• Politics

    Ron Paul: No Constitutional Protection for the Unborn

    From time to time, people will ask me what I think about the presidential candidate Ron Paul. There is much that can be said here, but let me focus in on the issue that I believe is the most important—abortion. Paul is a libertarian, but he has a highly rated pro-life voting record in the United States Congress. Nevertheless, Ron Paul does not believe that the 14th amendment protects the life of the unborn. Here’s the language from this portion of the U.S. Constitution:

  • Christianity,  Politics

    MLK at Southern Seminary in 1961

    On April 19, 1961, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Alumni Chapel at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The speech was titled, “The Church on the Frontier of Racial Tension.” You can read about King’s visit to Southern Seminary here. You can listen to the address below or download it here. The SBTS library has made available a facsimile of the 1961 manuscript here. [audio:http://digital.library.sbts.edu/bitstream/handle/10392/49/A.TR.17.2.mp3]

  • Christianity,  Politics,  Sports

    GOP Candidates Seek Endorsement from Tim Tebow

    This is no joke. Tim Tebow told the Associated Press that he has been approached by more than one GOP candidate for an endorsement. Here is the relevant portion from the report: Sensing the excitement and loving his message, Tebow is also being courted by Republican presidential candidates. The quarterback recently told The Associated Press he’s been asked by more than one of the contenders for his support. He wouldn’t name names, but did say he’d declined the offer. “I think you have to have so much trust in who you support, just from product endorsements to endorsing a candidate because if that person or company does something (bad), it…

  • Politics

    Michael Gerson Has Ron Paul’s Number

    Michael Gerson takes on Ron Paul’s bid for the GOP nomination, and he rightly exposes Paul’s libertarian record for what it is. Gerson writes: No other recent candidate hailing from the party of Lincoln has accused Abraham Lincoln of causing a “senseless” war and ruling with an “iron fist.” Or regarded Ronald Reagan’s presidency a “dramatic failure.” Or proposed the legalization of prostitution and heroin use. Or called America the most “aggressive, extended and expansionist” empire in world history. Or promised to abolish the CIA, depart NATO and withdraw military protection from South Korea. Or blamed terrorism on American militarism, since “they’re terrorists because we’re occupiers.” Or accused the American…