Political decisions must deal with trade-offs, weighing pros and cons of various policies. We cannot eliminate the realities of living in a fallen world, but good policies can help mitigate some of the worst of them. Voting for President of the United States begins today in Iowa. For the next ten months it will be... Continue Reading

“You and your spouse are cordially invited to a private meeting with national conservative leaders of faith at the ranch of Paul and Nancy Pressler near Brenham, Texas, with the purpose of attempting to unite and to come to a consensus on which Republican presidential candidate or candidates to support, or which not to support.”... Continue Reading

To date, only one “out” atheist serves in Congress, Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat. “Relative to other religious minority groups, atheists tend to anchor the low end of the favorability scale,” said Robert P. Jones, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, who ties it to the Cold War image of “godless communism.” How viable... Continue Reading

It is hard to understand why the leaders in our society who adhere to a morality derived from Judaeo-Christian sources can have failed as a whole to awaken to the danger posed to the rights of parents and the welfare of children. It is hard to understand why more parents have not raised the alarm... Continue Reading

The hot news that joiners are, well, joiners, comes from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, which release its report on “the civic and community engagement of religiously active Americans” today. Christmas week is not only about last-minute shopping, it’s last-minute dropping as think tanks jam out any lingering reports that might... Continue Reading

Music stars and their promoters don’t really fear the Federal Communications Commission, since young people have migrated away from FCC-regulated broadcast TV and radio to get their songs downloaded directly from iTunes. They watch the videos on their laptops, iPads and smart phones…”The graphic language boundary pushing has much to do with the fact that... Continue Reading

“It is the good tidings that God has revealed concerning Christ…. All mankind was lost in Adam and became the children of wrath, and was put under the sentence of death. God, though He left His fallen angels and has reserved them in the chains of eternal darkness, has… provided a way of atonement to... Continue Reading

Tis the season for resolutions. Most resolutions center on stopping some perceived negative behavior (like over eating, smoking, or spending beyond one’s means) or starting some perceived positive behavior (like working out, living more simply or more intentionally). No doubt you’ll make some resolutions; I know I will. For Presbyterians, some resolutions in 2012 will... Continue Reading

Show your electronics that Jesus saves and ring in the New Year with a piece of Jesus toast; freshen your breath with one of the famous Testa-Mints (found in your nearest Christian bookstore) before slapping on your Jesus Save sandals to go buy a bobblehead football Jesus. Are these items harmless, or humorless and offensive?... Continue Reading

Using words that Thomas Jefferson would echo more than a century later, Williams argued merely for a “hedge or wall of Separation between the Garden of the Church and the Wilderness of the world.” Williams saw God’s garden as too precious to be contaminated by the profanity of human politics. Review of Roger Williams and... Continue Reading