Choco De Jesus, one of the pastors from my denomination (the Assemblies of God), is featured on the cover of TIME magazine. Congratulations, Pastor Choco! http://georgeowood.com/pastor-choco-graces-cover-of-time-magazine/ 

Pastor Choco in TIME Magazine

A big congratulations is in order today to our AG brother, Pastor Choco. His image graces the multi-fold cover of TIME magazine today as a leader of the Hispanic Evangelical Community. Several AG p.…..

Dr. Bill Newsome, recently tapped to co-chair the BRAIN initiative, is a follower of Jesus. I’ve had him preach in my Chi Alpha ministry before. You can see him being interviewed about the BRAIN initiative at http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/newsome/ and see him talking about his faith at http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2006summer/newsome.html

Of two minds — Stanford Medicine Magazine — Stanford University School of Medicine

By WILLIAM NEWSOME. When I discuss religion with my fellow scientists — which is not often — I find that many perceive religious faith as a uniquely irrational aspect of human life andtherefore highly…

I truly, truly feel bad about laughing at the Jesus Hyena. And yet I am still laughing.

Chrisendom: Theological vocabulary of the day: “to jesus” (verb)

Theological vocabulary of the day: “to jesus” (verb). jesusing. Now let’s gerund this baby, and lop off the “ing” as well. And we get: IMG_2427 · download. Antonym: jesushyena · IMG_1622. posted by Ch…

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“One of the most awkward and painful truths in American higher education is that it is perfectly legal for private colleges and universities — on the left and right — to discriminate against people who refuse to follow, or at least respect, the teachings at the core of these voluntary associations. However, and this is the tricky part for many journalists, these institutions must use a truth-in-advertising approach when dealing with potential students, faculty and the public.” — this summarizes the situation perfectly and is something that many in the media seem to miss. A place such as Vanderbilt can disallow Christian groups from requiring their leaders to be orthodox Christians, but it needs to let students know that before they enroll. It will affect people’s decisions.

Abortion, rights, viewpoint discrimination and Johns Hopkins

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This makes sense to me. If you think environmentalism is not a religious belief then I submit that you either don’t understand environmentalists or that you don’t understand religion. This is doubly true for vegans. Bonus: my favorite vegan joke is http://lolsnaps.com/news/41045/0/

Vegans and Environmentalists Should Have Same Workplace Rights as Christians, Says Britain

Updated equality guidelines offer protections for employees with ‘profound personal beliefs.’