This is not a political blog but with all the news buzzing about President Obama's faith and views on Islam it fits with my writing on religious matters. First, let me state unequivocally that I do not believe that Obama is a Muslim. He professes to be a Christian. There is no reason to doubt [...]
Now that our President has weighed in on the mosque controversy I know that many of you are waiting, breathlessly, for my opinion. Ok, maybe not, but let me share my thoughts on this since I do often write about Islam. I think that we as Americans must agree that President-O was correct in stating [...]
Today I am reminded in a rather sad way of why I am a Christian. Matt Green pointed me to an article posted by Kevin Myers titled, “Africa is giving nothing to anyone – apart from AIDS.” The basic premise of Mr. Meyer’s article is that the unbroken poverty cycle in Africa should cause us [...]
I have a special interest in charitable giving because the food on my table is provided by generous givers. When I saw that Arthur Brooks had written a book on who gives in our society I obviously wanted to read it. When it arrived I was a bit surprised to find out that it was, [...]
Well, I haven’t posted much about the elections. I don’t feel I have had much to offer. If there is any lesson about this from a cultural standpoint it might be that cultural outsiders sometimes have more insight about a culture than insiders. The terrorists have repeatedly made the claim that Americans will be quick [...]
I came across an article on the leftwing site Alternet discussing decency and morality movements. What struck me about this article (which is an interview about the religious right) was the statement down the page about combatting the religious right by “by bringing out the core meaning of decency, which is inclusion and acceptance.” I [...]
Here is an article about the current state of religious freedom in Palestinian areas of Israel: Palestinians torch Qalqilya YMCA – News from Israel, Ynetnews The only thing surprising about this article is that the YMCA is not a missionary organization yet they are taking the brunt of the Islamic attack. I would like to [...]
Well, if you haven’t followed the Reuters debacle over at LGF , you’ve missed some good rhetoric. To sum it up, Reuters posted a photo of Beirut under attack with obvious “enhancements” which make the Israeli attack look much worse than it was. The photographer who submitted the picture cannot submit any more photos to [...]
Can somebody please ask Pat Roberston to be quiet? The last time he spoke up, missionaries were kicked out of Venezuela. Now he is being just plain idiotic. Tweet This Post
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