Church, Politics, and Culture
THE NON-CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE
I was reminded this Martin Luther King Day of a post I wrote last March about what that great man would think of the "Gay Rights" movement. As reported in typical fashion by today's Washington Post, the homosexual lobby has co-opted Kings terminology and...
WHERE IS RELIGION ON MAINSTREAM TV?
Michael Higgins asks that important question in this perceptive Toronto Star column. He begins:Religion, or more specifically, faith and spirituality, don't sell on television the same way sex and murder do. The recent U.S. election was largely fought on the cultural...
IS THE REAL WORLD SO PROMISCUOUS?
Television executives claim that TV's current infatuation with adultery and promiscuity (Desperate Housewives, for just one example) is simply a reflection of the real world. However, Chuck Colson isn't so sure. In this interesting article, he argues that this trend...
C.S. LEWIS IN THE WASHINGTON POST
Anytime C.S. Lewis (one of my all time favorite authors) gets quoted at length in a national newspaper, I have to blog it. Check out William Raspberry's column about Lewis's view of marriage, church and government.
THE GOSPEL ON MTV
Last night (for the second Sunday evening in a row) I found myself flipping back and forth between two very similar television programs: ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and MTV's Pimp My Ride. If you haven't seen them, both shows choose a deserving...
HOMOSEXUALITY, SKIN COLOR AND DESIRE
I think one of the reasons for the overwhelming rejection of gay marriage on Tuesday is that people is that most people don't buy the gay movement's argument that homosexuality is a civil rights issue. For years they have been trying to convince the country that being...
THANKS CHRISTIANS – SEE YOU IN FOUR YEARS
As I said before the election, I was not a big fan of either presidential candidate this year. And I think the fact that conservative Christianity has become so closely affiliated with one party is a very bad development. When the church becomes just another cog in...
ABORTION, GOD, GUNS AND GAYS
It turns out that this election breaks down essentially the same as the last one - culturally conservative states in the middle of the country go Republican and culturally liberal states on the nation's fringe go Democrat. Even with all the talk of war, terrorism and...
ELECTIONS AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD
I couldn't agree more with Chuck Colson today: With the presidential election finally over and with the re-election of President Bush, some are thinking, "Hallelujah! We have a president who's going to promote a godly moral agenda. All is well because we've won." If...
TV AND THE LOSS OF REASON
You may have noticed that the presidential debates are no longer real debates, but rather dual press conferences in which each man is judged according to what “vibe” he puts across to the audience. In a real debate, people put forward linear, logical, well thought out...
JESUS RETURN AN EXAMPLE OF INTOLERANCE?
The movement toward legislated persecution of devout, orthodox Christians continues and today on Worlmagblog, Gene Edward Veith offers some good insight : Nicholas Kristoff of the New York Times has read the finale to the "Left Behind" series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry...
RELIGIOUS PANDERING AND BLIND ALLEGIENCE
Religion continues to be a major theme in this year’s presidential campaign and frankly, I don’t like the position either side has taken. On one hand John Kerry clearly couldn’t care less about God or the teachings of his supposed Catholicism, so every time he opens...
RELIGIOUS ADHERENTS AS THE ENEMY
I have been warning that the battle against terrorism will develop into a battle against all people who take their faith seriously - who believe it is more important to follow God than man. Now Robert Reich, former labor secretary under Clinton, has said it...
BACK IN THE SADDLE
I'm made it back from Canada and, after a few days of recuperation, am ready to enter the fray once again. The camp went great. I don't have any moose stories but I did see an amazing Northern Lights display. It may be cold up there, but the people, the scenery and...
MORALLY EQUIVALENT EXTREMISM
I am convinced that the fight against religious terrorism will eventually result in a fight against all forms of strong religious adherance. Here is an example from the latest Time magazine cover that shows the logic behind this thinking: But at some point [Bush]...
WHY CHURCH MATTERS?
Christianity has been getting a lot of play in the mainstream media lately, but only because it is becoming a major factor in that most sacred of pastimes - politics. Recent studies have shown that people's faith in large part determines how they vote and churchgoers...
CANADIAN UPDATE
Here is a good article summarizing Canada's race towards totalitarianism.
THE AMERICAN TALIBAN
It has become fashoinable since 9/11 to label certain Christian groups "America's Taliban." However, that label rightly belongs to the ACLU. It has been on a rampage recently, trying to erase every symbol of Christianity from public owned property in the country. Just...
THE SOURCE OF REAGAN’S OPTIMISM
Of of President Reagan's most loved characteristics was his optimism. The man could always see something good in a situation. Accoridng to this Wahington Times article, this optimism was rooted in his belief in the providence and goodness of God. Mr. Reagan was sure...
GOD AND RONALD REAGAN
As we remember Ronald Reagan today, Drudge has done a service by posting a great speech the President gave in 1984. I encourage you to read the whole thing, but here are some of the more profound thoughts. I believe that George Washington knew the City of Man cannot...
MORE WISDOM
There have been some idiot popes over the years, but John Paul II isn't one of them. He can barely talk, but according to this report had plenty of good stuff to say today: In his latest blunt assessment of U.S. society, Pope John Paul II on Friday denounced the...
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED… THEN WHAT?
I've been blogging a bit less lately and that will continue at least over the long weekend as I try to catch up on some other things in my life. The fact that there might be more to life than blogging is a tough pill to swallow, but I am trying. I did find time to...
THE REAL ISSUE IN THE GAY MARRIAGE DEBATE
No one should be surprised that the first legal gay marriages in the country were performed in Massachusetts today. After all, the homosexual lobby has defined the terms of this cultural debate for a long time now. They have spoken of civil rights and used words like...
SAGGERS BEWARE – LOW RIDING PANTS TO BE OULAWED
Lianne Hart reports in the LA Times: In a state where the best Mardi Gras beads go to women who flash their breasts during parades comes a Louisiana legislator who wants to ban low-riding pants that reveal underwear or the "cleft of the buttocks." "In our society, we...
IT ISN’T REAL UNTIL IT’S ON TV
I've noted before how America has moved from a word based and therefore cognitive society to one that is overwhelmingly visual and therefore emotional. One of the strange side effects of this development is that, even with unprecedented access to information, people...