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…

 

Afghanistan and Just War

November 5th, 2009 by Charles Colson

The President is under great pressure regarding Afghanistan. Top military commanders on the ground and conservatives in Congress want more troops—and fast. Liberal members of the President’s own party are dead set against that—some would like to leave Afghanistan altogether.

And…

 

2012 or Bust

November 4th, 2009 by Charles Colson

In the film The Day After Tomorrow, audiences were told that global warming could produce an instant ice age. Seriously! In 10,000 B.C., they were told that the pyramids were built by aliens using mammoths for the heavy lifting. Well,…

 

No Payments, No Interest, No Future?

November 3rd, 2009 by Charles Colson

If you are the credulous type, there has never been a better time to treat yourself to some luxuries, at least if the terms of the deal are right. If the merchant or manufacturer says “no payments or interest through…

 

Educational Pornography?

October 30th, 2009 by Charles Colson

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

Women’s groups are going to have their work cut out for them at the University of Maryland. So will the health clinics and campus police. They’re going to be busy…

 

‘Rights Talk’ Run Amok

October 27th, 2009 by Charles Colson

In July 2008, Ian Martin needed a place to stay. That should have worked well for Douglas McCue, the owner of the CornerStone Bed and Breakfast.

Well, maybe it would have in another place, time, and culture.

Martin is blind and uses…

 

Can We Be Happy without Sex?

October 23rd, 2009 by Mark Earley

Professor Dale Kuehne is a professor of politics at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. At least once a semester, Kuehne can count on a certain question always being asked when he teaches a class called “The Politics of Diversity.”

“Professor…

 

Money and Morality

October 22nd, 2009 by Charles Colson

I’m used to Christians getting blamed for all sorts of things. But I never thought that responsibility for the current economic mess would be laid at our doorstep—yet that is exactly what happened in the pages of the New York…

 

Under the Microscope

October 21st, 2009 by Mark Earley

I was traveling not long ago and picked up a copy of Harper’s magazine. Flipping through the pages, my eyes stopped on an article entitled “Like I Was Jesus: How to Lead a Nine-Year Old to Christ.” Intrigued, I read on.…

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