In the course of a discussion about that litigious atheist who is seeking to censor “In God We Trust” from the nation’s coins, Pastor Cwirla makes a fascinating point: Newdow is that new breed of assertive atheist who doesn’t want to hear or see the
In the course of a discussion about that litigious atheist who is seeking to censor “In God We Trust” from the nation’s coins, Pastor Cwirla makes a fascinating point: Newdow is that new breed of assertive atheist who doesn’t want to hear or see the
Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot Pope John Paul II, is converting from Islam to Christianity. He wants to be baptized at the Vatican when he is released from prison in January. Note the evangelistic power of “love your enemy,” forgiving those who trespass against us,
Tevi Troy reports on what President Obama told the New York Times about his health care proposals and end of life care: He tells the story of his grandmother, who got an expensive hip replacement, then died two weeks later. President Obama says he “would
I thought we solved this problem when we got rid of Intense Debate, but some of your comments have been blocked by Akismet, my spam filter, for no apparent reason. I’ve approved the recent ones. If this happens, post a comment that does go through
In North Carolina, at least, sex offenders are forbidden to go to church, since young children might be present. At least two have been arrested. The state is rethinking this policy. See Church among activities off limits to sex offenders. I realize that the state
I have long said that claiming to be “pragmatic,” as opposed to ideological, is a dodge. Someone who claims to do whatever “works” is begging the question of “works to do what?” The means still have to have an end. And the decision of what
A review of a book by Donald Wildmon, Speechless: Silencing the Christians includes the following new terms: “homosecularists” (referring to gay activists who specifically attack religion) “liberal sharia law” (referring to attempts to ban speech, thought, and behavior leftists do not approve of)
Another note from our church’s Good Shepherd seminar. . . .Prof. Pless quoted theologian Gerhard Forde on what absolution (when the pastor conveys Christ’s forgiveness of sin to confessing sinners) is: “The verdict of the Last Day ahead of time.” In other words from Prof.
J. R. R. Tolkien’s translation of the Norse saga The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun has just been released. Remember that before he was a fantasy writer, he was a scholar. His other translations of ancient and medieval literature, though, bear the mark of his
George F. Will reports on what sounds like a significant article by Ian Bremmer in the journal Foreign Affairs entitled “State Capitalism Comes of Age: The End of the Free Market?”: Among the myriad signs that many nations are developing systems “in which the state
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