In an interview with ABC News, President Obama came out (obliquely) against the Stupak amendment (which passed 240-194, with significant bipartisan support), which others are reporting the President has already pledged to help undo. When asked if Stupak goes too far, Obama answered: ...I want to make sure that the provision that emerges meets that test—that we are not in some way sneaking in funding for abortions, but, on the other hand, that we're not restricting women’s insurance choices, because one of the pledges I made in that same speech was to say that if you're happy and satisfied … [Read more...] about Obama Against The Stupak-Pitts Amendment
Archives for November 2009
John Bolton and Charles Krauthammer on Obama’s Foreign Policy
In a speech delivered in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2009, Ambassador John Bolton (U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2005 to December 2006) delivered a withering assessment of President Obama's foreign policy decisions. An excerpt:The Obama administration believes that its predecessor didn't negotiate enough on issues like the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The president has said repeatedly--starting with his Inaugural Address--that the United States must hold out its hand to countries like North Korea and Iran in the hopes that they will … [Read more...] about John Bolton and Charles Krauthammer on Obama’s Foreign Policy
Has R.C. Sproul Ever Been on the Internet?
A humorous exchange (BTW - I'll soon be posting an interview with Dr. Sproul discussing his soon-to-be-released book Surprised By Suffering, the second edition of a previous work): … [Read more...] about Has R.C. Sproul Ever Been on the Internet?
Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson
HT: Justin Taylor … [Read more...] about Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson
Doctrine of Vocation
Dorothy Sayers, a contemporary of C.S. Lewis, wrote a penetrating essay entitled Why Work? published as a chapter in the volume Creed or Chaos? Why Christians Must Choose Either Dogma or Disaster (Or, Why It Really Does Matter What You Believe). Tim Keller referred to Sayers in his sermon on work (about which I previously posted). Sayers writes: What is the Christian understanding of work? I should like to put before you two or three propositions arising out of the doctrinal position which I stated at the beginning: namely, that work is the natural exercise and function of man -- the … [Read more...] about Doctrine of Vocation
The House of Representatives Health Care Debate
You can watch it now, live, as they debate the Stupak-Pitts amendment which would prevent federal funding of abortion under any Health Care Reform bill that gets passed and enacted into law. The Stupak-Pitts Amendment would prohibit coverage of elective abortion in two big new federal programs created by the bill -- the new federal health insurance plan ("public option") and the premium-subsidy program ("affordability credits"). Please call your representative now 202-224-3121 and ask them to support this important amendment, regardless of their perspective on the Affordable Health Care For … [Read more...] about The House of Representatives Health Care Debate