Interesting read on politics, truth, and the power of morality to quiet conviction.
From the article: “For years we heard supposedly enlightened people excoriate our leaders for torture, lawlessness, unilateralism — the list goes on and on. Now the president they have wanted has used the tactics and methods they excoriated to get bin Laden. Good [...]
Raul Castro will soon be in control, and Cuba may be on its way (slowly but surely) to liberation.
Castro Resigns From Party Leadership
After my post, I found the article linked below another indication that China is handling the “Christian Crisis” all wrong.
Thought: Threats of detention and imprisonment emboldens the actions of (Chinese) Christians who have been declared free forever.
I once heard a pastor in a closed country ask a stadium full of people to pray for MORE [...]
This is great news. When I was in Malaysia last, handing out a Bible was grounds for imprisonment or worse in some areas. Good to see they’re becoming more enlightened. I trust the Word will continue to do His work–He doesn’t need permission from the government to do that.
MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur authorizes importation and printing [...]
Reports out of Kabul indicate Musa released from prison and safely out of the country. Continue to pray for those who are imprisoned for the gospel, including Shoaib Assadullah, who faces the same death penalty for handing someone a Bible.
Imprisoned Afghan Christian Released from Prison
Cuba rests 90 miles from the coast of the southern tip of Florida. So close to freedom, yet the country still wrangles under the pressure of a state that persecute believers who exercise their faith. Last week, I received an email with the attached open letter from a friend who has pastored there for nearly [...]
What would Galileo do (WWGD)? Read a good post in the WSJ this morning on East Anglia and the implications for scientist and science around the world. What happened? For starters, careful calculations were replaced with catchy Gore-ish pathos. Scientist bowed before the altar of grants and government finance, yielding an unhealthy amalgam of postmodern [...]
Is the cross pictured left a symbol of faith or a simple memorial? Does the cross as memorial symbol violate the US Constitution? How ought Christians respond to the following:
Today, U.S. Supreme Court justices will consider the oral arguments in Salazar v. Buono, a case that will weighs the future of the cross that memorializes [...]
Check here if you would like to see the WSJ’s coverage of the ebb and flow of ObamaCare.
After spending some time this week reading from John Adams and 1776, I ran across Peggy Noonan’s appreciative work on the history of human freedom and her favorite historian. You should read it, and then go pick up a copy of David McCullough’s books.
