There has been a great deal of discussion about Speaker Gingrich’s rhetorical display in the first five minutes of the recent GOP debate. Gingrich’s response to John King was high drama, and he landed some punches on the “elite media.” It was quite impressive. But I agree with the remarks that Rick Santorum made right after Newt’s display. The question of character is relevant, and voters need to weigh it in the balance. Redemption is possible, and perhaps it has become a reality for Speaker Gingrich. But that does not make the Speaker’s past infidelities irrelevant to his candidacy. It may not be a disqualifying factor by itself, but it…
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Pro-life Strategy and Last Night’s Debate
We have been having a stimulating debate under my last post about Ron Paul’s views on the constitution and abortion. I want to follow-up that discussion here in light of last night’s GOP debate.
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The Three Deadliest Words in the World: “It’s a Girl”
The video above is a trailer for a documentary to be released this year titled, “It’s a Girl: The Three Deadliest Words in the World.” The trailer alone is chilling. I can hardly imagine an entire movie documenting this atrocity. But we need to see the culture of death for what it is. Here’s a description of the movie:
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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:
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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]
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I Have a Dream
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
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PBS to Air Documentary on President Bill Clinton
PBS’s “American Experience” will be airing a biopic on former President William Jefferson Clinton. It is four hours long and is set to air February 20-21. You can watch the trailer below, and here’s the description from PBS’s website:
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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…
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Students Boo Santorum’s Remarks about Gay Marriage
Rick Santorum got some push-back from university students in New Hampshire who did not like his stance on gay marriage. They even resorted to booing him as he left the stage, and you can watch the whole thing above.
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Michael Gerson Has Two Homeruns in One Week
Michael Gerson has hit two homeruns in one week with his Washington Post column. On Sunday, he knocked it out of the park with a broadside of Ron Paul’s libertarianism. Today, he hits another one over the fence with his remarks about Rick Santorum. Gerson writes: