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Ann Coulter Needs To Repent (part 2)

By on March 6, 2007 in Culture, Politics

I wrote last June against Ann Coulter’s sharp tongue when she said concerning some 9-11 widows, “I’ve never seen people enjoying their husbands’ deaths so much” (“Ann Coulter Needs To Repent” [part 1]).

After she called John Edwards a “faggot” last weekend, I thought I would write again today to say that it is important for Christians to disassociate themselves from vile rhetoric such as hers. I cannot, however, say it any better that Dr. Albert Mohler has done, so I refer you to his blog post, “Recovering Civility . . . and Refusing to Deny the Obvious.” Mohler writes: Continue Reading →

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Down with the Retrograde Regime of Roe v. Wade

By on February 20, 2007 in Culture, Politics

The central holding of the Supreme Court’s infamous Roe v. Wade decision was that a woman has the right to choose an abortion for any reason, up until the “point at which the fetus becomes ‘viable,’ that is, potentially able to live outside the mother’s womb.” Roe v. Wade said furthermore that “Viability is usually placed at about seven months (28 weeks) but may occur earlier, even at 24 weeks.” Continue Reading →

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A Pro-lifer Hazards the GOP Field

By on February 15, 2007 in Politics

Have you noticed that there is a lot of buzz surrounding Democrats who are running for President in 2008, but not much for the Republicans? One of the reasons for this uneven coverage is certainly that the Democrats are coming out early. But another reason is that conservatives are frankly not going ga-ga over any of the Republican contenders. Continue Reading →

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Dean at SMU Weighs in on Bush Library

By on February 14, 2007 in Politics

The Dean of SMU’s Perkins School of Theology has weighed in on the debate over the Bush Presidential library’s being built on SMU’s campus (see my previous posts). In a lengthy presentation (read it here), the Rev. Dr. William B. Lawrence clarifies the extent of the faculty’s opposition to the Bush Library.

The Presidential Library includes three components: (1) the library itself, which will include the important historical documents from Bush’s presidency, (2) a museum, with artifacts from Bush’s presidency, (3) and a policy institute that reflects Bush’s brand of conservatism. Continue Reading →

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Why Are the Pacifists So Passive?

By on February 12, 2007 in Politics

Lynn Chu and John Yoo give a sober assessment of President Bush’s proposed troop surge in Iraq. Continue Reading →

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Dixie Chicks Win Big

By on February 11, 2007 in Culture, Music, Politics

The Dixie Chicks won big at the Grammy’s tonight. They won five awards, including “Song of the Year” and “Album of the Year.” Though I don’t agree with their politics (understatement alert!), I think their album “Taking the Long Way” is great.

My favorite performance of the night, however, was the opening act by The Police. The reunion was long overdue, but they didn’t miss a lick.

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Abortion and Capital Murder

By on February 9, 2007 in Culture, Politics, Theology/Bible

Under the current regime of Roe v. Wade, it is legal for a mother to have her unborn child killed at any stage of pregnancy. Yet this week a San Antonio father was convicted of one count of capital murder for killing his unborn child (read the story).

This tragic story here in Texas highlights the inconsistency and injustice of abortion-law in the U.S. In Texas it is a capital offense to kill an “unborn child at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth.” Currently, there are at least 36 states that have such homicide laws defining a fetus as a person. Yet abortion remains legal in the U.S. at every stage of pregnancy under Roe v. Wade. Continue Reading →

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Global Warming and the Christian Conscience

By on February 7, 2007 in Politics, Theology/Bible

I do not claim to be an expert on global warming or to have mastered the scientific literature on the subject. But I do think that it is important for Christians to consider the claims of certain evangelicals concerning global climate change. The “Evangelical Climate Initiative” (endorsed by evangelical luminaries such as Rick Warren) says that, Continue Reading →

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Southern Baptists Taking a Hit in the Wall Street Journal?

By on February 2, 2007 in Culture, Politics, Theology/Bible

John Wilson writes in today’s Wall Street Journal
about Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton’s “New Baptist Covenant.” I am happy to read that Wilson is not too keen on this new coalition of “above the fray” Baptists (a.k.a., moderate and liberal Baptists). Even though the former Presidents are Baptists, it still takes a lot of chutzpah for two politicians to pose as the new uniters of Christendom, especially when the big meeting is set to take place in 2008 right in time for the Presidential primaries. The whole thing smells more of politics than of piety. So I share Wilson’s low estimation of the so-called “New Baptist Covenant.” Continue Reading →

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Biden Sinks His Own Ship

By on January 31, 2007 in Politics

Senator Joe Biden has announced that he will run for President of the United States, but I think he may have deep-sixed his candidacy on his first day out. According to the New York Observer, Biden offered this reflection on Senator Barack Obama’s candidacy:

“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man” (audio).

The worst part about this quote is that it appears that neither Biden nor the interviewer perceived the implicit racism of the statement. If any of the other candidates (like this one) chooses to make hay of this boner, I don’t see how Biden recovers.

Stories:
“Biden Unbound: Lays Into Clinton, Obama, Edwards” – New York Observer

“Biden Unwraps His Bid for ’08 With an Oops!” – New York Times

“Biden Stumbles at the Starting Gate” – Washington Post

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