Mike Huckabee just left the university where I work. He gave a standard stump speech, which seems to be going farther to the right. (Thank…
This past Sunday, as he often does, a leading presidential candidate appeared at a local church, speaking to the congregation, hoping to inspire his main…
The lady who became the poster child for the lawsuit against Indiana’s voter ID, which is now before the Supreme Court, is registered to vote…
My wife and I were watching the most recent Republican and Democratic presidential debates, and when we got to the Democratic debates, she asked me…
I spent a summer doing missions work in Iowa. I grew to love and respect the state and, even more so, the people. Despite my…
In a nice article in First Things, Michael Fragoso responds to a NYT article which attacked the idea of public marriage by taking on these…
During the 2004 election, I wrote (here and here) that a candidate’s character should be a key factor in deciding who to vote for in…
On my way in today, I listened to Adrian Rogers on the radio, and he preached a great sermon on Christian Citizenship. I wanted…
In previous essays, I discussed Brian McLaren’s claims that the religious right has left a bad taste in the mouths of many, and that they…
In Part I, I discussed Brian McLaren’s point that the Christian right has left a bad taste in many people’s mouths. In this post, I…
Brian McLaren, noted leader of the Emergent Church movement, has started an interesting two parter on Faith & Politics after the Religious Right. He makes…
Though I am pro death penalty, I would like it very judiciously applied, basically only to first degree murderers. But according to Proposals to execute…
As a prime example of why I don’t like politicizing tragedies enter Joe Biden who gives the real reason for the VaTech massacre, Katrina, Iraq,…
Very funny.
The war in Iraq: Even conservatives realize that this has become a fiasco. Sure, maybe we were right to depose Sadam, but this looks more…
The Rosenkranz Foundation, in partnership with The Times Online (UK), has sponsored a new debate series on serious and contentious public policy issues. Usually, three…
Gordon McDonald, one of my favorite authors, has written a nice piece on what he thinks evangelicals should be looking for and asking about potential…
In honor of the day after President’s Day, here is the top five presidents according to a Gallup poll:
Chris Hedges’ book American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America also takes moderates to task. Taking a page out of Sam Harris’…
Ben Stein has written an interesting article in the NYT called In Class Warfare, Guess Which Class Is Winning. In it, he argues, based solely…
One of my favorite podcasts is the University Channel Podcast from Princeton Univ. Here are some of the interesting speeches which you can listen to…
There are plenty of books out there declaring the US to be a "Christian nation," and rebuttals. But for fun, I wanted to publish some…
Many of my liberal friends expected me to be depressed about the election results, but aside from the awful fact that California did NOT pass…
D. James Kennedy had a good sermon on The New Tolerance this past week, and I really like his take on the virtue of "tolerance." …