Ayn Rand Didn’t Understand Capitalism. Or Altruism. Or Christianity. Or Reality.
Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism is fatally flawed because it is cut off from reality.
It is true, of course, that self-interest is the engine that drives capitalism. But self-interest is not the same as selfishness, at least not in the way that Rand would use the term. In her novel The Fountainhead, Rand’s protagonists are portrayed as the epitome of the capitalist intellectual hero. In fact, they rarely act less... Continue Reading
Billy Graham’s Birthday Bash Done Right
Attendees included Sarah Palin, Ricky Skaggs, Kathie Lee Gifford and Michael W. Smith.
Preaching, teaching, training, shaping, serving. Instead of shrinking and fading away, the Billy Graham influence actually grows through the years. And wherever it goes, it tends to produce—even from skeptics—a sense that it is well done. The Billy Graham organization has a reputation for doing things right. But partly because the Graham family activities... Continue Reading
“Got Insurance?” And The Offensive Targeting of Young People
The ad campaign demeans young people by assuming, through these ads, that they are so focused on sex.
There is already enough wrong with ObamaCare. But for those who do support it, they do not need to do so at the expense of selling short the potential of so many young people. Young people are so much more than partying, getting drunk and engaging in casual sex without any other cares in the... Continue Reading
A New Leader to Chart Scouting’s New Course
Robert Gates, who led the military in its repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ will become the Boy Scouts’ national president next year
Was the change made because Gates is more likely to allow homosexual leaders in the Boy Scouts? Deron Smith, a spokesman for the BSA, said the selection of Gates “is not related to the BSA’s membership standards policy.” But Smith would not answer questions from WORLD about Gates’ or the BSA’s plans for implementing new... Continue Reading
Northwest Christian University Class President Reveals He’s an Atheist
A student from a Christian university in Oregon, revealed he's an atheist
“I was an atheist long before I came to NCU. I was baptized Lutheran, and raised Methodist, but as time went on I slowly came to the conclusion that God wasn’t real. For me, church was an empty ritual that I participated in so I could see friends, scripture was largely mythological, and Jesus was... Continue Reading
Mark Driscoll and Mark Matthews — Religious Warriors in Seattle: Is History Repeating Itself?
The respective stories of Mark Matthews and Mark Driscoll ministering in the Pacific Northwest: how to understand the similarities
What makes the respective stories of Matthews and Driscoll so interesting is that the Pacific Northwest is one of the most secular regions in the country. Several years ago, scholars began referring to it as the “None Zone” in reference to the fact that when surveyed, more people in the Northwest, compared with the rest... Continue Reading
The Unseen Scars Are Often As Painful As the Ones Seen
Many military veterans return from their service scarred; some scars are visible, other times, the scars are invisible
Pop was as tough and fearless as any man I’ve ever known, yet after a few stiff drinks at night, wartime memories that haunted him would come pouring out. The experience that haunted him the most happened on the aircraft carrier Essex during World War II. Pop was in charge of making the planes flight... Continue Reading
Five Ways to Refresh the Saints in Your Life
The letter to Philemon gives instructions on how to refresh the saints
The precious, priceless ministry of refreshment. And how desperately needed it is. All around us are weary brothers and sisters who are slogging it out in a spiritual war (Ephesians 6:12) on a battlefield of a futile world (Romans 8:20). Yes, there are times for reproofs and corrections (2 Timothy 3:16). But most of the... Continue Reading
Princeton: Seminary President Installed
The Rev. M. Craig Barnes, a Presbyterian pastor and educator chosen to lead one of the nation’s oldest seminaries was inaugurated and installed Wednesday as the seventh president of Princeton Theological Seminary.
”Our notion of truth has always been to behold God, our chief end,” Barnes said. The Rev. M. Craig Barnes, a Presbyterian pastor and educator chosen to lead one of the nation’s oldest seminaries was inaugurated and installed Wednesday as the seventh president of Princeton Theological Seminary. The service, taking place in the afternoon... Continue Reading
Patton, Ike, and My Teenage Boys
Meet the vets before they pass on and hear their stories
Darren told me about his late grandfather, born in 1909, who could remember parades as a little boy where Civil War vets were present. After one parade, one of those vets recalled that, when he was a boy, his grandfather took him to meet an elderly vet of the Revolutionary War. “So,” Darren told me,... Continue Reading
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