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 ...
Joel Osteen has issued an apology for his disappointing June 20 appearance on CNN's Larry King Live program. The apology is published on the Joel Osteen Ministries Web site. "It was never my desire or intention to leave any doubt as to what I believe ...
We would all like to be encouraging -- and encouragement is one of the hallmarks of Christian ministry. After all, Barnabas was given his name as "Son of Encouragement" precisely in recognition of this invaluable ministry (Acts 4:36). Nevertheless, e ...
In my commentary published today, I take a close look at Sunday's edition of The New York Times Magazine. The cover story by Russell Shorto, What's the Movement to Outlaw Gay Marriage Really About?, deserves your attention as well. The article provid ...
Carolyn Mahaney and her daughter Nicole Mahaney Whitacre have written an important new book, Girl Talk: Mother-Daughter Conversations on Biblical Womanhood [Crossway Books]. The book belongs in the hands of every young woman. Here's a sample of what ...
The Pentagon has released its promised report on claims of religious discrimination at the Air Force Academy, and the official investigation found evidence of "insensitivity," but no evidence of "overt religious discrimination." This report will not ...
The tragic saga of the late Terri Schiavo just never ceases to be a cause of moral depression. The latest development is the revelation that Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband, has placed a marker over Terri's grave that, to put it mildly, invents a ne ...
A report published in The Christian Century indicates that liberals fear the rise of a conservative movement within the American Baptist Churches in the USA [ABCUSA]. The issue that has ignited recent developments is homosexuality, specifically the g ...
The Seattle Times weighed in on the homosexuality debate again on Sunday, with the paper's science reporter, Sandi Doughton, arguing that "a flock of sheep at Oregon State University may help answer a key question behind the controversy: Is homosexua ...
The Guardian [London] reports that researchers at Britain's Sheffield University are working on the possibility that artificial human sperm and eggs could be obtained from embryonic stem cells, ultimately allowing lesbian and homosexual male couples ...
Former New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo proposes that President Bush should appoint a "Task Force on Life and the Law" in order to solve the ethical impasse over human embryonic stem cell research. Writing in today's edition of The New York Times, C ...