Matt Bennett

Culture matters--massively. Universities are responsible for the campus cultures their policies shape. "Cornell’s health service is shocking in its lewdness, offering students instructions for exploring bondage and supplying a checklist for identifying interest in various forms of group sex." thefp.com/p/what-cornell-tea…

Many colleges and universities informally (and sometimes formally) promote and facilitate licentiousness and libertinism, then they are "shocked, shocked!" when students act these things out, bringing embarrassment and shame on the institution. Are you a concerned alumnus or parent? Ask about what goes on regarding sexuality in the freshman orientation and "sexual health" programs. Don't settle for vague answers (like "our programs promote personal responsibility and combat date rape"). Demand specifics.

NEW: We are suing Virginia State University for stripping Christian student groups of registered organization status and appointing a minister to control all faith-based activity on campus—while exempting the Muslim Student Association and all other non-Christian religious groups. adflegal.org/press-release/c…

Regarding the economics of Steve Lawson's book, it would have been better to make it available as a free e-book or pdf on a website, given the optics. 💵💵💵 In the book itself Lawson writes: "I was almost to the top of the ladder of success-or so it seemed. I was the president of an expanding ministry. The lead preacher of a rapidly growing church. The professor of preaching at a respected seminary. The dean of its doctoral program. A teaching fellow for an international ministry. I was the author of thirty-three books. The series editor of a line of biographies. The publisher and main contributing writer of a magazine. The speaker for four podcasts. The host and teacher of multiple conferences around the country and overseas. I was leading church history tours overseas." According to Onepassion Ministries Inc Form 990, Lawson was bringing in between $250k-265k most years from that organization, with his wife bringing in another $30k-35k for 4 hours of work per month. That's just one revenue stream. Add on his wage/salary/income/compensation as the primary preacher at Trinity Bible Church, his teaching at The Master's Seminary, his work with Ligonier Ministry, speaking fees at major conferences, ongoing residuals from his books, both of their social security checks, and the rest of everything out he laid out, and it's not difficult to see why some are questioning why he's charging $14.95 for his book, and what it might suggest about his motivations and heart for the matter.