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“The Future Belongs to the Brave”
What President Reagan said to school-children following the Space Shuttle Challenger accident: And I want to say something to the schoolchildren of America who were watching the live coverage of the shuttle’s takeoff. I know it is hard to understand,…
Rosaria Butterfield: DOMA and the Rock
Rosaria Butterfield, author of the recommended Secret Thoughts of An Unlikely Convert writes: In 1996, when Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), I grieved with my people. I was an atheist then, and lived in a monogamous…
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Islam in Contrast With Winston Churchill’s Views
Cal Thomas contrasts the current Prime Minister’s evaluation of Islam with Winston Churchill’s summary: Following the hacking death of a British soldier by two alleged Islamic extremists, Prime Minister David Cameron said, “There is nothing in Islam that justifies this…
Does Forgiving Mark Sanford Mean the Elimination of Consequences?
Should Christian voters who forgive Mark Sanford for his betrayals of trust have voted him back into office? He thinks so. Mark Sanford interpreted his return to the national political stage through a biblical lens. To be sure, it was…
“The Texan who stole the show at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral”
Such poise! Click through and watch Amanda Thatcher’s reading of an amazing choice of passages for her grandmother’s funeral. Click through and watch the clip.
Shane Rosenthal: Forgive Us Our Debts
If you watch the Peter Schiff clip, you will want to buy his books. (I haven’t read anything by him yet). Chris Cox and Bill Archer have written an unsettling piece for the Wall Street Journal about the sobering reality…
Norway Man Who Murdered 77 Sentenced to 21 Years
John Piper wisely interacts with the news that Anders Breiviks was sentenced to only 21 years: Anders Breivik’s sentence for killing 77 people in Norway on July 22, 2011 is outrageous. He was deemed sane and sentenced to serve 21…
Should Evangelicals Vote for a Morman President?
Owen Strachan writes for Christianity Today. An excerpt: . . . American Christians who are engaged in the life of this country likely desire an evangelical candidate who not only loves the Lord but who also governs wisely and justly.But…
Ross Douthat on Chick-Fil-A Wednesday
Ross Douthat against demonstrated why he is one of our day’s most insightful commentators. In his column for the New York Times Sunday paper he argued that there is a difference between freedom of belief and the free exercise of…