by Chuck Colson – Embryonic stem cell research destroys human lives. And it’s also destroying the credibility of scientific researchers, as well. Many of us remember sadly when Ron Reagan, the son of President Ronald Reagan, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. Reagan said he was there to talk about research into “what … Read more
from OrthodoxyToday – The following represent the teaching of the Orthodox Church from the [early] second century through the fifth century…. Note that penalties, when they are given, are neither civil nor criminal, but ecclesiastical and pastoral (excommunication for the purpose of inducing repentance). Also note that the these quotes deal with both surgical and … Read more
by Joseph Lawler – Whether or not Planned Parenthood survives the negotiations to prevent a government shutdown, Republicans will have scored a victory if the episode draws more attention to what it is the organization actually does. Planned Parenthood has done a great job of using the media to cultivate an image of a squeaky-clean … Read more
by Dennis Prager – God is not doing very well these days. Here are four reasons: The first is that increasingly large numbers of men and women attend university, and Western universities have become essentially secular (and leftist) seminaries. Just as the agenda of traditional Christian and Jewish seminaries is to produce religious Christians and … Read more
by Chuck Colson – Want to clear the room at a party? Just say something like, “There is such a thing as right and wrong, and everybody knows it.” The great commandment in this postmodern, relativistic world of ours is this: “Don’t impose your morality on me.” Obviously, it didn’t used to be this way. … Read more
by Stuart Schwartz – Shhh. I am about to say is something so radical that it will jangle every politically correct nerve in your body. And yet…it is true. The founding and traditional culture of the United States, its Judeo-Christian heritage and boots-on-the-ground decency is superior to all other cultures this world has produced. And … Read more
by Tim Daughtry – One of the most brilliant strokes of political genius ever was the idea of capturing a nation’s cultural institutions as a means of capturing political power. Unfortunately, it was the Marxist intellectuals of the early 1900s who hit upon the idea. The real path to revolution, they realized, was not control … Read more
by Stephen Moore – If you want to understand better why so many states—from New York to Wisconsin to California—are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, consider this depressing statistic: Today in America there are nearly twice as many people working for the government (22.5 million) than in all of manufacturing (11.5 million). This is … Read more
by Deacon Keith Fournier – Naturally, the humility of reason is always needed, in order to accept it: man’s humility, which responds to God’s humility Christians of the nascent Church did not regard their missionary proclamation as propaganda, but as an inner necessity, consequent upon the nature of their faith: the God in whom they … Read more
by Chuck Colson – For 15 years, Owen and Eunice Johns served as foster parents to British children. Social workers praised them as “kind and hospitable people” who “respond sensitively to” children. But London’s High Court has just ruled that the Johnses are unfit to foster. The reason: The Johnses are devout Christians, and their … Read more