Every generation has its own formative moments. In just a few generations, the prominent memories shifted from “Remember the Alamo” to “Remember Pearl...
For decades now, leading American conservatives have accused the political left of being soft on crime. This charge against the political left in the ...
Committee hearings and meetings of the U.S. Senate are often routine and uneventful, but one hearing this week turned into something truly consequenti...
To see him around children was to catch a glimpse of his gift. Over dinner in our home, my wife and I noticed that Dr. James Dobson had chosen to sit ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A good number of conservatives are salivating at the prospect of making Edward Klein's new book about Hillary Clinton the centerpiece of their summer reading. After all, The Truth About Hillary promises to be a real page-turner, with some horrible re ...
MTV Networks unveils its new gay channel, Logo, on Thursday. According to The New York Times, "While movies will be the digital cable channel's mainstay, Logo will offer a variety of regular series, featuring travel programs, documentaries, concerts, ...