Rico Tice, a well-known Evangelical leader and former Church of England clergyman, has left the denomination in reaction to what he perceives as its growing departure from biblical values, especially concerning same-sex marriage and repentance.
Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week brings anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs, memorable births, notable deaths and everything in between.
Though Orthodox Christians comprise only 0.5% of the U.S. population, many of them relatively recent immigrants, some believers in Jesus have found their way into Orthodoxy after experiencing profound dissatisfaction with various forms of modern Christianity. And while many in the contemporary West have abandoned the Christian faith entirely, others have traveled a more ancient path.
My formative years were spent watching my father debate, define, and defend truth at all costs. Yet, something always seemed missing to me. Sure, truth matters, I would think to myself, but where is the life?
For those who don’t know, “Stranger Things” is a sci-fi/thriller series set in the Midwestern town of Hawkins in the 1980s, where mad government scientists accidentally open a door to another dimension, letting in all the monsters. But the show almost completely leaves out religion.
Ideas have consequences and bad ideas have victims. And the American Academy of Pediatricians just made a monumental decision to embrace a very bad idea.