Archive for 2012
Get Over Being a One-Issue Voter: REALLY?
Pro-life voters are often dismissed or caricatured as one issue voters who need to grow up and get over their fixation about refusing to vote for a candidate if he/she is not pro-life and therefore against abortion because there is more at stake than just that one issue. While I agree that there is always…
Read MoreThink About IT: The Birth and Nurture of Federal Income Tax—Make the Wealthy Pay Mentality
The following article ((this article appeared in its entirety in Kairos Journal for pastors)) chronicles the tax the wealthy mentality as clearly and succinctly as any article I have seen. At this season of elections, I thought it was worth sharing. The Birth and Rise of the U.S. Income Tax In the summer of 1861,…
Read MoreThink About IT: Political Protestantism and the American Revolution
We are often reminded how blessed we are to be Americans, and indeed we are. Sadly, we often hear many who are aware of this blessing but opine their disdain of preachers being involved in politics or Christians mixing their faith with politics. Samuel Adams (172-1803), called by his contemporaries “The Father of the American…
Read MoreThink About IT: Liberal Documentarian Changes His Mind on Islam!
Eric Allan Bell, a former noted liberal, discovers the truth about Islam and is now seeking to warn people about the true danger of Islam. Unfortunately, his former liberal friends and associates will not give him a hearing. After doing his own research, he now says that there is no such a thing as “radical…
Read MoreThe Image of God in Man: A Proposed Working Definition
I believe the most important conviction that a person can have is his belief about God, and second to that is his supposition about man. These two beliefs influence all other ideas and actions. By beliefs about God and man, I do not mean what one claims to believe, but rather what one actually believes…
Read MoreThink About IT: Sex Education of Yesterday
In the past, Government saw no problem in challenging children to follow God’s design for sexual activities. For example, the government’s pamphlet for children entitled “Birds and Bees”, said, “[U]nless God had given all living things this power to reproduce, plants and animals and men would long ago have disappeared from the earth. That is…
Read MoreThink About IT: There Is a Better Way! Fossil vs. Green
President Obama’s energy philosophy may eventually move us to green energy, but at what cost? His philosophy is to restrict the development of more fossil fuel so that the shorter supply will make the price escalate, which in turn causes people to be more enthusiastic about green energy. Of course, that may very well happen,…
Read MoreThink About IT: Christian Charity vs. Government Coercion
It is not uncommon for people to use the Bible to promote state socialism. They refer to passages like Acts 2:44-45 where it says the believers “had all things in common” or verses that say, “love your neighbor” (Matthew 19:19). Of course the obvious problem is the first passage refers to believers who voluntarily shared…
Read MoreThink About IT: Sexual and Social Nudity and, Of Course, Fig Leaves
Following is a series of questions/comments and my answers to someone who read my blog dated July 29, 2008 entitled Public Nudity: Innocent or Sin? Q: I read your blog post of July 29, 2008 with great interest and agreement. However, I have one question. You made the statement, “marriage is the proper context for…
Read MoreReligious Freedom Means Freedom to Speak
Some of you have asked about my message at the Religious Freedom Rally in June, which was held at the Cox Center. I was one of a host of speakers. Consequently, I spoke briefly, and below are my remarks. GO HOME: ALL OF YOU GO HOME: Go back to your churches, freely practice your religion…
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