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October 2011

October 18, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Two-Year Marriage Licenses

"Events like these just serve as a reminder to me that the government can fail...

October 11, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Who Cares if He Is Mormon?

"I do not expect everyone to agree. But I do expect, once in a while,...

October 10, 2011

The Kiddy Pool: Persons of Interest in Mississippi's Amendment

"Proponents of the Mississippi measure assert that life begins at conception; I happen to agree...

October 10, 2011

Struggle With the Death Penalty

Does the death penalty prevent crime? Why do governments enact it? And how should Christians...

October 04, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Making the Mensch

"[W]hat we are doing about developing and preparing the right kinds of leaders in our...

October 04, 2011

The CaPC Podcast #99: Discussing Politics Without Ruining Dinner

Richard Clark and Ben Bartlett kick off the podcast by talking about a supposedly off-limits...

October 03, 2011

Ray Comfort's 180: Pass It On?

Two CaPC writers debate the merits of the pro-life viral documentary.

September 2011

September 27, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Ugly Debate Crowds

"Your cheers betray the hatred in your hearts and the poison in your minds."

September 20, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Is Bi-Partisanship More or Less Christian?

"Is bi-partisanship and compromise an inherently good thing?"

September 20, 2011

Illegal Immigrants: People, Not Political Capital

Guest writer, Brad Williams struggles with accepting and loving his unlawful neighbors.

September 19, 2011

Ron Paul: Seriously?

While one CaPC writer claims Ron Paul should be taken seriously as a presidential candidate,...

September 13, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Debates and Truth

"I think one of the most discouraging things about watching political campaigns is that truth...

September 12, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: 9/11 and the Complexity of the World

"By accepting that the world is complex we acknowledge our own finitude before it, our...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

Watching Politics From the Pew: Hypocrisy

"[H]ypocrisy is not a sin that should be taken so lightly or thrown about so...

August 29, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: The New York Times' Religious Quiz for Presidential Candidates

All candidates should be open about their defining beliefs. Whether they are based on the...

August 23, 2011

Watching Politics from the Pew: Some Thank-yous

"I want to thank some politicians. And not sarcastically, either."

August 22, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: WORLD Magazine's Editorial Cartoons

"Christians are all too comfortable mocking atheists, evolutionists, Democrats, and presidents, through cartoons."

August 18, 2011

Clarity and Charity: Bachmann's Faith and Christian Community

Our reaction to Michele Bachmann may have a significant effect on how the outside world...

August 16, 2011

On the Other Hand: Designing Your Political BS Filter

"The world is full of BS. You know this, I know this, everyone knows this."

August 15, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Bachmann, Schaeffer, Pearcey, and Private Faith

"There is an important point here that Christians must take note of: secularism can only...

August 09, 2011

Rick Perry: The Response of a Confident Man

Rick Perry's solid faith presents Christians with a fascinating set of opportunities and problems.

August 08, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Christian Ethics in Air Force Training and the Authority of the Bible

"If the State cannot allow itself to be judged by God's Word, it is very...

August 04, 2011

Dealing with the Debt Ceiling Disaster

Sometimes the answers to the world's biggest problems are right in front of us.

July 2011

July 12, 2011

A Time to Choose: Debt Ceilings, Medicare, and Competing Visions of America's Future

Complicated political and financial realities must never prevent us from loving our neighbors as ourselves.

May 2011

May 30, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Memorial Day, Kevin DeYoung, and How to be Patriotic

It's not about loyalty, it's about respect.

May 03, 2011

The Death of an Evil Man

Why don't I feel like celebrating?

May 02, 2011

Trumped

Why do we answer a fool in his folly?

April 2011

April 22, 2011

Racists Pig Racing?: Why Christians are Obligated to be Discerning on the Internet

A story about a heroic Texan turns into something altogether different.

April 11, 2011

Citizenship Confusion: Confessed Abortion? How Will We Respond?

If we want to fight abortion, we first have to love those who seek them.

March 2011

March 17, 2011

Play in Process: The Patient Assassins

"If you're the kind of person who finds the standard fast-paced, shooter-based multiplayer games overwhelming...

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