Stand Up for Religious Freedom

November 19th, 2009 by Charles Colson

Allow me to make a very direct statement. I believe it is time for the Church in this country to stand up for religious freedom.

Especially over the course of the last few years, we have seen repeated efforts—in the courts,…

 

Breaking the Bank

November 18th, 2009 by Charles Colson

The biggest single vote to be cast on health care reform is taking place right now. Not in the halls of Congress or in some smoke-filled back room. Not in the Oval Office. Not in the media.

No, the single most…

 

O Britannia!

November 17th, 2009 by Charles Colson

The constitution of St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands states that the British territory wishes to respect “Christian and family values.” And the constitution of the Cayman Islands declares that it is a “God-fearing country based on traditional…

 

Tanked!

November 14th, 2009 by Charles Colson

It’s the kind of story I know very well. A talented, driven young man of modest means fights his way to the top of his profession. He makes his mark among the powerful and the elite.

And then, through pride, or…

 

Boondoggle or Worse?

November 13th, 2009 by Charles Colson

Ronald Reagan once joked, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”

Well, the Gipper was wrong. I have 12 even more terrifying words: “I’m the government’s health care choices…

 

Health Care and the Utilitarian Calculus

November 12th, 2009 by Charles Colson

As I have said before on Breakpoint, much of the hype and even hysteria surrounding the H1N1 flu strain is unwarranted.

That’s not to say that the swine flu’s potential impact isn’t devastating—it is, but not in the way cable news…

 

You’re Teaching My Kid What?

November 11th, 2009 by Charles Colson

This commentary contains material that may not be suitable for children.

Dr. Miriam Grossman was lecturing at a Philadelphia college about sexual health. The students had invited her to talk about something they’d never encountered in all their years of sex…

 

Bystanders and Civilization

November 10th, 2009 by Charles Colson

On the night of October 23rd, a 15-year-old girl in Richmond, California, was brutally assaulted by as many as seven young men between the ages of 15 and 20.

One policeman called the events of that night a “barbaric act” and…

 

Not Optional

November 7th, 2009 by Charles Colson

Many were shocked last February when Secretary of State Clinton said that pressing China about its human rights abuses “can’t interfere” with more important things—like “the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crisis.”

Even the Washington…

 

All God’s Children

November 6th, 2009 by Mark Earley

In the new documentary All God’s Children , there’s a lot of talk about sacrifice. Near the beginning of the film, Dr. Bob Fetherlin, vice president of International Ministries for the Christian and Missionary Alliance, says, “The advance of the Kingdom…

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