President Biden’s unpardonable pardon

President Biden’s unpardonable pardon: We must love our children both rightly and righteously “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.” Those w...

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A Voice they Don’t Want to Hear

Just a couple of weeks ago, a new voice was heard in the abortion debate -- the voice of the fathers whose babies have been aborted. As The Los Angeles Times reported, these men have been gathering and telling their stories [read my article here]. An ...

January 31, 2008

One to One with Bill Goodman

I was very pleased to join host Bill Goodman for a conversation on "One to One," Kentucky Educational Television's interview program. Bill Goodman adds a great deal to the intellectual conversation in Kentucky, and I enjoyed the conversation. We disc ...

January 30, 2008

God, Moral Judgment, and the Death Penalty

In a fascinating new look at capital punishment, Professor Walter Berns of Georgetown University argues that support of the death penalty is tied to belief in God. He documents the link between secularization and declining support for capital punishm ...

January 29, 2008

Old and Alone?

For many years now, Elizabeth Marquardt has been producing some of the most compelling research on the children of divorce. As her research makes clear, the children of divorce leave no doubt about the negative -- indeed devastating -- effects of di ...

January 28, 2008

A Legacy of Conviction and Courage

The year was 1980 and the controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention was in full force. Adrian Rogers, pastor of the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis has been elected SBC President just the previous June -- setting the stage for what became kno ...

January 23, 2008

A Marriage Debate Worth Watching

The folks over at the libertarian-leaning CATO Institute have produced a debate over marriage that demands attention. The lead essay by Stephanie Coontz sets the stage for the debate, and three substantial responses to her essay add further substance ...

January 22, 2008

Christianity vs. Jesusanity — The Postmodern Temptation

The most hard-core forms of postmodern thought are generally limited to academic campuses, but the postmodern worldview is trickling down in various forms to the popular level.  While postmodern literary theorists debate the meaning of "totalizing me ...

January 18, 2008

Is Matriarchy the Shape of the Future?

Some social changes creep along and are barely perceptible. Others are marked by the instantaneous arrival of a new technology, an earthquake, or an earth-shaking event like World War II. Some are foreseen, while others are surprises. Some should hav ...

January 17, 2008

Does Marriage Matter?

The "My Turn" column in each week's issue of Newsweek is always one of the most interesting features in the magazine, and it is often the first page I read. The January 14, 2008 edition featured a column that demands attention -- and has attracted pl ...

January 15, 2008

Theology Matters . . . It Always Matters

Ideas drive history.  Any significant conflict comes down, however eventually, to ideas, beliefs, and convictions.  Take that analysis to the next level and it becomes clear that the most significant human conflicts we encounter are the most signific ...

January 11, 2008