Archive for the 'Church and State' Category

Do we really need government-run social programs?

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

O.k., I realize that posting once every month or two isn’t exactly the way to maintain a faithful following. What can I say? Sometimes there’s nothing worth writing about and sometimes there is but we don’t have time to do it.

But this item from The Corner caught my eye today and I wanted […]

Prayers and votes for our country

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Why should Christians vote?

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

–Edmond Burke

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

–1 […]

Australian Christians Defend Right to Free Speech

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Christians in Australia are having a hard time even discussing Islam. In 2002 the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act was passed making it illegal to say anything which “incites hatred against, serious contempt for, or revulsion or severe ridicule of” people because of their religious beliefs . Now I do understand the need […]

The “Deism” of the Founders

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

In the spirit of Jonah Goldberg’s quote about cliches starting arguments rather than finishing them, let’s address this deism nonsense. The Founders were, generally speaking, not deists. Here is the evidence from Gregory Koukl:

The phrase “Founding Fathers” is a proper noun. It refers to a specific group of men, the 55 […]

Out with the Cross, In with the Crystal

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

Tomorrow is the deadline for Los Angeles residents to sign a petition in support of a ballot initiative to restore the original city seal. It was changed earlier this year under threats of litigation by the ACLU. Why? Because 0.15% of the area of the seal was besmirched by a cross representing the […]

What are you talking about Sen. Feinstein?

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

The Roberts hearings began yesterday. It started at noon and took all day just to get through the opening statements. I was puzzled by this section of Sen. Feinstein’s statement on the separation of church and state (only a part of which she had time to read aloud):

I recently traveled to Europe where […]

Pluralism v. Secularism

Friday, August 5th, 2005

Christopher Hitchens was discussing his new book about Thomas Jefferson recently on the Dennis Prager Show. They had an interesting disagreement over the meaning of the word “secular.” For Hitchens, secular describes anyone who accepted Jefferson’s belief in the separation of church and state. For Prager, however, secular means the near opposite of religious. […]