Taking on the idols
The conservative public indignation about Obama’s statement of the Crusades, and the consequent public criticism from many preachers – including Franklin Graham – reminded me of two old jokes, from the times of Communism in Eastern Europe. The first joke was so well-known, that even Ronald Reagan told it several times: An American explains to a Russian how America has […]
Read moreWhat’s the connection between the President of Uganda and the CEO of Hobby Lobby? First, the two men made a public stand for their Christian faith in relation to civil government: one as a government official who works to formulate public policy, the other as a victim of government policies specifically directed against his Christian conscience. Second, the two men […]
Read moreProponents of Two Kingdom theology are unwittingly giving aid to the humanists in their efforts to find salvation apart from God. In this article I will explain why this is true. The negative consequences of this are not only spiritual and eternal but also social and immediate. […]
Read moreConservatism is a political philosophy which professes to be practical and grounded in reality – not ideological or utopian dream worlds – yet it cannot furnish a coherent answer to a very practical question: What is the proper punishment for a thief? John W. Robbins,”The Trouble with Conservatives,” Journal of Christian Reconstruction, Vol. V, No. 1, Summer 1978 Earlier this […]
Read moreIf there is nothing else you learn from R.J. Rushdoony’s unique book, The Foundations of Social Order, one thing must remain: A man’s creed determines his whole worldview, including his political positions and how he votes. And therefore, conversely, that how a person votes, and the political position he uses to justify his vote, reveal his true faith. This applies […]
Read moreAlbert Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is groping for answers in the dark night that has fallen on our nation after the Aurora massacre. The question is, “why?” He goes back to the reality of human evil. Then he goes to the grace of moral restraint which he sees in the institutions and laws that God […]
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