Professional basketball player, Jason Collins, came out in recent days in a Sport Illustrated article and announced that he is a homosexual. According to news reports, he is the first athlete in the four major men’s professional sports leagues to do so. The media was quick to celebrate his announcement. Report after report lauded his courage, boldness, and honesty. According to the Huffington Post, President Obama called Collins to express his support and was impressed with Collins’ courage. First Lady Michele Obama tweeted her support for Collins. One would think the leader of the free world would have more pressing issues to deal with than who an NBA player is having sex with, but that is another issue for another day.
ESPN Analyst, Chris Broussard, was asked to reconcile Collins’ reported faith with his homosexuality on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.” Broussard, an outspoken Christian, said it was not a union supported by biblical teachings. “Personally, I don’t believe that you can live an openly homosexual lifestyle or an openly, like premarital sex between heterosexuals. If you are living that type of lifestyle, the Bible says you know them by their fruits, it says that’s a sin,” said Broussard. “If you’re openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality, whatever it maybe, I believe that’s walking in open rebellion to God and to Jesus Christ.” A firestorm followed, with calls for Broussard to be fired for his comments. So far, ESPN has not taken such action. [Read more...]
I recently wrote of my conversation with a libertarian friend on the topic of marriage and the view that marriage belongs, at best, in the hands of the people of each state and not in the hands of the federal government. You can read the article 
The media doesn’t do a very good job of reporting religious persecution in America or worldwide for that matter. I suppose many don’t believe such a thing exists. That would be a mistake of epic proportions and provide a false sense of security that will lull the victim to sleep as those bent on destroying religious freedom enact their plans. Just in case you didn’t know religious persecutions was currently taking place in America and worldwide, allow me to share just a few of the many incidents taking place currently.
Melissa Harris-Perry Reiterates “Collective” Comments
After causing a stir with her comments that our children belong to everyone, Melissa Harris-Perry reiterating her comments. She wrote: ”What I thought was an uncontroversial comment on my desire for Americans to see children as everyone’s responsibility has created a bit of a tempest in the right’s teapot. Allow me to double down…I have no intention of apologizing for saying that our children, all of our children, are part of more than our households, they are part of our communities and deserve to have the care, attention, resources, respect and opportunities of those communities.”
What we need to understand is that this is simply a step in the process to indoctrinate our children, remove parental rights, and further redefine marriage. If the liberal left can teach our kids whatever they want, without parental involvement or approval, they own our kids. If they own our kids they can further rationalize and justify same-sex “marriage” and depriving kids of a mother and a father by forcing them into the homes of same sex couples via adoption and foster care. This is not a slip of the tongue for Harris-Perry, this is expounding upon an anti-parent, anti-family ideology. Click here for original article.
About Nathan Cherry
Nathan Cherry is the chief editor and blogger for the Engage Family Minute blog, the official blog of the FPCWV. He serves also as the Regional Development Coordinator as a liaison to the pastor's of West Virginia. He is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-religious freedom conservative. He is also a husband, father, pastor, author, musician, and follower of Jesus Christ.