Pulpit Freedom Sunday - Resources

• Pulpit Freedom Pastor Conference Call, Marriage and the Supreme Court (right-click to download) April 3rd, 2013 Featuring Attorneys John Eastman and Erik Stanley. Pastor Jim Garlow moderates
• PFS Video
• 2011 Pulpit Freedom Participant List
• 2012 Pulpit Freedom Participant List
• Dr. Wayne Grudem: Theological background on pastoral social/political involvement 
• Dr. Jim Garlow: Pulpit Freedom – Can Pastors Make a Difference?

• Marcia Walden:
• Pastor Ake Green: a pastors ability to speak against sin
• Dr. Kenneth  Howell: a professor’s common sense duty
• Ocean Grove Church: ministry outreach in your community
• DOMA/Marriage Video
• Anonymous Father’s Day trailer
• Joe LaRue IL video: on marriage in Illinois
• Pastor Olden Thornton: story of standing for marriage in NC
• Ian & Larissa’s Story: Marriage is about your holiness, more than your happiness

Facts & Statistics

On the marriages of today:

• The Family Report: No Reversal in Decline of Marriage: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/11/30/the-family-report-11-30-12/
• Christian Divorce – Busting a Myth: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/test
•  http://thegospelcoalition.org/mobile/article/tgc/factchecker-divorce-rate-among-christians
• The Status of Marriage in America (map): http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/content/docs/issues/marriage-and-family/State-of-Marriage.pdf

On the institution of Marriage

• Marriage: What Social Science Says and Doesn’t Say (FamilyFacts.org)
• The Facts: Why Marriage Matters (The Economy Hits Home: Poverty)
• Social Indicators of Marital Health & Well-Being
• 162 Reasons to Marry
• Look Who’s Defending Monogamy

On same-sex parents vs. a married mom & dad

• The New Family Structures Study *
• Growing Up With Two Moms: The Untold Children’s View
• Beyond Breadwinner: How Fathers Make a Difference in Their Children’s Life Prospects
• Research On Same-Sex Parenting: Selected Differences In Child Outcomes

Theological perspectives answering common objections

• Rev. Timothy Keller: http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/marriage_in_gospel_focus
• Dr. Al Mohler: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/21/my-take-the-bible-condemns-a-lot-but-heres-why-we-focus-on-homosexuality/
• Pastor Voddie Baucham: “Gay is not the New Black” http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/07/19/gay-is-not-the-new-black/
• Pastor Douglas Wilson: “Sexual by Design” campus presentation http://www.canonwired.com/bloomington/
• Monergism (An archive of theological resources concerning marriage)

Suggested for further reading on marriage:

• The Meaning of Marriage by Tim & Kathy Keller
• The Intimate Marriage by R.C. Sproul
• God, Marriage, & Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation by Andreas J. Kostenberger
• This Momentary Marriage by John Piper

Suggested for further reading on human sexuality:

• The Bible & Homosexual Practice by Dr. Robert Gagnon
• True Sexual Morality by Dr. Daniel Heimbach

Sermon examples

• Pastor Dan Scott, Christ Church Nashville
• Pastor Dan’s sermon: http://www.speakupmovement.org/church/content/userfiles/What_About_Homosexuality.pdf
• About Dan Scott’s message:
  http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/Faith-and-Justice/4-2/MyView

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• "The Mystery of Marriage" by Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• "Discerning the Will of God Concerning Homosexuality and Marriage" by Pastor John Piper
• ""Let Marriage Be Held in Honor" -- Thinking Biblically About So-Called Same-Sex Marriage" by Pastor John Piper
• "Marriage from Genesis to Revelation" by John Stemberger, Florida Family Policy Council.
• "One Flesh" from Genesis 2:18-24 by FRC's Peter Sprigg
• "Marriage Sunday" by Dr. Clayton Cloer, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Central Florida. This resource includes instructions on a vow renewal ceremony for your church.
• "God's Design For Marriage And Family" by the Reverend Dr. John Guest, Pastor Emeritus of Christ Church at Grove Farm, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
• "Biblical Foundations of the Marriage Debate" by Dr. Jim Garlow, Pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church, in San Diego, California
• "Greatest of these is Love" by Dr. Kenyn M. Cureton
• "Stand for Marriage" by Dr. Kenyn M. Cureton (Click here for PowerPoint)
• Tim Keller: Marriage in Gospel Focus (video) (http://thegospelcoalition.org/resources/a/marriage_in_gospel_focus)
• Fr. Augustine H.T. Tran (http://www.legatusmagazine.org/on-homosexuality/)

