Culture/Politics/History

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Under the present ahistorical “separation of church and state” model, religious freedom was once again curtailed. The present church and state milieu says religious freedom is restricted where the federal government is involved, and the jurisdiction of the federal government just greatly expanded; thus, the freedom to exercise religious faith ipso jure diminished albeit circuitously…

When Handel’s Messiah was first performed in London, 1743, in the presence of King George the II, King George rose from his seat, with head bowed, when he heard the Hallelujah chorus. By this he signified that Jesus was the true King of Kings and Lord of Lords. “And on His robe and on His…

You know the refrain; do not mix religion and politics. Au contraire, I say mix Christianity and politics, lest the politically perceptive be seen as wizards of what ought to be, and the only ones who can make it so. Christianity informs us how things are to be. For example, why work is important, why…

The Hippocratic Oath has gone through many revisions in the quest for the western world to be able to justify abortions, infanticide, and euthanasia. However, like other things, once one starts to unravel it, it unravels to the end. Often unnoticed is that not only did Hippocrates’s oath elevate human life in not allowing abortions,…

Doug Gray presented a paper in The Ethics Round Table on the biblical perspective on homosexuality that I thought might be helpful. He presents the arguments used to support homosexuality from the Bible and culture. Then he gives a biblical response.

The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1300 and collapsed after World War I. What if it had not, and what if the Muslims were able to establish such an empire today? What might it look like? Here is an example of what they required of the Armenian Christians in the Ottoman Empire.