“Politics” has become a dirty word. As in: “It’s just politics.” “They are just playing politics.” “He’s just another politician.” This is understandable, but also dangerous. So says Alec MacGillis, an editor at the New Republic, who examines a number of recent decisions derided as “political”
So says our Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs: The Obama administration and Defense Secretary Panetta are contending that when offensive military action is needed, it does not have to go to Congress first for permission but that international agreements, the
The housing market woes are having a big impact also on houses of worship, as banks are increasingly foreclosing on churches: (Reuters) – Banks are foreclosing on America’s churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their
I blogged earlier about the political beliefs that characterize my beloved natal state of Oklahoma. On Super Tuesday, Oklahoma also held its Democratic primary. And Barack Obama only received 57% of the vote. His main competitor for Oklahoma Democrats? Anti-abortion militant Randall Terry! See this,
Many missionary groups in Islamic countries are using Bible translations that avoid offending Muslim sensibilities, getting rid of phrases such as “the Son of God” and “God the Father.” All in the name of church growth. And yet Christians in these countries, beleagured as they are,
The great Anthony Esolen reminds us, in the midst of the Obamacare insurance mandate, that contraception is NOT, strictly speaking, a medical issue: The use of estrogen as contraception is not medical at all. Quite the contrary. A couple who use estrogen to prevent the
Candidates and political parties are limited in the amounts of contributions they can take. But, according to a Supreme Court ruling, private groups can spend as much as they like to elect or tear down candidates, resulting in the formation of so-called Super Political Action
You’ve probably heard by now about the practice in the National Football League of paying defensive players bonuses for hits that took out or injured opposing players. Nick Lannon at the very fine website Mockingbird examines the “casuistry”–that is, the moral rationalization–that some players are
Public school teachers and academics in the universities are among the Democratic party’s most loyal footsoldiers, advocating government intervention in a whole host of endeavors. But they don’t like it much when the government intervenes with them. And yet here is a case where government
Finally Harold Camping accepts the plain words of Matthew 24:36 (“of that day and hour knoweth no man”): After numerous failed doomsday predictions, Family Radio founder Harold Camping announced this month that he has no plans to predict ever again the day of God’s Judgment.
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