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The Briefing

Secularism in Europe... Religion in Politics... Why the Public Schools can't be fixed... Why the United Nations flirt with Abortion... Why some Married Couples say I Do..Again... And why some Women think they are Priests ...

September 20, 2010

When Telling the Truth “Isn’t a Risk Worth Taking”

Writing at The Los Angeles Times, Professor Michael Klarman of the Harvard Law School argues that American presidents often do not get far ahead of public opinion on controversial matters -- especially on matters of moral combat. In making his case, ...

September 20, 2010

The Subtle Body — Should Christians Practice Yoga?

Some questions we ask today would simply baffle our ancestors. When Christians ask whether believers should practice yoga, they are asking a question that betrays the strangeness of our current cultural moment -- a time in which yoga seems almost mai ...

September 20, 2010

The Briefing

Craig's List says no to Sex Ads... France tries to raise the Retirement Age... The Pope confronts Secularism in Scotland... Colleges go back to Dress Code... And a Mom considers when to curse... ...

September 17, 2010

Marriage in a Post-Proposition 8 Culture

What is the church's role and responsibility on the issue of marriage in a time of revolution and social turmoil? We discussed this question in a panel format today. I was joined by guests Dr. Russell Moore, Pastor Eric Bancroft, and Dr. Barrett Duke ...

September 16, 2010

The Briefing

France bans the Burqa... Ontario discovers Sharia Law... Woody Allen dismisses Faith... The Pope goes to Britain... And John F. Kennedy gives a Speech ...

September 16, 2010

John F. Kennedy in Houston, Fifty Years Later

On September 12, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic Party's candidate for President of the United States, went to Texas and addressed the Greater Houston Ministerial Alliance. The background to Kennedy's speech was ardent opposition to his Ca ...

September 16, 2010

The Briefing

Just who is a Family?... Colleges go on a spending spree... Employers look to state schools... Religions debate guilt... A Scientist says I'm not a moron... A prominent evolutionist dies... And Britain turns the tide on the Third Reich ...

September 15, 2010

I May Be a Baptist, But I Am Not A Moron, Says Evolutionist

Writing at Discover.com, Chris Mooney responds to my critique of his essay in Monday's USA Today. After citing my criticism of his argument that a vague "spirituality" will bridge the divide between science and religion, he reasserts his thesis: "Th ...

September 15, 2010

The Briefing

Australia Bans Ad...   Britain Bans Sperm Ban...  The Taliban Hide Behind Children...   Women outnumber Men on Campus...   And Two Churches Lurch Leftwards... ...

September 14, 2010

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