In Proportions for Public Policy – the Normal Curve, I introduced the image below, suggesting that the relative proportions of legislation should follow a normal…
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The following is an excerpt from my Research Paper, A Framework for Preparing A Christian-Center Call to Unity & Action: THE MENLO DECLARATION Regarding public policy,…
I just found this 2 hour (!) 2009 lecture on politics and religion, and it has some really good content, especially towards the end. The…
This week’s Economist has a great couple of articles reviewing the results of the past 10 years of "workfare," the conservative welfare reforms initiated by…
Contrary to popular belief, employing a biblical world view for disciplines outside of personal faith, such as politics, art, child-raising, or science, is not using…
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Should pluralism an important value for religious conservatives? And if so, why? In a really thought provoking interview with the author of Confident Pluralism: Surviving and…
Iconoclast Scott Adams provides one of my favorite podcasts. He is an out of the box thinker, and recently created this list. I’ve renamed some…
The term “Christian nation” is ambiguous and asking for a useless fight. The question is not a binary “should we apply Christianity in public life…
While so-called Democratic Socialism (DS) is popular among progressives in government and the media, there is a bit of confusion over what it means, and…
In a recent Facebook discussion, a (Iiberal) commenter asked me how I would address certain issues or public policy methods that liberals find unassailable. Here…
One of the main ways we can reduce the acrimony in our society is to stop proposing that government should solve all our problems. Specifically,…
I want to suggest a shift in mindset that can move us from alienation and grief to hope and action. I stress mindset, because, as it is said, “our attitude determines our altitude.” Until we can adopt a constructive attitude, we will stay inert, or worse, destructive. Here are three things we can consider:
The glass is half full
The glass is dirty
The glass is half empty
A recent Open Letter To Straight People On The Pulse Massacre (Huffington Post) suggests that those of us who are merely tolerant of the LGBT+…
As a moderate conservative, I am very disappointed in the success of Donald Trump in his election bid, and mourn the fact that a more…
I recently rediscovered a lecture by Brian Mclaren on The Four Historic Models for Church/State Interaction, and realized that (a) they needed one word formal labels,…
This post is part of a series. If rhetoric is protected speech, and incitement is not, is violence or use of mortal force ever ethically…
This post is part of a series. One common error that frustrates public debate is the lack of clear definition of terms. Often, such distinctions…
The new cake wars is not a triviality, even though on the surface it may seem like it. The issue here is that, like with all…
My left-leaning evangelical friends often chide me as being uncaring and unbiblical when I resist increased taxes for social welfare programs. They believe that they…
In my previous post, I discussed the three levels of accusation regarding the guilt of white people in white privilege, and how I find only…
Over the last few days, I’ve had a heated discussion with a pastor friend of mine about ‘white privilege,’ which, if you don’t know, can…
The Chronicle of Philanthropy just released a study based on IRS data showing, county by county, charitable giving in 2012. One of the interesting conclusions…
The relationship of faith and science is controversial, and there are perhaps 5 simple philosophic positions you can take: 1. Science Trumps Religion (EMA) That is,…