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Fr. Peter-Michael Preble. Judgment Day: An Orthodox Christian Perspective
Source: Huffington Post |Fr. Peter-Michael Preble Several years ago I was driving behind a vehicle on the highway and I noticed the bumper sticker on the back. It was kind of funny and I will admit I laughed out loud. The bumper sticker read, “In case of Rapture this vehicle will be left unattended.” OK,…
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Wesley J. Smith: Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Politics, and the Rule of Law
Source: First Things The Center for Bioethics and Culture asked me to expand upon comments I have made here noting that the politics of ESCR seem to have the power to supersede the rule of law. Not being the shy and retiring type, I immediately agreed. The result is now out. From “Embryonic Stem Cell…
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Egypt: Why Are the Churches Burning?
Source: New York Review of Books p>On a recent afternoon this month, in a busy downtown Cairo street, armed men exchanged gunfire, threw rocks and Molotov cocktails, and freely wielded knives in broad daylight. The two-hour fight, which began as an attempt by some shop-owners to extort the customers of others, left eighty-nine wounded and…
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An Insider’s View of the Collapse of the PCUSA
This quote reflects Calvinist theology, but the moral point the author makes is applicable to all Christian communions: “On the surface, it is not obvious how affirming and defending the imputation of Christ’s righteousness adds weight to ordaining only candidates who affirm and try to live by biblical standards of morality. But just as New…
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When William F. Buckley Met Saul Alinsky
If you don’t know who Saul Alinksy is, you need to learn (biography here, Rules for Radicals here). Many of the tactics, especially on the left, are drawn from his ideas. Below is a five minute segment of William F. Buckley interviewing Alinsky in 1967 on Buckley’s Firing Line program. Source: Hot Air Download the…
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