Lest it be misunderstood, I wanted to follow up on my post about the propriety of certain kinds of arguments in the immediate aftermath of something like the Connecticut tragedy. The issue is not relevance, but demeanor and spirit, in this case measured by timing. The issue is not whether you are right, but whether …
On Being a Responsible Bad Boy
I offer this in the spirit of dispassionate analysis, and not with any sense of complaint. One of the things that conservatives have to quit doing is whining about how the foul deeds perpetrated upon our persons are never publicly identified for what they are. The most recent example was the union thuggery in Lansing …
Going Splash in the Sea of Japan
One other point needs to be made about sexual egalitarianism, but let me, if I may, move it (somewhat) away from N.T. Wright’s support of women’s ordination. We need to address, in a more general way, the idea that milder feminism (in those manifestations which are for some reason palatable to evangelicals) is “not about …
Markets, Free and Rigged
I have a lot to say about this, and will no doubt be getting into much more of it in the months to come, but for the present let me just say what it is I have a lot to say about. I say this so that those Christians who think that Romans 13 was …
It Is Confusion
Comes now word that Germany has (perfectly legal) barnyard brothels, where pimps get to rent out the livestock for sexual purposes. We are not surprised to find that Scripture prohibits this kind of thing. Adam searched for a helper suitable to him among the animals, and there were none. God established His image in male …
Define Terrorism
Having commented on things Middle Eastern a few times in the last few days, I have had occasion to examine the quality of what passes for “oh, yeah?” these days. One of the things we need to learn is that terrorism is a tactic. It is an evil tactic, but it is a tactic, and …
A Brief for Israel
Yesterday I tweeted this . . . “If you read the escalating fighting in Israel with anything other than sympathy for Israel, then you need to turn the book right side up.” . . . and the responses I got indicated I needed to say something more. So here it is. A few qualifications first. …
Courage and Brains Both
I was asked this morning if I was going to say anything about the secession petitions that have been filed at the White House, and I realized I needed to. I have clearly been remiss. Some who thought I have never heard of a secession proposal that I wouldn’t like might have been wondering what …
Just Learn Yer Lesson, Woodja?
Since Reagan, the GOP nominees have been Bush I (88), [Bush I] (92), [Dole] (96), Bush II (00), Bush II (04), [McCain] (08), and [Romney] (12). And yet I feel the takeaway lesson from this last election (that many will urge upon us) is that the GOP has to stop nominating so many far right …
Cool Your Baby Jets?
I posted last night on the Petraeus marvel, which got bumped down the page. If you missed it, you can catch up with it here. Keep in mind that we are not speculating about a possible cover-up from a standing start. Remember that for those who have been following the story, there has been a …