Culture/Politics/History

Homosexual Marriage: A Change in the Law of Marriage and Religious Freedom

By Ronnie W. Rogers / July 9, 2015 / Comments Off on Homosexual Marriage: A Change in the Law of Marriage and Religious Freedom

“On Friday, June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote to impose so-called gay marriage on all 50 states.” While this decision did not change the nature of true marriage, for only God can do that, it did change the nature of legal marriage, and, tragically, in many minds that is…

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Glen Eyrie Spring Break 2015 Scientist Quotes

By Ronnie W. Rogers / March 18, 2015 / Comments Off on Glen Eyrie Spring Break 2015 Scientist Quotes

Glen Eyrie Notes, Session III quotes of scientists regarding homosexuality being genetic Francis S. Collins, one of the world’s leading genetic scientists, head of the human genome project, in his book, The Language of God, “Evidence from twin studies does in fact support the conclusion that heritable factors play a role in male homosexuality. indicating…

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A Letter to My Dear Baptist Ancestors

By Ronnie W. Rogers / July 14, 2014 / Comments Off on A Letter to My Dear Baptist Ancestors

Thank you for your willing and unselfish sacrifice for my undeserved freedom of religion in America! It seems to me that most Americans, including many Baptists, are either unaware or have forgotten the extraordinary role that Baptists played in securing religious liberty in America. Many Americans who are aware seek to minimize Christianity’s role in…

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ObamaCare: The Affordable Care Act and the Decline of Religious Freedom

By Ronnie W. Rogers / May 20, 2014 / Comments Off on ObamaCare: The Affordable Care Act and the Decline of Religious Freedom

The loss of spiritual freedom for supposed physical freedom is reason enough to become informed, and to work and pray for the collapse of ObamaCare. Following are some of the ways that ObamaCare will further erode religious freedom in the U.S. Additionally, check out the “ObamaCare and its Mandates Fact sheet” at Alliance Defending Freedom.…

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Just Revolution

By Guest Contributor / March 29, 2014 / Comments Off on Just Revolution

Michael Tinney, a member of the 2013/2014 Roundtable in Ethics, explains the answer to the following question. Is the overthrow of an existing king, ruler, or government, if war or violence is necessary, ever biblically justifiable? Elements of a Just Revolution: 1. The cause must be just. This must be more than a disagreement with…

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Separation of Church and State: A Baptist Understanding!

By Ronnie W. Rogers / February 4, 2014 / Comments Off on Separation of Church and State: A Baptist Understanding!

“Wall of separation” is the exact phrase used by Thomas Jefferson in his letter to the Danbury Baptists, whereas “separation church and state” is the popular phraseology. My use of these phrases in this article should not be construed in any way as an endorsement of either agreeing with them or using them. I actually…

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Think About IT: Homophobia, Not So Fast

By Ronnie W. Rogers / January 22, 2014 / Comments Off on Think About IT: Homophobia, Not So Fast

If someone rejects the normalcy of homosexuality, he is summarily labeled as a homophobe. If a crime is committed against a homosexual, it is quickly attributed to homophobia.

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Think About IT: Is Homosexuality a Civil Right?

By Ronnie W. Rogers / October 1, 2013 / Comments Off on Think About IT: Is Homosexuality a Civil Right?

Homosexuals never tire of comparing themselves to blacks and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Is it analogous? Well no, but it is effective. If successful in convincing the public that the plight of blacks is now the plight of the homosexual, they gain all of the rhetorical power of the Civil Rights Movement.…

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Why Did Baptists Support Jefferson’s Bid for President?

By Ronnie W. Rogers / September 14, 2013 / Comments Off on Why Did Baptists Support Jefferson’s Bid for President?

Thomas Jefferson was generally supported by Baptists and anti-federalists, but disfavored by Congregationalists, federalists, and others who believed in a stronger relationship between church and state. Jefferson and the Baptists worked closely in Virginia to disestablish the Anglican church and establish religious freedom for dissenters. Baptists supported Jefferson’s bid for president because of his commitment…

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Baptists, Cheshire Cheese, and Religious Liberty—WHAT!

By Ronnie W. Rogers / September 5, 2013 / Comments Off on Baptists, Cheshire Cheese, and Religious Liberty—WHAT!

On January 1, 1802, newly elected President Thomas Jefferson received an unusual gift of mammoth proportions.[1] It was delivered to him by John Leland (1754-1841), a Baptist preacher. The piece of cheese was more than four feet in diameter, thirteen feet in circumference, and seventeen inches in height. Once cured, it weighed in at 1,235…

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