Who’s Allowed in the Public Square? Breakpoint , Jennifer Lahl Pornography, Public Morality, and Constitutional Rights Public Discourse , Robert P. George Some Tips for Interpreting the Rituals, Ceremonies, & Sacrifices in Leviticus The Gospel Coalition , Justin Taylor Mississippi May . . . . Continue Reading »
Charles Moore, the former editor of the Daily Telegraph , the Sunday Telegraph , and the Spectator , notes the commitment of the UK’s Conservative Party to gay marriage and registers an objection: Arguments on these subjects are tricky to make, particularly in the rough world of . . . . Continue Reading »
Whenever a Christian political activist uses a variation of “What would Jesus do?” you can be assured that they will claim that Jesus would support exactly the same political position that they do. That is why when liberal evangelical Jim Wallis asked ” What Would Jesus Cut? . . . . Continue Reading »
Progress. Senegal is slowly moving away from the practice of cutting off girls’ clitorises. From the New York Times story:,SARE HAROUNA, Senegal — When Aissatou Kande was a little girl, her family followed a tradition considered essential to her suitability to marry. Her . . . . Continue Reading »
But really, when you consider how much praise and attention is heaped on lyric writers, its astonishing how rare it is for any of its great exponents to try to dig a little deeper (or at least ramble on a little longer) than a three minute pop song allows. I have a theory about this. It’s a . . . . Continue Reading »
The term, “whipping a dead horse,” came to mind as I read a NYT opinion piece by their environmental reporter, Elizabeth Rosenthal. She bemoans the reality that the USA just isn’t that into global warming anymore. From “Where Did Global Warming Go?”:In 2008, . . . . Continue Reading »
So Cain has said he would balance the budget in his first year as President. He has also promised not to cut Medicare or Social Security in the first year. He also suggested that he would prefer to keep more troops in Iraq and Afghanistan than President Obama would prefer. So . . . . Continue Reading »
Unlike the current tax code, the 9-9-9 plan doesn’t allow businesses to deduct employee wages from their tax liabilities. Doesn’t this amount to a hidden 9% payroll tax (though without some of the payroll taxes’ distorting effects?) If I’m wrong I’ll . . . . Continue Reading »
HERE ; It’s a serious movie about wandering and wondering, and it may be even better than I think it is right now. It certainly based on Christian “anthropology” and very pro-life (as I will explain in greater detail later). . . . . Continue Reading »
So much for “choice:” The Telegraph is reporting that some UK hospitals secretly apply DNR orders—without patient/family knowledge or consent—against elderly patients. From the story:Elderly patients are being condemned to an early death by hospitals . . . . Continue Reading »
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