Religious affiliation and the presidency
[I]n a pluralistic democracy with no established religion, the most important factor to consider for a candidate to the presidency is not his or her religious affiliation but a conformity to natural law…a consistent respect for life, liberty, families, rights to associate and develop communal relations, rights to education and knowledge. The presidents of the... Continue Reading
Fairness doctrine – President Obama’s State of the Union address calls for more government to level the playing field
“When President Obama claims that the state of our union is anything but grave, he must know in his heart that this is not true,” Daniels said. “The president’s grand experiment in trickle-down government has held back rather than sped economic recovery. He seems to sincerely believe we can build a middle class out of... Continue Reading
Need Words? The Case for Corporate Prayer
The genius of corporate prayer is that where you don’t have the words, others have them for you. They lead you in prayer, often in ways you would not even have thought. Sometimes they express things that are on your mind. As you pray along with them in your heart and utter the “amen” of... Continue Reading
Letter To The Editor: Quit Repeating False Accusations Against Girl Scouts
(Editor’s Note: We received this email from one of our readers and wanted to share it – unedited – along with our response for our readers.) I saw that your blog is repeating false accusations against Girl Scouts. The real story here is that the United Nations hosted an event to discuss the status of... Continue Reading
Charitable Communication within the PCA
Sometimes when we hear or read what others say, our tendency is primarily to formulate a rebuttal to their positions rather than to seek better understanding and common ground. Charitable and forthright communication, preferably face to face, is an antidote to such deficiencies. On January 17, a diverse group of about 50 PCA ministers came... Continue Reading
Religious Liberty – The Latest Target of Obamacare
The health-care law threatens to tear gaping holes in that safety net by forcing Catholic health plans to cover contraception, by denying funds to Catholic adoption agencies, and ultimately by forcing taxpayers — including Catholics — to fund abortion. The Obama administration announced it will wait for a year (coincidentally until after the elections) before... Continue Reading
David Dickson and Exclusive Psalmody
I appreciate the vigor with which my Exclusive Psalmist brethren defend the worship of God; however, I believe they are inconsistent when applying what Scripture has to say about the worship of God, specifically in singing “new songs” and in using instruments to accompany the singing of the congregation. While preparing a Sunday School class... Continue Reading
Christian journalist: Liar. Liar, pants on fire, #2 (Exodus 1:15-21)
In our Exodus passage we are being taught that telling the truth depends on the circumstances and the parties involved because not everyone always has a right to the truth nor do we have the obligation to always be truthful Exodus 1:15-21. “The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, ‘. . . .if... Continue Reading
Recent Challenges to the Doctrine of Inerrancy: Peter Enns and ‘Myth’ in Genesis 1
In the final analysis, what is driving Enns’s denial of the historicity and literality of Genesis 1 in favor of a figurative ancient Near Eastern worldview is his agenda to promote “theistic evolution.” Enns knows that in order to circumvent the clear teaching of creation and the fall of Adam, he needs to discount the... Continue Reading
Academic Freedom – Examining the idea that teachers are above the rules ordinary mortals go by
What of the teacher who denies the Virgin Birth or the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ? Has he the right in the name of academic freedom? In other words, at what point does academic “freedom” cross the line of propriety and become irresponsible license? And who is to determine that point? The teacher himself? Editor’s... Continue Reading