Pastor Michael J. Brooks: The church as city of refuge

EXCLUSIVE: North Carolina Republican Leads Effort To ‘Restore’ Free Speech For Pastors, Churches

North Carolina Congressman Mark Harris is leading a push to protect pastors who make political statements from being punished by the IRS, he told The Daily Wire.  Harris on Monday will introduce the “Free Speech Fairness Act,” to make it clear in law that religious leaders can make statements about political candidates and not have to worry about their churches losing tax-exempt status. The bill is specifically aimed at countering the 1954 Johns…

Pastor Michael J. Brooks: The church as city of refuge

Pastors often talk about the “three B’s” in the New Testament: the church is a bride, a body and a building; thus, these analogies speak of relationship, dependency and mission. Michael Brooks discusses another analogy — a “city of refuge.”

The church as city of refuge - The Port St. Joe Star

Admiral James Stockdale faced the nation at the vice-presidential debate in October 1992. Businessman Ross Perot named him as his running mate, so Stockdale stood with Vice President Dan Quayle and Sen. Al Gore in Atlanta. When it was his first time to speak, Stockdale said, “Who am I? Why am I here?” This turned out to be a laugh line and parody, which is unfortunate. Stockdale was a decorated soldier who spent seven years as a POW in Vietnam. …

For 15 years, Reverend Michael Reitinger supervised the parish of Trausnitz and the Expositur Hohentreswitz. Now he died at the age of 87.