a devout Muslim who promised himself if he ever scored a touchdown he would bow in prayer.

The NFL does have a rule which states, “players are prohibited from engaging in any celebrations or demonstrations while on the ground.” However, the NFL typically makes exceptions for prayer–which is why players like Tim Tebow and others were able to drop to the ground and thank God in the endzone.

Some are alleging the penalty was a result of Abdullah’s slide on the ground–not the prayer. It seems difficult to distinguish the two, however.

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