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The life and legacy of Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th President of the United States, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga., at age ...

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Shelby Foote on the Meaning of History and the Role of the Historian

Shelby Foote, who died last Monday at age 88, left quite a mark on the American mind. Made popular by the Ken Burns PBS series, The Civil War, Foote was one of those few historians who can communicate both in print and in person. His Mississippi draw ...

July 3, 2005

Therapism — The New American Religion

Christina Hoff Sommers and Sally Satel have written a perceptive analysis of our contemporary culture in One Nation Under Therapy. It's worth your time and attention. Sommers and Satel look at the contemporary scene and the ridiculous escapades of th ...

July 3, 2005

Jeff Sharlet Responds — Abstinence Revisited

Jeff Sharlet, author of the big Rolling Stone article on sexual abstinence among young Christians, has responded to my commentary on his article and his argument. Specifically, Mr. Sharlet responded to my criticism of his thesis that the resurgence o ...

July 2, 2005

The Battle is Joined — Justice O’Connor and Her Successor

The retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor sets the stage for what is almost certain to be the most closely watched -- and may be the most contested -- judicial confirmation process in the nation's history. The reason ...

July 1, 2005

The Ten Commandments — Why God’s Law Matters

With the Ten Commandments front and center in our current national debate, Christians may need a reminder of why God's revealed law --including the Ten Commandments--is so important. In Written in Stone: The Ten Commandments and Today's Moral Crisis ...

July 1, 2005

What Should We Think of the ‘ONE’ Campaign?

Ethicist Ben Mitchell, a perceptive Christian thinker on a whole range of issues, suggests that Christians should not support entertainer Bob Geldof's 'ONE' campaign intended to combat poverty. Writing for The Florida Baptist Witness, Mitchell addres ...

July 1, 2005

Spain Adopts Same-Sex Marriage

Spain--once a bastion of Catholic culture and commitment--has now embraced same-sex marriage. "Spain became the third country to legalize gay marriage Thursday in a parliament vote that left gay activists blowing kisses to lawmakers and the powerful ...

June 30, 2005

Canadians Brace for Same-Sex Marriage

The Canadian House of Commons passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage on Tuesday. The 158-133 vote puts Canada in line to become only the third country to legalize homosexual marriage, joining Belgium and the Netherlands. According to press r ...

June 30, 2005

U.C.C. Leader Declares Support for Same-Sex Marriage

With a big vote looming in just days, the Rev. John Thomas, General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ [UCC] endorsed same-sex marriage in a June 28 address to the UCC's Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns ...

June 30, 2005

Why Americans Will Not Accept Roe v. Wade

Edward Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington recently testified before a U.S. Senate panel considering the legacy of the two infamous abortion decisions, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. His testimony raised several of ...

June 29, 2005