Jonathan Haidht has examined how we view capitalism, and how liberal and conservative views describe it. Liberal Mythos: Capitalism is Exploitation Conservative Mythos: Capitalism is…
I have had a few major doctrinal and ideological shifts since becoming a Christian at the age of 21 in 1986, which in itself was…
Making headlines in atheist circles is the fact that one of the former members of John Loftus’ team over at Debunking Christianity has left atheism…
I just found this 2 hour (!) 2009 lecture on politics and religion, and it has some really good content, especially towards the end. The…
When discussing extremism, we must remember that there is an extreme middle position. Oxymoron? Not really. There is a difference between healthy balance and an ‘extreme,’ compromised middle. In…
Previously , I have put forth the assertion that pacifism is NOT biblical, but of course, this confuses many. I think that the root of…
Lately around here, we have seen accusations of being part of the "extremist right" or "extremist left." But what is the difference between an extremist…
As Christians, we have an absolute duty, if married, to obey the biblical mandate to procreate, as given to both Adam and Eve and Noah…
Dr. Frank Wright, President and CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters, has provided a simple and straightforward, if not simplistic speech about how truth is…
Remember the The Blasphemy Challenge, sponsored by The Rational Response Squad, who were giving away 1001 copies of the movie The God Who Wasn’t There…
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…
So, I just finished three days at Web Design World 2006, an annual usability / web design conference here in San Francisco. Of course, near…
Solving the healthcare problem won’t be easy, for a couple of reasons. First, we don’t have a model that allows us to properly contain costs…
This post is part of a series. John Calvin coined the phrase Sensus Divinitatis (Sense of the Divine) to describe the innate sense and awareness of…
A good friend of mine has wandered full force into the positive thinking, humanistic, Dale Carnegie type of success training that is popular in professional…
Today, a coalition of leaders from the three major branches of Christianity – Evangelical (Protestant), Catholic, and Orthodox, approved and released The Manhattan Declaration. This…
Atheists and secularists are fond of quoting the articulate Thomas Paine, author of the free-thinkers creed Age of Reason. Few know, however, that a founding…
Many of us Christians may be familiar with the “Seven C’s” overview of the Christian World View, but it seems that there is a Six…
Evangel, the evangelical blog at First Things has a nice series of posts entitled Augustine on Christians and Civil Government. Enjoy these goodies: 1. Introduction:…
That rather colorful description comes from Boston University sociologist Peter Berger, who is working to challenge those stereotypes in a new study. At this point…
This post is part of a series. The Religion and the Open Society Symposium, sponsored by The Council on Foreign Relations, covered the positive impact of Protestant Christianity…
This post is part of a series. The Council on Foreign Relations recently had a great three part symposium, and I wanted to summarize some…
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…
On my way in today, I listened to Adrian Rogers on the radio, and he preached a great sermon on Christian Citizenship. I wanted…