[Note: This is the part seven of a debate concerning the nature and existence of God and his proper relation to the state.] This is my response to Mr. Brown’s opening argument: Before I respond to Mr. Brown’s opening argument, it might be helpful to make an adjustment in form to this . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: This is the part six of a debate concerning the nature and existence of God and his proper relation to the state.] This is Mr. Brown’s opening argument: Before this debate began I introduced a quotation from the Emperor Theodosius I, who reigned at the end of a long and telling . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: This is the part five of a debate concerning the nature and existence of God and his proper relation to the state.] This is Mr. Brown’s response to my extended opening argument: Apologies for the delay; I’ve been obligated to work on some other projects over the past few days but . . . . Continue Reading »
I have the joy and privilege of serving as the chief academic officer at Union University, which is a Baptist institution. Some time ago I was at a gathering of academic leaders from at least nominally Christian colleges and we had an interesting conversation about statements of faith for faculty . . . . Continue Reading »
The Secondhand Smoke secret cameras recorded a recent conversation between a bioethicist and a doctor about how “thinking bioethically” means it is okay to kill babies. Check it out here . . . . . Continue Reading »
“Pope Benedict XVI today assured top leaders of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that he would continue to raise his voice against anti-Semitism and attempts to isolate the state of Israel,” reports a press release from the ADL sent by William Doino, author of a recent . . . . Continue Reading »
The Secondhand Smoke secret cameras recorded a recent conversation between a bioethicist and a doctor about how “thinking bioethically” means it is okay to kill . . . . Continue Reading »
Consider the polar bear.Really it is quite impossible not to do so, since environmental evangelism is all about us. That this is so is one of the best things about contemporary culture. As a Tolkien-nerd, I have always favored the Ents over Saruman.Traditionalists and liberals may disagree about how . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The Gettysburg Address Animated (Via: Open Culture ) °°°°°° 2. Worldometer - World statistics updated in real time °°°°°° 3. Disunion is a new NY Times blog that will be covering the events of the Civil War in “real-time” as it happened . . . . Continue Reading »
President Obama told 60 Minutes his policies weren’t rejected by the American people on Tuesday. It was just poor communication. From the story:After suffering a “shellacking” in the midterm elections, President Obama acknowledges what many have seen as his chief weakness – . . . . Continue Reading »
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