William McGurn is Vice President at News Corporation who writes speeches for CEO Rupert Murdoch. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, McGurn expresses concern for the judicial system seeking to interrupt or bypass democratically selected standards on morally disputed matters, such as the decision of the California Supreme Court to review the legality of Proposition 8. "The great achievement of our system was to create a political order where these great moral disputes, as a matter of policy, are left to the people -- … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage and the California Courts
Blacklisting of Yes on Proposition 8 People
Dr. Albert Mohler suggests that the blacklisting and persecution of Yes on Prop 8 individuals and organizations is a sign of things to come: The response of Hollywood is the temptation to blacklist anyone who supported Proposition 8 and to eliminate or marginalize their influence in liberal Hollywood. This response deserves a close look, for it almost surely represents the shape of the future when it comes to the issue of gay marriage. For some time now, many legal scholars and observers have warned that the issue of same-sex marriage represents one of the most coercive dynamics in our … [Read more...] about Blacklisting of Yes on Proposition 8 People
Fireproof Sizzles
My wife and I saw Fireproof this last weekend and found it to be simply outstanding. There are plenty of reasons why the movie is performing so well at the box office, in spite of precious little being spent on advertisement. The acting, plot, scripting, and just about everything was done very, very well. Check out the story. And this trailer: … [Read more...] about Fireproof Sizzles
Christopher Hitchens – Doug Wilson Debate Video
Tullian Tchividjian: On October 30, 2008, Scott Oliphant (Professor of Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary) hosted a lively, almost two-hour debate between atheist Christopher Hitchens (author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything) and Christian Douglas Wilson (author of Letter from a Christian Citizen) on the existence of God. The entire video is available for free viewing online. … [Read more...] about Christopher Hitchens – Doug Wilson Debate Video
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
Governor Mitt Romney in today's New York Times: IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed. Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses. Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check.Read … [Read more...] about Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
Is Barack Obama a Christian?
Joe Carter helpfully breaks down a fascinating interview that Cathleen Falsani (a religion reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times) had with the President-Elect back on March 27, 2004, immediately after Obama had clinched the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat (he would go on to defeat Alan Keyes). Carter notes: If you tell me that you’re a "Christian" I take that to mean that you subscribe to a common set of doctrines outlined in either the Apostle’s Creed or the Nicene Creed. Both of these creeds are ecumenical Christian statements of faith accepted by the Eastern Orthodox Church, … [Read more...] about Is Barack Obama a Christian?