The Briefing 12-18-15

Wheaton controversy irreducibly theological: one cannot know the living God and deny his SonThe Catholic Thing (Francis Beckwith) — Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?Washington Post (Miroslav Volf) — Wheaton professor’s suspension is about anti-Muslim bigotry, not theologyThe Atlantic (Ruth Graham) — The Professor Suspended for Saying Muslims and Christians Worship One God

Pro-abortion movement laments pro-life direction of country, denies real effects of RoeNewsweek (Kurt Eichenwald) — America's Abortion Wars (and how to end them)NRLC — Abortion Statistics: United States Data and Trends

Liberal agenda to move the American conscience on abortion is on display in HollywoodThe Hill (Bradford Richardson) — Planned Parenthood praises 'Scandal' for controversial abortion episodeFinancial Times (Francine Stock) — Why abortion is no longer out of the pictureDaily Beast (Samantha Allen) — Marvel's First Abortion

Kentucky school cuts Bible passage from Charlie Brown program, loses meaning of ChristmasLexington Herald-Leader (Valarie Honeycutt Spears) — Bible passages cut from ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ at Eastern Kentucky schoolGet Religion (Terry Mattingly) — Dear Lexington editors: If Linus doesn't say you know what, then what is he allowed to say?