David Wells writes in Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision:Can churches really hide their identity without losing their religious character? Can the Church view people as consumers without inevitably forgetting that they are sinners? Can the Church promote the Gospel as a product and not forget that those who buy it must repent? Can the Church market itself and not forget that it does not belong to itself but to Christ? Can the Church pursue success in the marketplace and not lose its biblical faithfulness? Quoted in reThink by Steve Wright. The Foreword by Dr. … [Read more...] about Churches Viewing People As Consumers
Archives for 2007
Senator Fred Thompson on Abortion
Senator Fred Thompson spoke with Tim Russert of Meet The Press this past Sunday. In the video clip above, Thompson explained his position on the "complex" issue of abortion: 1. He believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. 2. He thinks states (rather than the Supreme Court) should decide the matter. 3. He would discourage states from making laws forbidding abortion. 4. He believes that life begins at conception, and is proud of his 100% pro-life voting record. Am I the only one who smells political double-talk here? Thompson should be firmly rejected by the GOP. Among other … [Read more...] about Senator Fred Thompson on Abortion
Justice Clarence Thomas – Interviewed
Hillsdale College seniors Kaitlyn Buss, Daniel Burfiend, and Jillian Melchior interviewed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on September 19, 2007 about his recent memoir My Grandfather's Son. Thomas was raised by his grandfather, Myers Anderson, from the age of seven (his father having left when he was two). Thomas regards his grandfather as serious and tough--a hard man, but not a mean man. Says Thomas:His life was marked by segregation, by no education, by having no father, by having his mother die when he was nine and going to live with his grandmother who was a freed slave. Thomas … [Read more...] about Justice Clarence Thomas – Interviewed
Charles Mahtesian (WaPo) on Mike Huckabee
Charles Mahtesian writing for the Washington Post: Huckabee is for real -- a man poised to go further on the national stage than any other candidate produced by the Christian conservative movement. Sure, some pundits still write him off, and back home, detractors insist that he's just angling for a plum Cabinet post. But you can spot an awfully convincing blueprint for how the candidate once tagged as "the hillbilly Ronald Reagan" could win the Republican nomination -- or end up as the inevitable vice presidential pick on a GOP ticket led by Rudy Giuliani. That's more than you can say for some … [Read more...] about Charles Mahtesian (WaPo) on Mike Huckabee
John Piper Update on Women in Combat
Following-up on his essay on women in combat, John Piper concurs with the exhortation that we not minimize the sacrifice of the American women who have died in combat:The exhortation is a good one that we not minimize the sacrifice of the American women who have died in combat, even if we think their presence on the front lines is a powerful commentary on the cowardice of our male military and political leaders. It is not a commentary on the cowardice of women. I do not commend women in combat. But I commend the sacrifices of love in a cause of truth and justice. My whole position assumes that … [Read more...] about John Piper Update on Women in Combat
Paul Kregor on Dinesh D’Souza on Christianity
Paul Kregor interviews Dinesh D’Souza on his latest book, What's So Great About Christianity, which I previously mentioned. Dinesh D’Souza: We’re seeing a surge of atheist confidence and atheist belligerence. The best-selling atheist books like Hitchens’ God Is Not Great and Dawkins’ The God Delusion are one indication of this. Another is the militancy of atheism on many campuses today. In a way, the atheist attacks on God and religion are a bit odd. I don’t believe in unicorns, but I don’t go around writing books about them. I suspect what has given atheists a boost is the Islamic radicalism … [Read more...] about Paul Kregor on Dinesh D’Souza on Christianity