Euphemism as Subtle Propaganda
Wesley Smith has a worthy article at First Things (linked below), on the use of Euphemisms. I hate to admit that I’m …
DOJ vs. School Choice
Jason Bedrick comments on the DOJ going after private schools in WI, requiring them to comply with Title II in mandating the …
The Marriage Debate is More than a Mere Policy Discussion
Stephen J. Heaney has a great post, Cats and Dogs and Marriage Laws (link), where he ably recognizes that there’s more than …
Coy, Transgender Activism, Identity Preference, and Hate
Parents sue for refusal of school to allow their son to use female restrooms because Coy identifies himself as a girl. Link …
C.S. Lewis, Narnia, Self-defense and Women in Combat. “But battles are ugly when women fight”
While reading The Chronicles of Narnia tonight to the kids before bedtime, it struck me how Lewis makes a distinction between the …
A Winning Strategy for Pro-Lifers: Shift the Debate
Pete Spiliakos offers some good advice for pro-life candidates and the pro-life movement in general in a post at First Things: Aggressive …
President Obama, Declaration of Independence, and Ad Antiquitatem
Oh, that’s what you call it, ad antiquitatem. Thanks to Steve Hanke (President Obama Falls for a Fallacy | Cato @ Liberty.) …
Gun Control: To What End?
If Obama were to get everything he wants and another tragic mass shooting occurs, what would gun control advocates be asking for …
The raison d’être of Human Government
From R.C. Sproul’s Following Christ: I know few stronger advocates of limited government than myself. I abhor the proliferating tendrils of government …
Charismatic Politics
The prophetic character of Luke’s politics has less to do with the specific arrangements of human society than it does with the …
John Calvin on War, Diplomacy, Defense, and Alliances
After some positive feedback from my previous post on C.H. Spurgeon and his prayers in regard to war, I decided to offer …
Insight into Spurgeon’s View of Foreign Policy, War, and Peace – According to His Various Prayers
Note in this following prayer excerpt how Spurgeon asks that his country would not “intermeddle” as one who “taketh a dog by …
Abortion in the Case of Rape? – Here’s a Good Response
Dr. Jim Hamilton offers what I think to be a very effective way to respond to the question on whether we should …
Can Mormons and Christians Get Along? Well, that depends…
Dr. Lu gets some things right and is very gracious in her post on First Things. She understands well the Mormon claim …
Voting and Evangelical Identity
Dr. Russell Moore has a great post, Halloween and Evangelical Identity, where he identifies the various sectors within evangelicalism based on how …
Patient Rights, Doctor Rights, and Religious Freedom – What Gives?
Many Christians are calling the HHS mandate, which establishes some rights for patients, including access to birth control, and requiring that all …
Professor Ron Paul on Misleading Political Rhetoric
Whether you like him, hate him, or don’t care either way for the man, Ron Paul has penned a very brief read …
Paul Ryan: “Don’t give me Ayn Rand…give me Thomas Aquinas”
Robert Costa, over at National Review, sets the record straight on Paul Ryan-Ayn Rand with his article Ryan Shrugged. Seems that Ryan …
Abraham Kuyper on Culture Wars
When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace …
Senator Marco Rubio on Two Kingdoms and Glorifying God in all Spheres of Life
The recent Christianity Today features a Q & A with Senator Marco Rubio (R – Florida). I found Rubio to be sincere and authentic in …
“A free society needs marriage”
Jennifer Roback Morse argues persuasively for the need of marriage in a free society in her post titled “Marriage and the Limits …
Calvinism and Liberty go Hand in Hand
From Abraham Kuyper’s Lectures on Calvinism (Eerdmans 1931:70): Every competent historian will without exception confirm the words of Bancroft: “The fanatic for …
Is Divine Ownership a Necessary Predicate for Unalienable Rights?
James R. Rogers has a very helpful post over at First Things, Rights You Can’t Give Away | First Things, where he describes …
Public Education = Legal Plunder?
