Keep Your Eyes on This One

Although WorldNetDaily can be suspect with stories like this one (in terms of accuracy), this could be a very serious matter.

Apparently, officials in San Diego County are demanding an expensive "major use" permit for a local pastor to continue hosting a weekly home Bible study.  Perhaps noise, complaints by neighbors, and traffic are issues, but there is no mention of this in the story.  But this is a matter of concern, especially since one of the ways many Reformed churches get started is through similar home "Bible studies" which eventually become churches.  Click here: Home: No place for Bible study

Speaking of Kalifornia--king of the nanny states--a recent editorial in the L. A. Times condemns Kalifornia voters for turning down the recent ballot initiatives in which the citizens dared to demand that the state legislature actually do its job and approve a balanced budget.  How dare we!!!!  Click here: California voters exercise their power -- and that's the problem - Los Angeles Times

I thought atheists hated "organized religion" and religious assemblies.  So why is it that a group of atheist parents (Parenting Beyond Belief) gather every Sunday morning for mutual support and to share their free-thinking ways.  I guess they have nothing else to do on Sunday mornings . . . Click here: Parents gather to nurture nonbelief - Faith & Spirit - Ledger-Enquirer.com

The Southern Baptists offer advice to their pastors and churches on how to deal with the media.  How come the URCNA doesn't do something like that?  That is because no one in the URCNA has ever been asked a question by the media!  And that is not a bad thing.  Click here: Q&A: Working with the news media

Comments

["lee n. field"]

"That is because no one in the URCNA has ever been asked a question by the media! And that is not a bad thing"

'ceptin' that Michael Horton guy.

[robert]

Why such a preface ? Always playing to the group you want to be loved by...and admired..that is fallacy of many religious theology folk...May i say to you that all newspapers are subject to error. Every single one has made mistakes. World Net Daily should be trumpetted more by people like you ...you make it sound tabloidish..As a christian i appreciate their work. They keep us alert.

[Lloyd Cadle]

Hey Robert:

Newspapers no longer keep you informed. That's one reason that most of the liberal Journo rags are and will keep going out of business.

In fact, most of them cater to and suck up to liberal causes. If you really want to be informed, you'll have to get your news on the internet.

It'll be a great day in the United States, when all of these Journo rags across the country finally go out of business! And it might be coming quicker than you might think.

[Lloyd Cadle]

The World Net Daily report is very disturbing, and all Christians need to be concerned about this report.

[Walt]

"Apparently, officials in San Diego County are demanding an expensive "major use" permit for a local pastor to continue hosting a weekly home Bible study. "

Can't they just ignore SD County?

I think the problem with we Californians is that we continue to do what the nannies/ninnies say instead of ignoring them.

[hb]

I feel as though I have fallen down a rabbit hole. All of this is escalating at a pace far greater than I ever could have imagined.

[Philip Walker]

Be not afraid of the media: some pastors are born to appear in the news, others achieve newsworthiness, and still more have newsworthiness thrust upon them. Well okay, perhaps not the first, but the second two are true.

[Steven Carr]

I read through the "what to say to a reporter" list; I thought it was actually pretty sound advice. Actually, Dr. Riddlebarger, I wish folks like you and Dr. Horton were in interviewed more often by the media. It would be nice to have some people who could intelligently represent Christianity for a change.

[Lloyd Cadle]

I have thought that for years. Why can't we get more people such as the White Horse Inn group on T.V. interviews? The answer to that question is; that the liberal media, Journo's, Larry King etc., want to make Christians look stupid. It's only obvious. (Please be mindful of the fact, that these folks hate Christ and Christians. So, the more Christian buffons that they can parade on T.V., the better for them!)

Also, the Bible study report in S.D. is further evidence of why Christians need to be careful of getting God's name involved in politics. We should keep God's name, the 10 commandments etc. out of politics.

Then, when the politicians stick their noses in religious issues (like S.D.), we can shout out to them (the politicians), "hey, separation of church and state, stay out of our business!!!"

[walt]

"I read through the "what to say to a reporter" list"

What to say to a reporter? The right answer is: nothing. If you talk to a reporter, you pretty much deserve to have your words twisted because you know beforehand that they will do exactly that.

[robert]

i read today somewhere that Government is censoring and controlling newspapers...keep you eye on that one too

[walt]

"i read today somewhere that Government is censoring and controlling newspapers...keep you eye on that one too "

It's hard to imagine that that would even be necessary.