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…if, as I hope, Rev. Falwell’s passing will bring about a new chance to define what it is to be Christian – something more than simply saying no to abortion, no to gay rights, no to alcohol, no to coed dorms, and yes to politics – here is a fascinating place to start. New Washington…

More and more news continues in about the attorney scandal and the morally reprehensible behavior of the man named Al Gonzales in trying to get John Ashcroft, in ICU in a hospital, to rubber stamp the noxious eavesdropping program. There is no doubt that he is unfit to be attorney general. That doesn’t matter. Why?…

Jerry Falwell almost presided over my wedding nearly a decade ago. The reason why he didn’t speaks volumes about why American Christianity will take a long time to recover from his kind of faith. It was 1999, during the dotcom craze. I was working in Charlottesville, VA for one of the high-fliers – an e-commerce…

It is always worth reading what Billy Graham has to say: Statement by Evangelist Billy Graham On the Death of Rev. Jerry Falwell Charlotte, May 15, 2007 “Jerry Falwell was a close personal friend for many years. We did not always agree on everything, but I knew him to be a man of God. His…

Jerry Falwell has died, and so the discussion begins. Usually words about those recently passed are whitewashed to extol every virtue and ignore every vice, but Jerry Falwell’s position and life demand as honest an examination as possible. Three Sundays ago Jerry Falwell stood up in from of Thomas Road Baptist Church and gave a…

I want to extend my condolences to Rev. Jerry Falwell’s family, congregation, and university community. Death is always the enemy and it is the enemy here. One day, however, Jesus promises that those who follow him will live again. That is the hope of Christians everywhere and I know that was Rev. Falwell’s hope as…

…very sick.

Mayor Giuliani’s abortion talk gets more and more muddled. For starters there was his debate performance where he was for and against and for and against abortion. Then, last week he gave a major speech saying he was absolutely and totally for abortion rights: “I believe abortion is wrong,” he said. But out of respect…

Last week my friend Cal Thomas highlighted the fact that D. James Kennedy’s Center for Reclaiming America for Christ and Center for Christian Statesmanship – long-time members of the conservative Christian coalition – was closing its doors. Cal wrote hopefully: Christians are also fond of saying God never closes one door without opening another door.…

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