By Cole James I took a philosophy class while I was in college. The topic of this class was on contemporary moral issues, so you know we got into some heated topics. I heard every objection under...
So you say you want a Revolution, what about Romans 13?
By Steve Williams Many Christians believe that the first section of Romans 13 – verses 1-7 — forbids any form of resistance to government… even when it clearly goes tyrannical. If one analyzes this...
Objective Morality: Much Ado About Nothing?
Earlier this year, an early-morning storm passed through our area, causing schools to open late. Some counties announced they would open schools one hour late. Others announced that school would...
Should We Be Moral Relativists?
By Rajkumar Richard INTRODUCTION This is a short introductory essay to defend objective moral values. In philosophy, the term ‘objective,’ is defined as the existence of an object independent of...
Phobiaphobic
By Tim Stratton It seems commonplace today for entire groups of people to be painted with a broad brushstroke and labeled as being afraid or fearful. The word “phobia” or “phobic” is often attached...
So What If Hitler Was A Christian? (Would Hitler’s Christianity Hurt Historic Christianity?)
By Rajkumar Richard The holocaust, masterminded by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime, devoured 11 million lives, among them were 6 million Jews, and the other 5 million comprising of people with...
When Does Personhood Begin? Part I
By Clinton Wilcox Once you have established that the unborn are human from fertilization, the next step is to ask when we should assign basic human rights to a human individual [1]. The right to...
How to Leverage Moral Outrage for the Gospel
By Michael C Sherrard It is good to acknowledge the appropriateness of ones anger in the midst of evil and pain. It is right to be angry over injustice. It is right to be sick at crimes against...
Christians and Donald Trump: Our Meeting with Him
I was asked to participate in a meeting between Donald Trump and about 35 Christian leaders Friday night in Charlotte. There was no requirement for participants to endorse Mr. Trump. Instead, it...
The Constitution Is My Speech Permit
My former attorneys at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) recently filed a lawsuit they never should have had to file. In the suit, they are representing a Christian student group at North...
Six Reasons North Carolina Got It Right
Lies are born the moment someone thinks the truth is dangerous. Apparently, a good number of business and sports executives think the truth about North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” (HB2) is dangerous,...
Scalia Defended Democracy: Liberals Subvert It
“I write separately to call attention to this Court’s threat to American democracy,” wrote Justice Scalia in his dissent from last year’s Supreme Court decision, where five unelected judges imposed...
Dead Things Don’t Grow
Author’s Note: The debate discussed in this blog post can be seen at the bottom article. Many who hold the pro-choice position subscribe to a postmodern worldview. They are not arguing that we can...
The Universal Problem We Don’t Want to Admit
How do we fix a world filled with murder, rape, betrayal, adultery, fraud, theft, sexual exploitation, pornography, bullying, abortion, terrorism, cheating, lying, child abuse, racism, assault,...
The Pope: Income Inequality or Poverty?
What's really the problem with which the Pope should be concerned: is it income inequality or poverty? Philosopher Ed Feser, who happens to be Catholic himself, brilliantly points out that...
Should You Do Your Job or Obey Your Conscience?
Should Christians ever disobey their government? Some say no. But Kim Davis sides with Martin Luther King and thinks civil disobedience is justified. Ms. Davis is the Rowan County Kentucky clerk who...
Barbarians at the State
In this latest undercover video, an abortion “doctor” picks up a severed human leg with forceps. She toys with other organs, and earlier in the video offered to “change her procedure” to deliver...
Why Doesn’t Everyone See Late-Term Abortions as Morally Wrong?
In the interest of trying to provide some moral clarity, I want to examine the type of abortion scenario for which it should be straightforward to morally assess. My thesis in this article is thus...
On the Wrong Side of God, Evolution & Humanity
We’ve been told that people who want to maintain the man-woman definition of marriage are “on the wrong side of history.” Perhaps they are correct. Maybe “history,” which is determined largely by...
Love Didn’t Win– It Was Redefined
“Love wins” is the hashtag of choice for those in support of the newest Supreme Court decision that passed that legislative body by a 5-4 vote. If you’re not content with that, you’re just an evil...