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Religious Leaders’ Views on Radical Life Extension

No religious group in the United States has released an official statement on radical life extension. However, here are brief summaries of how some clergy, bioethicists and other scholars from 18 major American religious groups say their traditions might approach this evolving issue. (For an in-depth look at public opinion on radical life extension and […] »

Executive Council in Session This Week

The newly-elected Church of God International Executive Council is in session this week at the International Offices in Cleveland, Tennessee. The Council of Eighteen, combined with the five-member Executive Committee and representatives from South Afri... »

Church of God Council of Eighteen Elected

Orlando, FL–Following the nominations of the Executive Committee and leaders for Youth and Discipleship and World Missions, members of the International General Council of the Church of God chose the group of ordained bishops to represent them on... »

The Emotional Pornography of Nicholas Sparks

When the church talks about pornography (which they do often), they talk about how: It normalizes the abnormal It stunts instead of liberating natural desires It promotes unattainable standards It rewires the brain It’s addictive These things may be true, but they’re also true of an area that the church all but ignores. Questioning the […] »