In the interest of national security, an officer at the Capitol Wednesday asked an individual to return to the check-in counter and pass through the metal detector, a screening required for all visitors.
After refusing to stop, the unidentified individual was approached by Capitol Hill Police. Then, the young lady slugged the Capitol Hill Police Officer!
Who [...]
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If you have not yet engaged in the fray over the “Emerging Church Movement,” then you will. If you want to hear what the voices on both sides are saying, then you need to subscribe to the CTR, the journal of Criswell College.
From Mark Driscoll to Brian McLaren, strong convictions collide in this issue.
If [...]
White House chief of staff Andy Card has resigned and will turn the office over April 14 to Joshua Bolten, current budget director. (Click here for AP)
You may have heard of Skyler Bartels this week in the news. He certainly has received a great deal of coverage as a result of the camping trip he took over spring break — to Wal-Mart. He spent day and night there until he was confronted by the management.
Here, the local press identifies his stayover [...]
Follow-up on the SF weekender, note the organizations identified as opposing the presence of Christians at their gathering. I want to caution readers that some of the links below may contain offensive or objectionable material on their websites.
Note the youth on the left, praying for the protesters (as should we). This website compares their [...]
This week in San Francisco, a Texas-based evangelical group met for a “Battle Cry” event that calls on churches and Christians to guard their children against the world’s dark influence and its seductive call to our youth.
Whatever you think about this group or meetings like this in cities like SF, Christians everywhere should pay close [...]
After days of pressure from the West and prayer from believers around the world, the AP reports here that Abdul Rahman would be released as soon as Monday evening in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Thanks to pro-blogger, JTaylor, I was directed down memory lane this weekend. He directed me to a WSJ interview with Thomas Sowell, noted black conservative and classical economist.
I remember the first time someone confronted me with the reality that the discipline of economics wasn’t just profits in numbers and charts and theory, but philosophy. Utility, [...]
Friends,
In a previous post, I mentioned the pending trial of our Christian friend, Abdul Rahman. The gripping thread of this story is that believers all over the world tonight suffer for Christ. This reality brings to my daily walk a powerful reminder of our brothers and sisters around the world who desperately need [...]
This week in Kabul, Afghanistan, a Muslim-born Afghan faces the trial of his life.
The Offense: Conversion to Christianity — The Penalty: Death
Judge Ansarullah Mawlavizada (shown above, holding the evidence–a Bible that belongs to the suspect) said Abdul Rahman, 41, was arrested after his family informed authorities of his conversion. Under the Afghan constitution, rooted [...]
