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- Martin Luther "Unless I am convicted by scripture and plain reason - I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. God help me. Amen."

- John Calvin "However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts."

Turn Out the Lights as You Leave? Germany's Church Crisis

The secularization of Europe is one of the most important developments of our times. Secularization is, to some extent, a phenomenon of modernity and a reality in most industrialized nations. Even in the United States, long described as the exception to the European pattern, secularization is a growing reality. [read more]

Christianity Vanishes in Europe -- America, Too?

William Murchison takes a good look at the tragic collapse of Christian belief in Europe, describing Europe's vanishing faith in poetic terms: "Centuries of Christian belief swept away in a great cosmic sorting-out; history stood on its head." The evidence is irrefutable, and the future of European civilization is very much in doubt. [read more]