Dr. James Dobson has been pretty hot lately about the issue of global warming. It’s not that he’s for global warming; it’s that he is resisting efforts to make global warming a signature issue for evangelicals. Dobson’s letter to the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) gets right to the point: We have observed that Cizik and others are using the global warming controversy to shift the emphasis away from the great moral issues of our time, notably the sanctity of human life, the integrity of marriage and the teaching of sexual abstinence and morality to our children (source).
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The Surge Is Working?
I think it’s too early to tell, but Robert Kagan is certain that the troop surge in Iraq is working. In an Op-Ed for the Washington Post yesterday, he wrote:
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Will Libby Be Pardoned?
There’s already talk today about a potential pardon for the convicted felon I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. The Wall Street Journal and the National Review are calling for Bush to pardon Libby immediately, while Senate majority leader Harry Reid is demanding that Bush pledge never to pardon him. As the Los Angeles Times reports, this will be a controversy that is likely to follow President Bush through the rest of his term.
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The Libby Verdict: An Indictment of the Iraq War?
As far as the pundit class is concerned, the trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was never about lying under oath. It is and always has been about putting the Iraq War on trial. The first item I read covering Libby’s guilty verdict was from NBC news. Directly following the lead are these lines:
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Ann Coulter Needs To Repent (part 2)
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:
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Down with the Retrograde Regime of Roe v. Wade
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.”
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A Pro-lifer Hazards the GOP Field
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.
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Dean at SMU Weighs in on Bush Library
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.
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Why Are the Pacifists So Passive?
Lynn Chu and John Yoo give a sober assessment of President Bush’s proposed troop surge in Iraq.
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Dixie Chicks Win Big
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.