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Between 1991 and 2007, Fuller Theological Seminary’s School on Intercultural Studies assembled a report on what drew Muslim converts to Christianity. The study of 750 people doesn’t claim scientific precision, but rather, a glimpse into what makes Jesus attractive to Muslims. Guess what? No one was converted because of American tax policy, foreign policy, or…

Sen. Barack Obama is to embark on a gospel music tour of South Carolina. He won’t be singing and so he is bringing in some help. This is where things get interesting. One of the musicians on the tour, Grammy award winning gospel singer and minister Donnie McClurkin, is generating some controversy. For years, McClurkin…

“My commitment to the Kingdom of God has to be greater than my commitment to the Declaration of Independence.” Greg Boyd Woodland Hills Church St. Paul, MN Boyd, in a sermon called “revolting beauty”, talking about how the radical cost of following Jesus may mean rejecting certain established cultural facts including believing that “life, liberty,…

My rant against the Values Voter Summit Straw Poll “agenda” question encouraged Donny to write defending it: Christians have been REALLY helping the poor since Jesus gave Peter the keys. It is done by changing the immoral into morally sound individuals. Your list proclaims the guilt and horror of the political Left: Abortion: Has ravaged…

Amy Sullivan, Time’s brilliant new political editor, writes the definitive piece on Mike Huckabee and what his tremendous weekend performance at the Values Voter Summit means to him and the rest of the Republican field. Never count out a man from Hope, Arkansas. Coming off a heady week of endorsements from heavyweights in the Christian…

In today’s Wall Street Journal, a fascinating piece by a long-time, pro-environment scientist who does not deny the reality of global warming but rather tries to put in perspective… in hopes that we don’t forget to take care of things like forests. The climate modelers who developed the computer programs that are being used to…

What an extraordinary exchange about my furious post on the Values Voter Summit “agenda”. Thanks to everyone for both posted comments and private emails. Here are just two: Eleanor: We need to start with the vision. When you start with the issues, you end up with an incoherent vision or a complete lack thereof. (What…

An important point from Aquaman. I know, hard to believe Aquaman could make profound points But since we don’t discriminate against anyone on this blog: It’s my privilege to worship each Sunday with a renowned scientist who teaches at Harvard. Let me be clear: it’s not a privilege because he’s a learned man; it’s a…

And so Albus Dumbledore is gay. As most of our solar system has now heard, Mr. Dumbledore was outed by author J.K. Rowling. No one has heard anything from Mr. Dumbledore. That is probably because he is a fictional character. Rowling’s revelation over the weekend was greeted enthusiastically by some who hailed it as a…

Family Research Council’s chief, Tony Perkins, is saying Rudy Giuliani told him: “if the Defense of Marriage Act appeared to be failing or if multiple states began to legalize same-sex marriages, then he would support the constitutional amendment.” Given Giuliani’s disastrous showing at the Values Voter Summit straw poll, look for Giuliani’s language and actions…
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