As responsible human beings we should be concerned always about doing harm to this planet we inhabit together. As a Christian I believe people of faith have a sacred responsibility to engage in creation care - never treating the earth or its atmosphere as though it is ours to do with as we please. It is God's creation and He has commanded us to be good stewards of it.
Sometimes, however, in our eagerness to do good, we act in ways that have a very negative impact on our fellow human beings. ...
Biofuel: The Dangerous Consequences of Good Intentions
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Sen. Obama, FOX News, and the media
In an article that will appear in the Oct. 19, 2008 edition of the New York Times Magazine, reporter Matt Bai quotes Barack Obama making a startling assertion: "I am convinced that if there were no FOX News, I might be two or three points higher in the poll." The senator went on to say that FOX News portrays him as "the latte-sipping, New York Times-reading, Volvo-driving, no-gun-owning, effete, politically correct, arrogant liberal."
As a matter of fact, several objective...
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Andrew Greeley’s Reprehensible Name-Calling
The Rev. Andrew Greeley, Catholic priest, best-selling novelist and well-known commentator on a wide range of issues, is an outspoken Obama supporter--I think. In a column he wrote Oct. 1, he said (in the same paragraph, no less) the following things: "I don't have a candidate," "I hope he wins," and "that doesn't mean I endorse him." Such use of language is beyond obtuse, it is jibberish.
In his Read the full post here »
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The Party Platforms: Instructive Guides to Informed Voting
Ever since my election as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission in 1988, the commission has published a party platform comparison guide to assist Southern Baptists and other people of faith as they seek to decide for whom to cast their ballots in the presidential election.
This Party Platform Comparison Resource (iVoteValues.com) has been one of our most popular resources among...
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The Party Platforms: Instructive Guides to Informed Voting – Part 2
Every year (beginning in 1988) the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has published a comparison of the two major party platforms to assist Southern Baptists and other people of faith as they seek guidance in the decision for whom to cast their ballots in the presidential election.
This Party Platform Comparison Resource has been one of our most popular resources among rank-and-file church members....
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McCain, Obama, and the Military
Which candidate for president enjoys the most support among the military, active and retired?
The Military Times recently released the results of a poll of their readership (Active Duty military, Reserve-National Guard members, and "military retirees"). They found that among "Active Duty" military John McCain enjoyed a clear advantage over Barack Obama (67% to 24%). McCain's advantage over Obama was even larger among "Guard & Reserve" members (71% to 21%) and "Retirees" (72% to...
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The Party Platforms: Instructive Guides to Informed Voting – Part 3
Every year (beginning in 1988) the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has published a comparison of the two major party platforms to assist Southern Baptists and other people of faith as they seek guidance in the decision for whom to cast their ballots in the presidential election.
This Party Platform Comparison Resource has been one of our most popular resources among rank-and-file church members....
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America: Fulfilling her promises
All Americans should take great pride and satisfaction in the election of an African-American as president of the United States. Given our nation's tragic racial history, it says something noble and fine about America that Barack Obama, both a product of a biracial marriage and the son of a Kenyan father, could be elected to the highest political office in the land. I do not believe that there is another country on the face of the planet where such a thing could happen.
Every one of us should...
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Traditional Marriage Wins Big
Social conservatives and defenders of traditional marriage won tremendous strategic victories in ballot initiatives on Nov. 4. First and foremost, the defenders of traditional marriage overturned the California Supreme Court's legalization last June of same-sex marriage.
Despite being outspent nearly 2 to1 and having to overcome California Attorney General Jerry Brown's arbitrary decision to rewrite the original ballot language of Proposition 8 in a way calculated to present it in the most...
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Same-Sex Marriage: Are the People Sovereign, or is it to be the Courts?
On Nov. 4, 2008, the people of California, Florida and Arizona joined the ranks of the nearly 40 of the United States that have outlawed same-sex marriage either by amending their respective state constitutions or by passing appropriate legislation.
The three states mentioned above amended their state constitutions by the following margins: California (52%), Arizona (56%) and Florida (62%).
The results in California are causing the most controversy. Why? First, because same-sex marriages were...
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