The complaint from within the Church of England that it's hard to find a Bible in an Anglican church strikes me as odd, Henry VIII's decree of having one in every church notwithstanding. Since the complaint originated with Tim Cox, from Blackpool, one of England's more visited resorts, it's fitting to respond with a reminiscence …
Coalition Politics, Anyone?
The estimate that it is mathematically impossible that anyone become the clear leader in their party's Presidential nomination race after Super Tuesday may or may not be right. In 2000, I can remember Dick Morris confidently predicting that it was impossible for the popular vote to go one way and the electoral vote to go …
Why the Solid South Went Democrat
A little while back I posted an excerpt from Fourth of July speech in Houma, Louisiana, in 1911, about “warm receptions.” That speech was just one of four given at that interesting occasion; another one was given by the Hon. Gabriel Montegut. After a lengthy dissertation about Louisiana history, Montegut launched into an interesting subject: …
When Hebrew Blessing Meets Irish Blessing
Readers of the Scriptures are familiar with the many blessings that appear in the Bible, especially those in the Old Testament. Many Celts and the fans thereof are familiar with the blessings that the Irish come up with. But what if the two could be combined? Jim Cowan and Emmanuel do just that in the …
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We Like a Good Fight Down Here
Last year, when going back and forth with the combative Russell Earl Kelly, I made the following comment: When I look at Dr. Kelly’s website and admire the long list of Christian preachers he refutes, a line from the "John Boy and Billy Show" comes to mind: "We like a good fight down here." That’s …
You’re Either For Us Or Against Us
The hue and cry by the GLBT community's leadership to eject Dr. Joel Edwards from the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission is all too predictable. The secularists have already whined about his presence on the Commission. But the complaining is based on a simple concept: if you don't embrace our agenda, we don't want …
The Most Important Issue of All
Roger Cohen has hit upon an most important issue for American presidents, both the one we have and the one we're trying to elect: A weak dollar, outsized personal debt, a massive current account deficit, cash-strapped banks and Asian governments purchasing U.S. Treasury bonds to finance the national debt are not signs of American strength. …
To Leave is to Die a Little
Robert Easter's lamenting of the backwash of departing from the Episcopal Church has some merit: I'm not saying everyone needs to stay in "TEC," because many people who have been in it for any amount of time are probably too conditioned by the milieu to stand up against it or ask the hard questions. But …
If She Has Foreign Friends, So Should We
Dick Morris' reminder of the support from foreign sources that the Clintons have received over the years isn't particularly earthshaking. It isn't really news; their dealings with the Chinese were well known when they occupied 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It doesn't paint a pretty picture of the role of foreign influence in another Clinton administration. The …
Message from South Florida: Give ’em the boot!
It should come as no surprise that the message from South Florida Episcopal Bishiop Leo Frade to orthodox Anglicans is simple: It was with great sadness that I concluded I had no other choice but to vote to move to inhibit two of my brothers (Episcopal bishops of Pittsburgh and San Joaquin) who have betrayed …
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