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August 15, 2014

Ann Coulter’s Absurd Defense

Peter Wehner wrote an excellent response to Ann Coulter's recent column on Dr. Kent Brantly....

April 2014

April 23, 2014

Remembering James R. Schlesinger

Hard-charging Cabinet member served three presidents, but conversion to Christianity mellowed him as he aged....

April 02, 2014

Understanding a More Religious and Assertive Russia

A very important and informative article by my friend Mark Tooley. * By Mark Tooley...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Where Franklin Graham Has Gone Wrong

I'm always pleased to publish a post by the esteemed Peter Wehner. * By Peter...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Syria, War and America’s Christians

By Mark Tooley The prospect of U.S. military action against Syria’s dictatorship has unusually...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Loud on Poverty, Quiet on Abortion: The Danger of Selective Theonomy

My friend Rob Schwarzwalder from the Family Research Council offers the following guest post this...

March 2013

March 08, 2013

Beyond Activism Innocence

It was my pleasure this week to interview Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, whose book, The World is Not...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

Breakfast Links for 12/19/12 – Death, Mortality and Sandy Hook; Mary and Abortion; Expectations and Testing

BREAKFAST LINKS 12/19/12: Frank Viola, Patheos/Frank Viola: “Jesus did not meet John’s expectations. If you’ve...

December 13, 2012

Who Owns “Evangelicalism” in America?

A little while ago, I had written two pieces (here and here) making the case...

December 06, 2012

The Folly of Courting the Black Vote

Recently I've enjoyed getting to know Mark Goldblatt, who teaches religious history in New York...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Breakfast Links for 11/29/12: Marijuana Myths; The One-Word You; Missing Spending Cuts

BREAKFAST LINKS 11/29/12: Adrian Warnock, Patheos/Adrian Warnock: “Entitlement is really another word for pride. It...

November 27, 2012

Sex, God and Politics

Is sex more satisfying for conservative women? Or are liberal women just making an idol...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Breakfast Links for 10/30/12: Trick or Tract, Persecution Perspectives, Not Revival but Revolution

BREAKFAST LINKS 10/30/12: Adrian Warnock, Patheos: “I look at your media, your political adverts, your...

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 15, 2012

Breakfast Links: Libya Denial, President Screwtape, Romney and Cults

BREAKFAST LINKS: Dan Balz: A Critical Week in America Andrew McCarthy at NRO: Denying the Libya Scandal...

October 08, 2012

Daily Fragments: Einstein, Purple iPhone Haze and Hate Speech

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Daily Fragments: Bill Clinton, Black Jesus, and Spiders on Mars

Daily fragments for October 4, 2012: Quotations JOHN C. GOODMAN: “If we just allowed low-income...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Is “I Don’t Know” Political Suicide?

At a meal recently with two men who were older and much wiser than myself,...

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 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 30, 2012

Sikh Ye First

It was a thoughtful gesture to invite Ishwar Singh, president of the Sikh Society of...

August 29, 2012

Is Rape Rape?

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

August 27, 2012

Was Plucky Huck Mistaken to Save Akin’s Bacon?

Mike Huckabee has defended Todd Akin even after his infamous Rapegate comments. Are social conservatives...

August 24, 2012

I am a Hate-Filled Christian

Being an evangelical Christian, of course, I grew up with vicious hatreds implanted deep within...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Chick-fil-A Takes Families Under Its Wing

Note: This is a guest post from Jennifer A. Marshall, director of the DeVos Center for...

June 2012

June 14, 2012

Scorn Profits the Blogger, but Costs the Kingdom

I recently posted a piece entitled, "If You're Selling Scorn for Conservative Christians, the Market...

January 2012

January 09, 2012

Comparing Christmas Speeches: Queen Elizabeth, President Obama, and Ronald Reagan

Sometimes I wish we belonged to the British Commonwealth. Watching this video was one of...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Bush Hatred Prevails Over Obama Love

A presidency that began with such hope and optimism, and such astronomical approval and support,...

September 2011

September 16, 2011

Are Mormon and Evangelical Views of God Really That Different?

Because of a certain person who shall go nameless -- let's call him M. Romney...

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