Dear Delegate Joseph P. Johnson Jr., I have followed the recent controversy concerning the 2012 United States, National Defense Authorization Act which seems by its language to hand authority to the military to arrest and indefinitely hold without trial, American …
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As another election cycle advances upon us we Christians find ourselves vexed in our duties and allegiances. The conservative culture to which we are attracted informs us we must vote for the candidate that can win but our hearts understand …
Kings and tyrants may seem a peculiar topic now at the beginning of the 21st century. After all, America has never had a king and the despotic and bloody tyrants, well, weren’t they rulers of other countries? We elect presidents …
I do not know if the current street take-overs and riots will continue. Given that the occupiers seem to have no cohesive demands and that colder weather is coming I am guessing they will sort of evaporate leaving behind their …
I was reading the Mayflower Compact (Covenant) this week. The Compact formed the first civil government by Europeans coming to America. It was written and signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims before they got off the ship. This was the …
As we gyrate through the pre-election candidates’ masquerade event, we glimpse bits of the guests’ secret faces and wonder about their closeted pasts. Shhh-did you hear? Oh, sorry, careful, but anyway her husband councils people queerly, and, yes, I am …
This week the president is scheduled to give a (supposedly) important speech on his jobs plan. He is being looked to for wisdom and help in turning around the high unemployment in the nation. Now, I have to say, I …
Current politics has caused me to once again consider political incrementalism. Here I am typing this only four days before the supposed decision day of August 2nd when the US government will in theory run out of money to pay …
Patrice Lewis is one of my favorite Christian writers. She just published this wonderful article on welfare and Old Testament gleaning. She has helped to nail down a bit of needed teaching on what is needed to restore Christian culture. I …
As we enter this Fourth of July weekend I thought it might be inspiring and instructive to remember the greatest story of liberty in human experience. Ah – 1620 and the Pilgrims you suppose? Maybe the late 1600’s under Cromwell …