A Modern Commentary of C.S. Lewis’ ‘Learning in Wartime’ Today it is easy to see why many Christians may be discouraged and feel the need to "circle the wagons," - to not see the need to cultivate a...
Same Sex Marriage Decisions: The Constitution Protects Gays But Not Blacks or Women
Your vote counted. No it didn’t. Last week, one unelected judge overturned the will of 1,317,178 North Carolinians when he declared North Carolina’s definition of marriage in violation of the United...
Why Pornography Harms
On this blog we have often talked about the same sex marriage controversy and how it poses a threat to both religious liberty and the family unit. However, the elephant in the room that is rarely...
Read moreWith infant gender assignment, in a single moment your baby’s life is instantly and brutally reduced from such infinite potentials down to one concrete set of expectations and stereotypes, and any behavioral deviation from that will be severely punished—both intentionally through bigotry, and unintentionally through ignorance.
A Titanic Failure: Never Learning from Our Past
Rulers, Statesmen, Nations, are wont to be emphatically commended to the teaching which experience offers in history. But what experience and history teach is this, - that peoples and governments...
A Not So Bright Future: Technology, Atheism & the Death of Man
It is widely believed that the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche ushered in the twentieth century with his famous phrase, “God is dead…”[1] Nietzsche himself died in 1900. Obviously, atheism...
How Will Same Sex Marriage Hurt You?
If you think that push for same sex marriage and so-called "non-discrimination" laws are all about love and tolerance, you couldn't be more wrong. A decision out of the New Mexico Supreme Court...
An Atheist Asks About Morality, Cosmology and Hell
At the University of Dallas last month, a polite atheist (Carter) had four major questions/objections to my "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist" presentation. Our nine minute exchange...
You Can’t Preach the Gospel without Freedom
When I hear Christians saying we ought not get involved in politics but just “preach the Gospel,” I show them this satellite picture of the Korean peninsula. Here we see a homogenous population of...
The Moral Argument for the Existence of God
The moral argument for the existence of God refers to the claim that God is needed to provide a coherent ontological foundation for the existence of objective moral values and duties. The argument...
Why I Will Not Support Same Sex Marriage
Same sex marriage has been a very topical subject in Scotland over recent weeks, with the launch of a consultation by the Scottish National Party (SNP) -- which closes this Friday -- on whether...
Kortney Blythe Gordon: Short Life, Timeless Impact
The measure of a life is not its length but its impact. Kortney Blythe Gordon made a timeless impact in her 28 years here on earth. In fact, she did more in 28 years than most people even think...
180: The Best Pro-Life Question Ever
Ray Comfort has done a masterful job with this video. With one question, he will help change minds and save the lives of many. Yes, I know it is 33 minutes long, but it is well worth your time.
Could God’s Moral Commands Be Improved?
When we don't study the historical and literary context of a passage, we often draw the wrong conclusions. Such is the case with some atheists who complain about the apparent immorality of God's...
The Atheist Inquisition
Two High Court judges in the UK have ruled that a Christian couple can no longer provide a home to foster kids under the age of ten. Why? Because the couple does not agree with homosexual...
Slavery and Abortion: The Justifications are the Same
Today is the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, one the most famous cases in Supreme Court history. As we reflect on 52 million dead since the decision-- and are reminded of the horrific reality of...
The Euthyphro Dilemma
Excerpt from "Jesus Is Involved In Politics! Why aren't You? Why Isn't Your Church?" Rational Free Press 2010 (c) Neil MammenAvailable on Amazon and at www.JesusIsInvolvedInPolitics.com Socrates (to...
Parasitic Evil and Independent Good
[Stepping away from the cultural commentary and scientific or political headlines. This is a philosophy lesson, drawn heavily from 4th century metaphysics. I hope you enjoy this blast from the past,...
Gay Rights: Don’t Ask, Don’t Think
The following column created quite a long discussion when it was posed on Townhall.com last week. I'm sure it will here too (though I won't be part of the discussion for at least a week). Please...
Abortion and Body Parts: A Personal Account
Amy Hall of Stand to Reason wrote this post on the STR blog a few days ago. It's a chilling and personal account of what an abortion doctor-- Lisa Harris-- experienced as she performed second...