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A recent post on this site commented on the oxymoronic nature of the phrase, “A Catholic for abortion.” Is the phrase, “A moral atheist” equally oxymoronic. Can atheists be moral? I think the obvious answer is yes. There is nothing contradictory about a person living a moral lifestyle and yet not [...]

Christianity today has a nice article comparing the party platforms of the Democrats and Republicans on a number of issues, including abortion, climate change, embryonic stem cell research, as well as several others. It is interesting to compare the respective parties’ stands on each of these issues. HT: Stand to Reason

In a recent post, I linked to the first three articles provided by the Christ on Campus Initiative designed for college students addressing intellectual and cultural issues from a historical Christian perspective. The latest article is now available, A Christian Perspective on Islam. HT: Between Two Worlds

Father Thomas D. Williams points out, in this article, the oxymoronic nature of the phrase, “Catholics for Abortion.” The phrase just doesn’t work, similar to the phrase, “Muslims for Polytheism.” Since Muslims are monotheists by definition, such a phrase is nonsensical. Similarly, to be Catholic is to be pro-life. The Father’s [...]

I was pleasantly surprised to find that McCain has chosen Sarah Palin to be his running mate. I reproduce here most of my post from May 10, 2008 in which I applauded Palin’s strong pro-life stance: Al Mohler has a post in which he reflects upon a phenomenon gaining increasing acceptance… eugenic abortion. The impetus [...]

The Christ on Campus Initiative is a ministry… … created for the purpose of preparing and circulating literature for college and university students, addressing an array of important intellectual and practical issues from an evangelical Christian perspective. Top evangelical scholars are recruited to write articles which are… … intellectually rigorous, culturally relevant, persuasive in argument and faithful [...]

Althought the presidential campaigns have been underway for some time now (it almost seems like they never stop), we are about to enter the homestretch when advertising will intensify. The respective national conventions are coming up in the next two weeks. It is always disheartening and disappointing to see all the negative advertising, [...]

Christian Audio continues their generosity to the Christian reading public by providing this months free audiobook, The Confessions of Saint Augustine. There are no strings attached. The Confessions are considered to be the first Western autobiography written (around 397-398 A.D.) and has been very influential throughout church history. Augustine tells the story [...]

While reading Ronald H. Nash’s The Gospel and the Greeks, I came across the following quote of A. H. Arrstrong which came from his An Introduction to Ancient Philosophy. These comments, according to Nash, illustrate Plato’s relevance for Christian thought. I found them worthy of consideration. Everyone who believes in an objective and unchanging [...]

Rachel Motte has a post at Scriptorium called “The Candidate and the President: Rachel Motte Reports from Saddleback.” The following two parapraghs from her post provide a concise summary of the impressions made by the two participants: Mr. Obama has talked at length in previous forums about his ability to bring people together. In reality [...]

John Mark Reynolds has a three-part discussion on what evangelicals want in regard to the coming election. In Part 1, he lays out some major issues of concern to most evangelicals. In Part 2, he presents a letter, in its entirety, from an Obama supporter who is also evangelical. In Part 3, [...]

I was unable to watch the civil forum which took place at Saddleback church on Saturday evening, so I recorded it and watched last evening. It was one of the most enjoyable political debates/discussions I have ever viewed. I feel like I know both men better now. It was clear that both [...]

William F. Vallicella, the Maverick Philosopher, provided an exercise for his readers in which the goal is to explain why the syllogism is invalid. There are formal rules of logic which must be followed to arrive at a valid conclusion. Inversely, there are also formal fallacies which, when committed, lead to an invalid conclusion. [...]

First of all, Al Mohler (here) examines the question of whether marital infidelity and sexual immorality should have any bearing on America’s judgment of the fitness of political candidates for public office. Mohler comes down on the side of unfitness: The American people are incredibly forgiving, but John Edwards violated a basic sense of public [...]

Solzhenitsyn, one of the most important men of the 20th century died a few days ago on August 3, 2008. Robert Kraynak, of First Things, has written a piece in his honor, Solzhenitsyn and the Battle for the Human Soul. Solzhenitsyn was a Russian writer and historian who helped bring down the totalitarian [...]

Ben Witherington has a pretty funny post, Britain is Repossessing America — I’m John Cleese and I Approve this Message. (Who knows if John Cleese has anything to do with it?) The premise of the post is that because America has demonstrated its incompetence by not nominating any competent candidates for U.S. president, [...]

Frank Turk has written a guest post on Between Two Worlds concerning the “dying” Christian bookstore. The Christian bookstore closest to our home has recently closed, at least anecdotally confirming the observation that these bookstores are in trouble. As I read Turk’s expanation of why this is happening, I found myself in agreement [...]

I’ve been a resident of central Florida for over eight years now. I get tons of junk email (most of which I don’t even read, but a recent one caught my interest. I share a small portion of it that rings true to my ears. You Know You’re A Floridian If… Socks are [...]

In my previous post, I briefly introduced a number of assisted reproductive technologies currently in use. Given tise dazzling array of techniques and procedures available to the couple experiencing difficulty bearing children, what moral and ethical implications are present for the Christian couple? [Note: The intended audience of these two posts are Christians [...]

The inability to bear children has caused great pain to many married couples which wish to raise a family. The suffering of these couples must not be underestimated. Fortunately, modern medicine has devised a number of assisted reproductive technologies(ART) in order to help the plight of the infertile. Are these reproductive technologies [...]