Frederic Bastiat on the legal plunder expressed through the false philanthropy of education (from The Law): You say: “There are persons who …
Stupid Greed and False Philanthropy
As only Frederic Bastiat can describe (from _The Law_): The law has placed the collective force at the disposal of the unscrupulous …
The Gospel versus Americanism
Huge hat tip to Nick Smith for alerting me to James K.A. Smith’s post, “Mitt Romney’s Faith in America”. I love Smith’s …
Book Review of Kevin McCullough’s “No He Can’t: How Barack Obama is Dismantling Hope and Change”
McCullough, Kevin. 2011. No He Can’t: How Barack Obama is Dismantling Hope and Change. Thomas Nelson: Nashville, TN Kevin McCullough predicted the …
More Proof that the Arab Spring and American Foreign Policy is Making Life Worse for Christians
Life for Christians has become more difficult in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now in Egypt. I join in solidarity with the Egyptian Christians …
Rick Perry ‘Brothers’ Herman Cain – Big Deal?
I watched the debate and noticed Perry call Cain brother. I don’t recall him calling anyone else brother. I don’t think Perry …
Carl Medearis Offers Some Thoughts On Israel and Palestinians Worth Thinking Through
Via: My Take: Jesus would support Palestinian statehood bid – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs. I am not stating my support per …
Joe Carter Defends Francis Schaeffer’s Honor in Response to Ryan Lizza
Joe Carter promptly responded to Ryan Lizza’s Michelle Bachmann piece over at First Things: A Journalism Lesson for the New Yorker | …
Michelle Bachmann, Steven Wilkins, Robert Lee, and 2012 Presidential Politics
While listening to this morning’s edition of Fresh Air on NPR, I actually sat in my car after arriving to my destination …
Book Review of Paul Kengor’s “God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life”
Kengor, Paul. 2004. God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life. Harper Collins, NY. This is a fascinating book about a former president …
Defending Christendom
There’s a lot in Peter Leithart’s interview with Jason Hood at the Society for the Advancement of Ecclesial Theology’s website, so I …
George W. Bush's Legacy on World Aids Day 2010
Yesterday, Dec. 1, was World Aids Day. I don’t have all the links here, but I came across some articles that from …
November 2, 2010 – "The Evangelical Comeback?"
Here’s a link to an article with some post-election analysis concerning the Evangelical turnout (link). The article states (emphasis mine): According to …
The Roots of Middle Eastern Conflicts
Lee Smith challenges the theory of “linkage,” which states that the key to resolving conflict in the Middle East is resolving the …
Did anticommunism fundamentally alter American conservatism? Part 2
Jeff Martin’s analysis of modern conservatism that I referred to in my last post reminded me of an interview that I listened …
Did anticommunism fundamentally alter American conservatism?
On Google Reader, Joel shared a post from the What’s Wrong with the World blog. The author, Jeff Martin, considers a critique of …
Game theory and the Arab-Israeli conflict
Lee Smith writes about his conversation with Israeli Nobel laureate Robert Aumann. Aumann believes that game theory applies to international relations: In …
Support for Israeli settlements declining?
Bradley Burston, a blogger with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz (in my understanding, a paper on the center-left of the Israeli political spectrum), …
Israel Under a Microscope II
An essay by Yoram Hazony asks why Israel is consistently vilified in ways that other nations are not. I think that his …
Jonathan Speyer’s advice on how to understand the Middle East
Michael Totten interviewed Jonathan Spyer, a journalist who served in the Israeli army. Toward the end of the interview, Totten asked what …
Great Analysis on the New Evangelical Heartthrob that is…Glenn Beck
Just read a great post by Russell Moore on the role Glenn Beck is playing in the national political scene and his …
3 Very Different Documentaries on Christian Engagement: "Hell House", "Jesus Camp", and "Lord, Save us from Your Followers"
Well, with my new Netflix subscription in effect, I was able to take in a few documentaries (I am a big documentary …
Humanistic Conservatism
Doug Wilson, reflecting on Glenn Beck’s novel The Overton Window and Beck’s view of humanity: Our problem is humanism, and we cannot …
Palestinian State-Building
Hussein Ibish writes that the Palestinian Authority is making making substantial efforts “to create Palestine as a practical reality.” A recent economic …
A Kurdish Perspective on Islamism
Sabah A. Salih, professor of English at Bloomsburg University, writes in his review of Paul Berman’s The Flight of the Intellectuals that …
Hope Under Tyrrany
I finally read Animal Farm recently. I had read 1984 about 15 years ago and enjoyed it, but had never followed it …
Rick Hogaboam's Sermon Notes on Galatians 2:10 "Remembering the Poor"
These are rough notes, designed really for self, but am posting as promised because I didn’t get to cover everything in the …