Marriage Quotes:

• “Change marriage and you change the world. Convince people that government, not God, lays down the rules for marriage, and they will believe more strongly that they determine right and wrong, that not even the world's rulers are subject to a higher authority”  --- R. C. Sproul
• More quotes to come…

Anecdotes & Illustrations

• A griping account of adultery: NYT article, Wendy Plump: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/fashion/12Modern.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& )
• The Anatomy of an Affair (Ashley Madison graphic encouraging adultery)
• Study: Watching Pornography increases support for adultery http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/people/faculty/wright/AJMP-Volume-5-RS.pdf
• “The Gay Bible – Queen James version: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/queen-james-bible-claims-first-ever-gay-bible_n_2324962.html#s889112
• Study: Watching Pornography increases support for same-sex marriage http://washingtonexaminer.com/study-watching-porn-boosts-support -for-same-sex-marriage/article/2520461
• Ryan T. Anderson blog (on SSM): http://blog.heritage.org/2013/01/24/obama-equality-and-same-sex-marriage/
• Former homosexual leaves a Christ honoring legacy: “When Homosexuality Became a Man” (blog) http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/when-homosexuality-became-a-man
• After 65 years, married couple dies hours apart (positive marriage story): http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/05/after-65-years-and-countless-dances-married-minnesota-couple-dies-hours-apart/
•  Learning from Lincoln’s Flawed Marriage (blog): http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/learning-from-lincoln-s-flawed-marriage
• Nine Ways the Gospel Transforms Marriage: http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/nine-ways-the-gospel-transforms-marriage

• Austin Nimocks op-ed on what’s at stake to everyone with the Supreme Court DOMA case: http://washingtonexaminer.com/austin-r.-nimocks-mother-country-and-same-sex-marriage/article/2521708

• Elected official stand on Marriage
• US Supreme Court Marriage cases explained (Joe Infranco video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tc9FsVpJ8BI
• Prop 8 brief: http://www.adfmedia.org/files/HollingsworthOpeningBrief.pdf
• DOMA testimony before Congress (Austin video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=a1xrJJANyUc
• For more details visit www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/marriage.

Popular Resources

• Instructions for Participating Pastors
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Frequently Asked Questions – en Español
• Executive Summary
• Executive Summary – en Español
• Pulpit Freedom Sunday: What It Is, What It's Not.
• Summary of Legal Arguments
• Common Objections to Pulpit Freedom Sunday
• Scholarly article on the history of the Johnson Amendment
• Pulpit Freedom Talking Points
• Dr. Wayne Grudem - Politics According to the Bible (excerpt)
• Wallbuilders Black Robe Regiment
• Pastor Jim Garlow - 2011 Pulpit Freedom Sunday Sermon
• Regent University Law Review Article
• Response to Americans United Election Season Letters

News & Editorials

Videos

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  Learn about the history of the Johnson Amendment.

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  Learn about Pulpit Freedom Sunday - what it is; and what it is not.

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  Pastors Speak Up - Politics, the Pulpit, and Religious Freedom.

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  Watch an excerpt of Pastor Jim Garlow speaking at the 2012 Indivisible Conference.

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  See why Pulpit Freedom Sunday is the right legal strategy.

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  Are pastors free to preach whatever they want from the pulpit?

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  Pastors are leaders of cultural change. They must speak freely.

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  Dr. Wayne Grudem on pastors speaking from the pulpit.