A month ago I wrote that pride is at the root of most evil, including the competing acts of degradation perpetrated by terrorists and American soldiers in Iraq. In today’s LA times, Jessica Stern backs me up with an in depth study of what drives terrorism. After...
It is fashionable to think of humanity as basically good but hampered by unfavorable social conditions that bring out bad behavior. If we could somehow be freed from these oppressive conditions, supposedly, the peace and harmony that reside in our hearts would spring...
Some similar things to what I have been saying from Pat Nolan, president of Prison Fellowship. Let me be clear: I believe this is not typical behavior of our soldiers. However, that is the way it is being portrayed by the radical Islamists. As Charles Krauthammer...
According to Reuters, the father of slain American Nick Berg believed his son “would have felt positive, even about his executioners, until the last minute.” “I am sure that he only saw the good in his captors until the last second of his life,” Michael...
Just as I was feeling sick from the decapitation story, I read an update on the partial birth abortion trials from Chuck Colson. The truth, he says, is coming to light. From the New York case: Under intense questioning by the judge and the government’s attorneys, the...
I’ve been arguing on this site that the basic problem with mankind is idolatry – we ascribe ultimate value to things that are not ultimately valuable, when we should be worshipping God alone. The most common idol, I believe, is ourselves. This is what...
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