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[John Housel]

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Date: Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 1:54 PM
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Social Conservative Review: An Insider's Guide to Pro-Family News June 15, 2017 | Share with Friends Dear John, In Matthew 5:21-22, Jesus says, "You have heard it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment." This passage in Scripture comes to mind in reflecting on the tragic incident that occurred yesterday in Alexandria, Va., in which a murderous gunman attempted to kill members of Congress and their aides on a baseball field, wounding five. It's important to ponder and take heed of this vital teaching of Christ in the volatile times in which we live. Christ is teaching us that when we harbor malicious thoughts about other people in our hearts, they can easily fester into physical action, like angry outbursts and violence. This is why Jesus says that we must go well beyond the avoidance of outright killing. We have to get at the root of the problem, which starts in our hearts. We must root out every thought and attitude that causes us to hate others. (In these polarized times, we must insist on the true definition of "hate," which is "intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury." Therefore, disagreeing with certain lifestyles and public policies is, by definition, not "hate.") This is an important lesson for all of us who are involved in public policy and government. When it comes to politics, most of us have passionate viewpoints, which lead to passionate disagreements, which is very fitting in a free democracy such as ours that requires open and free debate in order to function. However, we must never let our passionate viewpoints turn into anger, as Christ said. As we have witnessed time and time again in our country, anger can lead to vindictiveness towards others, which can lead to violence and murder. Christ has perfect understanding of this dangerous fallibility that is present in every human heart, and therefore warns against it in the strongest terms. May all of our most passionate views always be rooted in love for our fellow man, never anger. Thank you for your prayers and for your continued support of FRC and the family. Sincerely, Dan Hart Managing Editor for Publications Family Research Council FRC Articles The Bigotry of Bernie Sanders -- Travis Weber Trump's Rule on the HHS Contraceptive Mandate Ensures Religious Freedom for All -- Travis Weber Sanders' Religious Test Goes Against Founders' Vision -- Tony Perkins Bern Victim: Christians Need Not Apply -- Patrina Mosley This Pill Could Reverse a Third of Abortions -- Arina Grossu President Trump Names Abstinence Education Leader to Top Post at HHS Department -- Tony Perkins Community Health Care Centers Offer Full Spectrum of Primary Care, Unlike Planned Parenthood -- FRC An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders from a Vermont Pastor -- Tim Counts FRC Summer Reading List -- Dan Hart Testimony in Opposition to H. 1190 and S. 62 -- Peter Sprigg We're Better Together -- Dan Hart Standing for Christ -- Travis Weber Even Liberal Feminists Can't Resist Committed Love and Marriage -- Chris Gacek Giving to Caesar and to God -- Peter Sprigg Religious Liberty Religious Liberty in the Public Square Bernie Sanders's Religious Test for Christians in Public Office -- Emma Green, The Atlantic Policy at Michigan College Results in Arrests for Handing Out Constitution -- Alliance Defending Freedom Trump Administration Considering Rule That Would Help Little Sisters of the Poor -- Rachel del Guidice, The Daily Signal The Campus Speech Police Come to Fresno State -- Jake Curtis, National Review Town Stands up to Atheist Bullies, Refuses to Remove Cross -- ToddStarnes.com Bernie Sanders Doesn't Think Christians Are Fit For Public Office -- John Daniel Davidson, The Federalist School: Students May Not Pray or Mention Jesus -- ToddStarnes.com This Farmer Won't Host Same-Sex Weddings at His Orchard. Now a City Has Banned Him From Its Farmers Market. -- Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal International Religious Freedom Petition calls for repeal of 'totalitarian' bill allowing children to be taken from Christian homes -- Lianne Laurence, LifeSiteNews Ireland's abortion law violates human rights, UN rules -- Kenza Bryan, Independent Public board orders Christian school to stop reading 'offensive' Bible passages -- Dorothy Cummings McLean, LifeSiteNews Military Religious Freedom Supreme Court refuses to review case of Christian Marine who claims she was discharged over Bible verse -- Samuel Smith, The Christian Post Life Abortion Daughter's thank you note to her parents who chose life as teens goes viral -- Nancy Flanders, Live Action More abortions, more money, less real support for women -- Samantha Gobba, WORLD Harvard Law Journal: Unborn Babies are Constitutional Persons -- The Stream Israel's modern-day midwives offer solutions, not abortion -- Jay Hobbs, The Stream Most Pro-Life Laws are Based on Sound Science -- Michael J. New, National Review Why We Kill Disabled Kids: For the Same Reason Cain Killed Abel -- John Zmirak, The Stream Delaware legalizes abortion through all nine months -- Samantha Gobba, WORLD Adoption Christians who reject transgenderism banned from adoption, working with children in Illinois -- Doug Mainwaring, LifeSiteNews Streamlining adoption the goal of bipartisan working group -- David Meade, Lexington Herald Leader Bioethics Basic bioethics: How Christians should think about bioethics -- Joe Carter, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Doctor: Insurance companies are denying treatment and pushing assisted suicide on patients -- Cassy Fiano, Live Action News Oregon Senate votes to allow dementia patients to be starved to death -- Claire Chretien, LifeSiteNews Canadian nurse forced out for refusing to participate in euthanasia -- Pete Baklinski, LifeSiteNews Obamacare States scramble to prevent ObamaCare exodus -- Rachel Roubein and Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill Fate of Planned Parenthood funding tied to Senate moderates -- Jennifer Haberkorn, Politico Yes, Obamacare Really Does Disadvantage Disabled Americans -- Christopher Jacobs, The Federalist Family Economics/Education New Poll Shows What College Students Really Think About Safe Spaces -- Katrina Willis, The Daily Signal What Happens at Home Doesn't Stay There: It Goes to School -- Nicholas Zill, Family Studies Tax Reform for Working-Class Families -- Josh McCabe, National Review Marriage Maintaining Your Marriage During the Parenting Years -- Arlene Pellicane, Focus on the Family 5 Memorable quotes that taught me how to be a better father -- Michael Rennier, Aleteia A Vow Worth Keeping: A Review of Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give -- Alysse ElHage, Family Studies Millennials Are Looking for Parental Guidance on Love -- Kat Talalas, Family Studies What It Feels Like To Be A Man Struggling With Infertility -- Aaron Gleason, The Federalist The global culture each child needs -- Patrick F. Fagan, Mercatornet Faith/Character/Culture How Christians Should Engage in Culture -- Rob Schwarzwalder, The Stream Authentic community: How online substitutes damage our empathy -- Jonathan C. Edwards, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman Manages The Tough Task Of Winsomely Portraying Virtue -- Gracy Olmstead, The Federalist The Bible Got It Right: Why Going to Church Keeps You Alive Longer -- Lorie Johnson, CBN News Kathy Griffin and the Vanishing of Argument -- Bp. Robert Barron, National Catholic Register Bernie Sanders and the Danger of Theological Ignorance -- Rob Schwarzwalder, The Stream Human Sexuality Study: Less sex education leads to less sex -- Kiley Crossland, WORLD 4 biblical truths to help fight sexual temptation -- Casey B. Hough, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Same-Sex Attraction and Therapy: It's Time to Let People Choose -- Arther Goldberg, Public Discourse Human Trafficking Cambodia's Child Sex Industry Is Dwindling--And They Have Christians to Thank -- Kate Shellnutt In Phnom Penh, Christianity Today Pornography How Porn Dehumanizes Women Through Sexual Objectification -- Fight the New Drug

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