David Brooks argues that John McCain has the best character of all the candidates. Indeed, he is a war hero, a POW who was never broken, a man of integrity who stands by his principles even when they go against the grain in Washington. He
David Brooks argues that John McCain has the best character of all the candidates. Indeed, he is a war hero, a POW who was never broken, a man of integrity who stands by his principles even when they go against the grain in Washington. He
So which should be our priority, defending democracy or fighting terrorists, and what do we do if a democratic country votes in the terrorists? That is only one of the issues in the chaos that is Pakistan. Raising the ante is that this particular country,
The “Washington Post” published a fascinating story on the latest findings in DNA research, which finds that genetic replication is far more complex than anyone dreamed just a few years ago. What struck me in the article were the descriptions of genetic processes as language,
The National Right to Life Committee is endorsing Fred Thompson for president. That’s a good group, but I remain confused. He opposes a constitutional amendment barring abortion and he has even done consulting, earlier in his career, for a pro-abortion organization. His Senate record was
The “Washington Post” published an article recently about how missionaries are spreading the Gospel with great effect by means of the new information technology. Drawing on the truth that “faith comes by hearing the Word of God,” they are distributing audio recordings of the Bible
On this Veterans Day (observed), I would like to salute the veterans of our armed forces, past, present, and future (which includes our troops on active duty who, if they survive, will become veterans). To them I say, I support you not just by feeling
One of the things I love about our church is that although we are what might be called a micro-church, we support 7 seminarians. I’ve been in churches a hundred times bigger than we are that don’t support anywhere near that many church workers, if
The movie version of “Beowulf” will come out on November 16. Not only does it feature Angelina Jolie as Grendel’s formidable mom, it utilizes new methods of combining live action with computer animation that some say may revolutionize filmmaking. We shall see about that. But
One section of the Olasky Manifesto deserves separate discussion, what he says about gay marriage. He says that we must affirm the worth and human dignity of homosexuals and not consider their sin as worse than heterosexuals’ sins, but that we must certainly oppose gay
Marvin Olasky is the editor-in-chief of “World Magazine,” among many other things, including one of the foundational thinkers of welfare reform and the one who coined the phrase “compassionate conservatism, by which he meant having churches and other non-governmental groups step in to help people
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