Decision Magazine
Decision magazine and decisionmagazine.com exist to communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ, inform and challenge readers about key cultural and Biblical issues, and extend the ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Children in the Crosshairs
Girl Scouts Encouraged To Earn Rainbow Patch By Reading LGBT Books, Attending ‘Pride Parade’
The Daisy, Brownie and Junior Girl Scout levels, which consist of younger children, must participate in three pride-related activities to earn the patch. Older Girl Scouts at the Cadette, Senior and Ambassador levels must participate in six activities to earn the patch.
Christian Persecution
Trial Begins For Malta Man Facing Jail For Sharing How He Left Homosexuality to Follow Jesus
"If Individuals have sexual relations with a person of the same sex, they commit the homosexual act in God’s eyes, and that is a sin. Just like every other sin, one can repent from it and ask God for forgiveness and ask Him for strength to overcome"
LGBT+ Agenda
‘A Win For Sanity’: Texas Becomes Largest State to Ban Child Gender-Change Treatments
“Texas Children’s Hospital, the largest children’s hospital in the nation, will no longer offer gender affirming care which includes sterilizing children, castration, vasectomy, hysterectomy, vaginoplasty, and drugs that induce fertility or block puberty"
Christian Persecution
Homeland Security Lists Faith Groups As ‘Likely Targets’ of Violence Ahead of 2024 Election
National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin warned about the increased risk of attacks on communities across the nation—including “faith-based institutions.”
Religious Freedom
‘Patently Anti-Religious’: Parents and Christian Schools Sue Minnesota Over New Law
“Minnesota politicians just slammed the door on thousands of kids in their state who want to get a head start on college, all because the schools they want to attend share their religious beliefs."
Christian Persecution
‘Constant Threat’: Christians In Crosshairs as Iranian Executions Rise, Report Warns
More than 97% of Iranians are considered Muslim by their government, but as Oklahoma-based Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) notes, those numbers don’t reflect the increasing numbers who are reportedly leaving Islam and following Jesus Christ.
Religious Freedom
Christian Legal Groups Raise Concerns Over Biden’s New School Prayer Guidance
“This guidance may lead to more violations of student and teacher rights sooner rather than later, and we stand ready to support students and teachers in protecting their rights”
Isaiah 5:20
Utah School District Considers Banning the Bible After Parent Insists It Contains ‘Pornographic’ Content
“Get this PORN out of our schools,” the parent stated in the request, specifically asking for the religious text to be taken out of Davis High School, located north of Salt Lake City.
Abortion
Gov. Signs Five Pro-life Bills: Montanans Elected Us To ‘Boldly Defend Life, Not Send Their Tax Dollars To Abortion Clinics’
A former state legislator and now president of the Montana Family Foundation, said pro-life Montanans would work “until every life is protected, from the moment of conception and until the scourge of abortion is lifted forever from the great state of Montana,”
Christian Persecution
A Legacy Of Censorship: How Communist Concepts Have Led To Suppression Of Christian Views
“A lot of the hate speech laws that we have in Europe today are cut-and-paste from Soviet times and communist countries. Even though these communist regimes have all collapsed, the legacy of censorship that they introduced has continued on to this day.”
Religious Freedom
Courage To Speak Openly: UK Christians Arrested, Fired For Standing on Biblical Truth
"If they openly speak of Biblical teachings about sexuality, hell, the uniqueness of Christ—they are in danger of losing their job, being canceled by the wider culture, and even being ostracized by churchgoers who hope to make some kind of peace with the hostile culture."
State Of The Church
Survey Finds Less Than Half of Professing ‘Born-Again Christians’ Believe Jesus Was Sinless
“Although some of the belief and behavior shifts seem to conflict with each other, this is precisely what happens when the prevailing worldview of the nation is Syncretism,” he said. “Syncretism does not rely upon logic or consistency"
Religious Freedom
Supreme Court Hears Case With Potential Of Overturning 1977 Ruling Limiting Religious Accommodations
“No employee should be forced to choose between their faith and their job. Religious accommodations should be treated in the same way we accommodate the workplace needs of any employee.”
Christian Persecution
‘Not Open For The Government To Censor’: Christian Therapist Appeals To U.S. Supreme Court On Conversion Therapy Ban
“The government can’t control a counselor’s speech. Washington’s counseling censorship law violates freedom of speech and harms counselors as well as clients,” said John Bursch, ADF senior counsel and vice president of appellate advocacy.
Abortion
‘FDA Must Be Held Accountable For Lawlessness’: Federal Courts Split On Abortion Pill Rulings
Federal district courts in Texas and Washington issued conflicting rulings April 7 regarding access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting up a likely Supreme Court hearing...
