On Dobson, Obama, and the Road to Eternal Life

I have to say that the back and forth between James Dobson and Barack Obama on the Bible is one of the least edifying discussions we have going this election year. So Obama says that Leviticus tells us we can't eat shellfish?  Evidently Jeremiah Wright, like many of his counterparts on the right, never bothered …

Maybe Obama Has Another Crackdown in Mind

Dick Morris is doubtless correct on Obama's position to revert to treating terrorism as a law enforcement problem: “In previous terrorist attacks - for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center, we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in US prisons, incapacitated.” This is big - …

Apologetics for the Rest of Us

There's no question Christians and Christianity face many challengers these days. But how do you answer them? What do you say when people ask, “Where does the Bible come from?” Or, “How do you know that God exists?” Or, “Isn’t Christ just a myth?” It is important not only to know what you believe, but …

The 700 Club on GAFCON and Orthodox Anglicanism in North America

The 700 Club had a nice piece (video here) on the emergence of African-allied Orthodox Anglicanism in North America, including interviews with Bishops Robert Duncan and Martyn Minns.

The Importance of a Firm Foundation in Offshore Oil

The current controversy over expanding offshore oil exploration and production includes an important consideration: during Katrina and the other hurricanes that hit the Gulf coast during the middle of the decade, there were no oil spills. One important reason for this was that none of the platform foundations failed. (Right: one of those pile foundations …

I knew CNOOC. You’re No CNOOC.

Remarks like this (coming from U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), member of the House Appropriations Committee,) are why I don't even believe that our government can do socialism properly, at least not today: We (the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out into the market. I've done business with …

When We Let the State Take Over God’s Role…

...we get problems like this: The Rev. Jack Hibbs, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, said: “These judges crossed over from the realm of judicial or legislative powers into the church. They stepped inside of our churches, inside of our pulpits, inside of our Bible and redefined marriage for us.” The sooner we start …

The Economy: Between Marx and Milton

The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a global stock and credit crash alert: The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks. "A very nasty period is soon to be upon …

Moses Maimonides on Prophecy

From his Guide to the Perplexed (II, XXXII): THERE are as many different opinions concerning Prophecy as concerning the Eternity or Non-Eternity of the Universe. For we have shown that those who assume the existence of God as proved may be divided into three classes, according to the view they take of the question, whether …

After Pentecost and Trinity, Ordinary Time is the Best

I know it's a little late, but it's good to stop and think about the time of year we're in (well, those of us who follow a liturgical calendar...)  The multiplication of same creates a little confusion, but from the beginning of Advent until at least Pentecost we have a busy agenda: Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, …

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