Is America Islamophobic? That is the title of a recent cover story by TIME magazine. The issue, no doubt, is prompted by the debate over whether or not to build a mosque at the in New York City near Ground Zero. Leave that debate aside for the moment, and consider the question TIME poses. Underneath... Continue Reading

In 1796, President John Adams concluded a treaty with Tripoli, stating: “the Government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion . . .” A few months ago, I told you how the Obama administration has started to use the phrase “freedom of worship” instead of “freedom of religion.”... Continue Reading

So a Moroccan kid can listen to Jay-Z, dress hip-hop, and use whatever mix of English, French, Darija, and Berber he or she wants. Editor’s Note: The Aquila Report welcomes a new blogger to our pages. Chris Schaefer is one of the regular contributors to Anthony Bradley’s ‘The Institute’ (which is where we found him).... Continue Reading

Obama’s problem isn’t a tiny fringe that believes he faces Mecca to pray five times a day, but an increasingly large number of Americans that aren’t sure what he believes. Until he makes that clearer, confusion will understandably reign. The recent poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life is generating much discussion... Continue Reading

The church would demonstrate the power of the gospel in a whole new way by assisting young people into the successful and faithful transition to adulthood… The New York Times Magazine addresses an important question in its August 22, 2010 cover story — “What Is It About 20-Somethings?” With this cover story, the venerable newspaper... Continue Reading

What do the controversies around the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, the eviction of American missionaries from Morocco earlier this year, the minaret ban in Switzerland last year, and the recent burka ban in France have in common? All four are framed in the Western media as issues of religious tolerance. But that is not... Continue Reading

The PCA Nashville General Assembly Overtures Committee, by a vote of 55-40, recommended answering Overture 11 from Blue Ridge in the affirmative and GA adopted that recommendation The GA also adopted Overture 15 from Potomac, which addressed the whole of chapter 5, but that large revision wisely did not request this particular change to 5-3.... Continue Reading

Recently, Tullian Tchividjian, Senior Pastor at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL, wrote the following blog note: My much admired friend Tim Keller greatly honored me when he agreed to write the foreword to my bookUnfashionable: Making a Difference in the World by Being Different. The book is my attempt to unpack the... Continue Reading

His mother was a lesbian and had lived with two different partners during his life. Yet he sobbed as he told me, “I just want a dad.” You learn the oddest things while standing in line at the grocery store. For example, Jennifer Aniston, former Friend and well-known serial bad (really bad) dater, is in... Continue Reading

It is surely true that the Sixties’ “liberation” of sex from marriage and gender…has left us with no moral ground for refusing any form of “liberated” sexuality. Regarding “gay marriage” the brilliant New York Times social commentator, Ross Douthat, is batting .500. He is right that present society will not be able to refuse it.... Continue Reading