There is a great post over on faithfuldemocrats about the unfortunately decision by Liberty University to revoke the charter for it’s college Democrats b/c the Democratic platform was unChristian.  Check it out, and then join the facebook petition to reinstate the College Dems.   http://faithfuldemocrats.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Liberty-Universitys-Anti-Democratic-Assault-on-Free-Speech.html&Itemid=148

A couple days ago I needed a haircut and a shave.  Passing by an unfamiliar barber shop I noticed a sticker in the window that I hadn’t seen for a few decades that read: “America: Love it or Leave it.”   That mandate to love America at all times seemed in sharp contrast to the rant of Rush…

(Conclusion of “The Primer on Scripture and the Budget for 2009“)   A faithful and true use of religious beliefs to guide policy in our constitutional system of government is very difficult.  Even those with the best intentions will often fall far short, and that is why our founders were so careful to build barriers…

George Hunsinger is the McCord Professor of Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the founder of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. Among his recent books is Torture Is a Moral Issue: Christians, Jews, Muslims and People of Conscience Speak Out (Eerdmans, 2008).  The Executive Orders by President Obama on January 22 — to close Guantanamo, to…

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