NAE UPDATE

March 2012

NAE Insight: Crossing Lines for Life

Check out our redesigned quarterly newsletter, NAE Insight . The Spring 2012 installment focuses on different ways to reduce the number of abortions in the United States. The newsletter features author Amy Julia Becker, and a Q & A with Mark Regnerus, sociologist at the University of Texas and student of the sexual, family and religious behaviors of youth and young adults in America. It also explores evangelical views on contraception and progress in making adoption more acceptable and accessible. (read more)

It’s Time to Talk

This 90-second NAE Generation Forum video captures the stats on sex, pregnancies and abortions among evangelicals. Turns out evangelicals aren't much different from the rest of America. Abortion isn't just a political issue for evangelicals; it's an issue within the Church and one that we need to address. (watch the video)

Decoding the Contraception Controversy

Reports about the mandate requiring insurance plans to cover contraception have been confusing. What does the mandate mean?  And what did the President’s proposal actually change? The NAE put together a clear summary, FAQs and a draft letter you can use to contact your legislative representatives. (read more)

Churches Will Try to Patch Holes in Public Safety Net

The good news is that evangelical leaders believe their churches or denominations will increase their giving if government programs to help the poor are cut back. The bad news is that they may not be able to completely absorb the difference. (read more)

Video Winner: “What’s It Gonna Take?”

Congratulations to Steve McCord, Houghton College student, for winning first place in the NAE’s Creation Care Video Contest! College students from all over the country sent in videos about how the Bible calls us to care for creation and what we can do about it. (watch the videos)

Member Spotlight: Missio Nexus

The Mission Exchange and CrossGlobal Link merged last month to create Missio Nexus, a new NAE member organization and the largest evangelical missions association in North America, representing 35,000 evangelical missionaries deployed in every country by more than 200 agencies and churches. (read more)

Article Spotlight: Black Pastors Take Heat for Not Viewing Same-sex Marriage as Civil Rights Matter

The Washington Post – All of a sudden, they are bigots and haters — they who stood tall against discrimination, who marched and sat in, who knew better than most the pain of being told they were less than others. (read more)

Event Spotlight: Global Day of Prayer for Creation Care

Join Lon Allison, Leith Anderson, Chris Wright, Luis Cortes, Jo Anne Lyon and others for a time of prayer, worship, theological equipping and training on April 26 in Washington, D.C.  Use the NAE code creationcare for complimentary admission. Space is limited. (read more)

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