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November 2012

November 07, 2012

Mourning in America

What I feel today is sadness. Sadness for what might have been. Sadness for the...

November 07, 2012

Breakfast Links for 11/07/12: Voting with Queen Esther; the Last Nazi Hunter; Storms that Changed History

BREAKFAST LINKS 11/0712: Fr. Dwight Longnecker, Patheos Catholic Channel: “What they are selling is a...

November 06, 2012

A Prayer on the Morning of the Election

This is an exceedingly important election -- and yet there comes a time when you must...

November 06, 2012

Breakfast Links for 11/06/12 – Political Idolatry; the Cinderella Dress; God and the Yankees

BREAKFAST LINKS 11/06/12: Paul Kengor, Real Clear Religion: We Are Obama’s Brother’s Keeper Joe Carter:...

November 02, 2012

Breakfast Links, 11/2/12: Religious Opium; Romney Riot; Don’t Vote for Jesus!

BREAKFAST LINKS 11/02/12: Timothy Dalrymple, Patheos/Philosophical Fragments: “No, I’m not saying that a vote for...

November 01, 2012

A Vote for Jesus is a Vote for Obama

Bill Keller wants you to write in Jesus on your ballot. But a vote for...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Breakfast Links for 10/31/12: The Hurricane God?; Old Questions for New Agers; Evangelical Hamster Balls

BREAKFAST LINKS 10/31/12: Jaweed Kaleem, Huff Post Religion: Does God Cause Hurricanes? Marc Barnes, Pathos

October 29, 2012

Why Christians Should Defend Mormons from Mockery, Part 2

Several days ago I began to make the case for why evangelicals should defend Mormons from mockery....

October 25, 2012

Persuade this Uncommitted Voter

If you're like me, you already know the candidate for whom you will vote.  You...

October 24, 2012

Why Evangelicals Should Defend Mormons from Mockery, Part 1

At a recent meeting of the Faith Angle Forum, Richard Mouw of Fuller Seminary, one...

October 23, 2012

Dalrymple’s Rules of Debate Interpretation

Here for your enjoyment are Dalrymple's Rules of Debate Interpretation. 1.  Television pundits, in the...

October 23, 2012

October Surprise? An Interview with NewNameNoah About His Mormon Temple Videos

UPDATE: See my followup post here. I came across a link today -- with the...

October 19, 2012

America Meets Reverend Romney

In a post entitled "Three Course Corrections: An Open Letter to Mitt Romney," I wrote...

October 18, 2012

Why Barack Obama’s Debate Performance is Irrelevant

It was unsurprising that President Obama performed better on Long Island than he did in...

October 16, 2012

News Flash: Atheists Hate Romney

The Secular Coalition of America has released its candidate scorecard for 2012 and, to the...

October 16, 2012

Why We Need More Religion in Politics, Not Less

Last week I received another expression of a very common sentiment in the comments box...

October 12, 2012

Breakfast Links: Libya, Day of the Girl, Surges, Debates, Incest

BREAKFAST LINKS: Mark Thiessen: The Real Scandal About Libya Bloomberg: Please stop marrying children George Will: Obama’s Selective...

October 04, 2012

Five Surprising Responses to the First Presidential Debate

Romney was the clear winner of the first Presidential debate tonight.  He answered questions about...

October 01, 2012

Mitt: Make the Moral Case for Capitalism

Arthur Brooks nails it in this video.  Data-driven arguments on behalf of free-market capitalism will...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Five Observations from Romney’s Convention Speech

A hearty congratulations to everyone involved in the Romney campaign for the smashing success of...

August 31, 2012

Barack Obama, the Empty Stool

Clint Eastwood's metaphor was correct: the Barack Obama that was promised in 2008 never made...

August 30, 2012

Romney at the RNC: From the Audacity of Hype to the Tenacity of Hope

Everyone is asking what Governor Romney should say when he addresses the Republican National Convention...

August 30, 2012

Which Candidates Are More Generous – and Why it Matters

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from my friend Josh Good of the...

August 29, 2012

Does Romney’s Mormon Faith – or Obama’s Muslim Faith – Really Matter?

 JUST KIDDING.  I know that President Obama is not Muslim.  I think.  I mean, he...

August 29, 2012

Is Rape Rape?

It's a remarkable but unsurprising thing that a relatively unknown Congressman from Missouri's "legitimate rape"...

August 28, 2012

Why Evangelicals Are Supporting Romney

Does evangelical support for Mitt Romney require evangelicals to elevate political partisanship over theological integrity?...

August 16, 2012

Winning the “Heartbeat Away” Argument

Anyone else wondering why so many Romney surrogates and conservative pundits are jumping into the...

August 11, 2012

Choosing the Best Vice President, Not the Best Co-Campaigner

At last the general election contest is truly underway.  We have two full tickets, the...

July 2012

July 06, 2012

A Business Contract with America

Hugh Hewitt is not only a nationally syndicated radio host with Salem; he's also a...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Five Possible Silver Linings in the Obamacare Decision

I have not been as overwhelmed with grief at the Supreme Court's decision on the...

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