Preserving Tanzanian Music: A Christian Duty

Last updated on: November 6, 2012 at 12:13 am By Nick Rynerson

Last week, NPR ran a fascinating story about a radio station in Tanzania. Radio Tanzania used to be the only radio station in the entire country and deeply embedded in the national identity. After the nation gained their independence, the radio station became a source of cultural identity for Tanzania: Radio Tanzania was to be the soundtrack of African socialism under the country’s first president, Julius Nyerere. This was Tanzanian music — not imperialist American, not colonial European. It was... Read more

The Mind of a Pedophile

Last updated on: November 6, 2012 at 12:06 am By Brad Williams

You don’t want to read this article, but you really must. I am a pastor, and the safety of our children is of paramount importance to me, and I am sure it is to you as well. “In Plain View” will help you understand how a pedophile operates as a predator, and knowing this information can keep you from being duped. The average pedophile is not some dirty old man luring in children with candy. He is a doctor, or... Read more

Voices Without a Vote and Political Idolatry

Last updated on: November 5, 2012 at 2:57 pm By Drew Dixon

"I hope you vote wisely and thoughtfully tomorrow, but please, don't buy into the idolatrous lie that your future hangs in the balance." Read more

On the Eve of the 2012 Presidential Election

Last updated on: November 5, 2012 at 12:12 pm By C. Ryan Knight

"Here's hoping we'll give some thought as to how we've behaved this election season and apologize as needed." Read more

The Forgotten War to the South

Last updated on: November 5, 2012 at 12:20 pm By Alan Noble

A few weeks ago, right before the Foreign Policy Presidential Debate, I made the case that the most pressing foreign policy issue to be ignored in the debate would be our declining relationship with Afganistan, a nuclear nation. It turns out that the candidates did touch on Afganistan during the debate, although the discussion was hardly illuminating. While it is still true that our next president will need to firmly and ardently pursue better diplomatic relations with Afganistan to avoid potential... Read more

How Crowd Funding Mimics the Early Church

Last updated on: November 4, 2012 at 8:11 pm By Erin Straza

"Perhaps crowd funding could be the means by which the Church in our day could mirror the sort of care that the early Church displayed." Read more

Blurring the Lines Between Video Games and Reality May Not Always Be a Bad Thing

Last updated on: November 4, 2012 at 10:59 am By Jason Morehead

"As video games grow ever deeper in their verisimilitude, the lines between what is 'virtual' and what is 'real' may blend in surprising ways." Read more

The Lost Women and Children of the Abortion Debate: A Pro-life Response to Walsh, Akin, and Mourdock

Last updated on: November 4, 2012 at 11:13 pm By Erin Wyble Newcomb

A staunchly pro-life critique of the recent flippancy of abortion rhetoric by pro-life candidates Joe Walsh, Todd Akin, and Richard Mourdock. Read more

The Pro-Family Irony of Dan Savage

Last updated on: November 2, 2012 at 6:15 pm By Nick Rynerson

Recently The Atlantic did a write up on Dan Savage, one of America’s most influential homosexuals. Savage is a popular sex columnist and has written books and been featured on almost every big news outlet. But, despite his open homosexuality, Savage takes an interestingly uncommon approach to family & parenting: Savage promotes the nuclear family unit because he believes that it is a healthy model for everybody: gay couples, straight couples, children. … Savage says, “It’s really straight guys who... Read more

Civil Discussion: The Voting Mandate

Last updated on: November 2, 2012 at 7:44 am By Ben Bartlett

Every Friday in Civil Discussion, Ben Bartlett (who majored in Political Theory) and Richard Clark (a political spectator who is friends with a guy who majored in Political Theory) discuss political events as they happen over email, hashing out the meaning and manipulations behind them. Also just being bros. Ben: I’ve got to say, I was surprised by the reaction to Nick’s article. I thought it was incredibly gracious and helpful; exactly the sort of thing we want to encourage in terms of... Read more

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