The following is third in a series on Calvin. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is the hinge on which all biblical revelation turns. Together with the resurrection of Christ, it is the apex of redemptive history. Everything prior to it anticipated it and was calculated by God to set it up and bring it to... Continue Reading

Of all the many venerable institutions in Tuscaloosa, Stillman College has one of the longest and proudest histories. Authorized by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1875, what was to become Stillman held its first classes in 1876 and was chartered as a legal corporation by the state of... Continue Reading

Oregon’s prohibition on allowing teachers to exercise their faith by covering their heads or wearing other religious garb dates to a shameful anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant period in state history and is overdue to be changed, House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, said. Hunt plans to introduce a bill to repeal the 1923 law and says he is... Continue Reading

Admiral Vernon Clark (USN, Ret.) distinguished professor of government and leadership at Regent University, has been appointed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to co-chair an investigation on the Fort Hood killings and the military’s systems for identifying potential subversive and destructive activity within the military structure. Retired Army Secretary Togo West will co-chair the... Continue Reading

Aquinas, Calvin and Hope colleges are among more than 30 U.S. schools teaming up for a new program aimed at encouraging students to use their faith as they explore career goals. The Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education, or NetVUE, launched about a month ago. Shirley Roels, the program’s senior adviser, said members are borrowing... Continue Reading

The Swiss vote to ban minarets reflects the fears of many Europeans but has tarnished the country’s reputation, many international commentators believe. “The irrational fear of Islam has struck once again in Europe,” said the French Libération newspaper in an editorial headed “Absurd”. “The ban on minarets has cast a sudden pall on the image... Continue Reading

For the past several months I have spent several hours of most days on the web searching for news items that might be of interest to readers of The Aquila Report. While I wish there was enough news coming from our various denominations, churches, ministries and members each day (and I suspect there is more... Continue Reading

In December, the Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, an eight day feast in remembrance of the triumph of the Maccabees over the forces of Antiochus Epiphanes in the year 165 B.C. The story has a lesson for us. Antiochus promoted an ancient form of political correctness. He insisted that everyone give up their own religion and... Continue Reading

Cornerstone University is lifting a ban on faculty and staff alcohol use that has stood since the institution was founded 68 years ago. President Joe Stowell told Cornerstone’s 279 employees at a staff meeting that alcohol abstinence — a component of a lifestyle statement that had to be signed every year — is being dropped... Continue Reading

For political analysts, the lesson in Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman’s loss in November in a special congressional election in New York is obvious: The right overreached. After pressuring Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava out of the race with charges that she was too liberal, conservative activists watched New York’s 23rd District go to a Democrat... Continue Reading