I love the writings of Peter Kreft. You don't have to agree with all his theological commitments (he's a Roman Catholic) to benefit from his immense clarity of thought and precise, logical argumentation skills. On providing rational, non-religious, pro-life arguments, he's excellent. He's also a great refuter or moral relativism and a champion for the existence of objective, external moral absolutes. Here's a 7500 word transcript that goes with a 50 minute audio lecture entitled "A Refutation of Moral Relativism" (which is also the title of one of Kreft's many books). Regretably, the … [Read more...] about A Refutation of Moral Relativism: Peter Kreft
Bad News on Jackie Robinson Movie
Jackie Robinson and Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey were not only strong Christians, their shared faith in Jesus Christ was the reason Rickey chose Robinson. Eric Metaxas laments the fact that Hollywood chose not to include this important dimension in the recent film 42: Hollywood has been skittish about faith and religion since at least the late 1960s. Even when it's almost impossible to avoid, filmmakers find a way. The Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line omitted the central role Christian faith played in how Cash overcame drug addiction. Even in 2007's Amazing Grace, about British … [Read more...] about Bad News on Jackie Robinson Movie
Documentary on Kermit Gosnell’s Abortion Horrors
A sobering, twenty-minute look at Kermit Gosnell's horrors: … [Read more...] about Documentary on Kermit Gosnell’s Abortion Horrors
Jackie Robinson and the Pattern of Jesus
Great post by David Mathis on how Jackie Robinson's Christian faith drove him to not return evil for evil. I don't know if this important theme is brought out by the new movie 42, but I hope it is, because it's the only explanation for how he could have done it. Mathis writes: The story of Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) — and with him Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey (1881–1965) — is one of the most powerful tales American athletics has to tell. Robinson overcame what seemed like insurmountable obstacles not only by playing outstanding baseball, but even more significantly, by not … [Read more...] about Jackie Robinson and the Pattern of Jesus
Murder Trial of PA Abortionist Kermit Gosnell
On March 18, the murder trial of Pennsylvania late-term abortion "doctor" Kermit Gosnell began. What's been revealed is sickening to anyone with a moral pulse. NBC Philadelphia reported: Stephen Massof (an unlicensed medical school graduate) described how he snipped the spinal cords of babies, calling it, "literally a beheading. It is separating the brain from the body." Massof testified that he saw 100 babies born and then snipped. (He's currently in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder in the deaths of two newborns.) … [Read more...] about Murder Trial of PA Abortionist Kermit Gosnell
Religious Schools Perform Better Than Public Schools
No surprise there. Joe Carter:According to a new study, private religious schools perform better than both public schools and public charter schools. William Jeynes, professor of education at California State University at Long Beach and senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute at Princeton, told the Christian Post that he found religious, mostly Christian, school students were a full year ahead of students who attend public and charter schools.The suspected underlying reasons, however, are quite fascinating. Check it out. … [Read more...] about Religious Schools Perform Better Than Public Schools