In my previous post, I discussed the three levels of accusation regarding the guilt of white people in white privilege, and how I find only…
The Chronicle of Philanthropy just released a study based on IRS data showing, county by county, charitable giving in 2012. One of the interesting conclusions…
What does the Bible say about our relationship to work, and do those same scriptures also clearly approve or condemn slavery? My main thesis is that the…
On my way to work today (I’m at lunch), I listened to the latest Slate Political Gabfest episode, and like usual, was a little stirred…
In Proportions for Public Policy – the Normal Curve, I introduced the image below, suggesting that the relative proportions of legislation should follow a normal…
The following is an excerpt from my Research Paper, A Framework for Preparing A Christian-Center Call to Unity & Action: THE MENLO DECLARATION Regarding public policy,…
One of the greatest theological shifts in my life is moving from the Christian Right to the Christian Center. As part of this shift, I…
I’m a political and religious conservative, but I like to be in conversation with the evangelical left, since they keep us on the right from…
I just found this 2 hour (!) 2009 lecture on politics and religion, and it has some really good content, especially towards the end. The…
Joe over at the Evangelical Outpost (now defunct) had a nice post on the biblical view of capital punishment. In it are two ideas that…
I was watching Truths that Transform this week, and during the social action part of the program, his organization and a spokesperson for Concerned Women…
Many pundits are now using the term “angry left” to describe the liberal analog of the “angry right.” Sites like When Angry Democrats Attack are…
Stand to Reason has an interesting post on the liberal canard of “imposing your views.” Much legislation is moral/ethical in nature, and as with all…
I cranked up the tivo last night to watch my daily dose of O’Reilly (the 12/26 show isn’t up yet), and who do I see…
Catholic Priest, writer, and founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty Robert Sirico, recently gave a nice lecture entitled The…
Discussions of what the bible says about Christianity and government often come up, and one book I oft refer to is Pilgrim’s Uneasy Neighbors: Church…
In a shamefully short interview (two questions?), Brian McLaren released a nice overview of how the church has historically interacted with the state, and blithely…
I don’t mean to speak for all three authors on this site, but I want to take a stand on the issue of immigration. Univision,…
It’s funny how both the extreme right and left in American politics like to throw the “F” word around when describing one another. The real…
Human Events recently had a nice short article showing how, after the Bush tax cuts of 2003, tax revenues went up. This is classic supply-side…
At the recent Call to Renewal conference, sponsored by Sojourners, a “Christian Left” organization, Barak Obama gave the keynote address (streaming audio), and said some…
Contrary to popular belief, employing a biblical world view for disciplines outside of personal faith, such as politics, art, child-raising, or science, is not using…
Here’s one more article from Mark Beliles, culled from an old publication, and probably expanded upon in his book Liberating the Nations: Civil government is…
The following essay on government is from an out of print Christian newspaper. I want to post this short section of the essay, since it…