Promises...

The enemy is me...

Frank Turk on the Virginia Tech murders and the Gospel.

A New Religious Test for the Surgeon General?

Dr. Mohler comments on the recent nomination of Dr. James Wilson Holsinger, Jr., to the position of Surgeon General of the United States. In this article, Mohler addresses why so many Democrats are opposing his nomination due to Dr. Holsinger’s past written opinions on homosexuality. Dr. Holsinger wrote these opinions in the context of church discipline and as a Christian.

In other words, his opponents are not directing their attention to his medical experience or qualifications, but to his beliefs and responsibilities as a Christian and a member of the Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church.

Mohler rightfully points out that, under the Constitution, there should be no religious litmus test for public office. Yet, that appears to be exactly what is going on. Article VI states the following:

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

Where is this logic going in other areas of government?

Russell Moore Testifies to Senate on Global Warming

How does the Gospel engage such issues as the environment? As Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Russell Moore testified before a Senate committee on the views of Religious Organizations regarding Global Warming.

(HT : BTW)

Cent talks Celsius

Global Warming...pheh!

Selective Reduction - Still Grasping to be as God Is

Al Mohler comments on what he calls “The Revenge of Conscience.” If you have not heard of selective reductions and their use by fertility doctors, be warned. Is this where unbridled freedom takes us?

Have we now reached a point of no moral return? Mundy’s article forces us to face the fact that we have become a society that considers ‘selective reduction’ just part of what is necessary, given the power of new reproductive technologies. We will become killers even as we become givers of life. A needle is inserted into one baby in order to kill, another needle in yet another baby in order to save.

The cold, clinical, calculating nature of the decisions reported by Liza Mundy takes us to the heart of the human problem. The essence of sin is the ambition to be as God.

The appearance of these articles, published in major American newspapers in a span of mere days, tells us something important. So does the fact that each of these articles reflects a sense of moral disquiet. Mundy reports that many women develop intense moral disquiet and persistent depression after undergoing the procedure. A source cited by Mundy explained that ‘psychoanalytic interviews with women who underwent [selective reduction] describe severe bereavement reactions including ambivalence, guilt, and a sense of narcissistic injury, all of which increased the complexity of their attachment to the remaining babies.’

Read this post and the articles it references closely. This holocaust must stop.

John Stott Says Farewell

Yet another era ends...

Melinda Doolittle exits ‘American Idol’

I’m only linking this because I went to Belmont...and, she was the best singer...

Islamophobia Worst Form of Terrorism, Islamic Foreign Ministers Say

One wonders if there are certain pharmaceuticals used as part of Muslim ritual...

Partial Reversal of Roe? Does it matter?

The interesting thing about the latest Supreme Court opinion is the seeming rejection of Roe by the liberals as much as the conservatives. This creates for some interesting speculation on the future of abortion in Supreme Court jurisprudence.

“Ginsburg complained that the partial-birth abortion ban ‘cannot be understood as anything other than an effort to chip away’ not at Roe, but ‘at a right declared again and again by this Court—and with increasing comprehension of its centrality to women's lives.’

Ginsburg’s dissent should remind pro-lifers that their target is not Roe, but the widespread view of children as a burdensome infringement on autonomy—a burden that can be acceptably lifted by killing the child, even as he or she emerges from the birth canal.

The strength of the partial-birth abortion ban is that it works toward changing that view. As Ginsburg correctly noted, ‘The law saves not a single fetus from destruction, for it targets only a method of performing abortion.’ But it has already changed the conversation about abortion, horrifying even the pro-Roe Kennedy with the procedure’s near equivalence to infanticide.”

Flynt on Falwell?

Frank Turk posts about the reactions to Falwell’s death, good and bad.

Mohler’s tribute to Dr. Jerry Falwell

The Legacy of Dr. Jerry Falwell as penned by Dr. Albert Mohler.

The end of an era?

Television evangelist Jerry Falwell dies at 73.

Giuliani Expected to Clarify, Bolster Abortion Position

Hmm... and hmm...

Hate Crimes Legislation

[Rebecca informed me that my link to the statute had expired. I have updated to another link that I believe will be more permanent. Let me know what you think.]

Here is the hate crimes legislation referenced yesterday. I am still looking into why this would affect pastors teaching the biblical position on homosexuality. I just don’t see it.

Hate crimes legislation is a waste of time, surely. Just prosecute the crime committed. It is nothing more than a politcal nod to special interest groups. However, I do not think this legislation rises to the level of limiting religious speech. I can see how it could be a step toward that agenda.

Tabletalk Magazine discusses Grief

This magazine, published by Ligioneer Ministries, focused its April 2007 issue on Grief in response to the shootings at Virginia Tech. I thought they would be helpful for other situations as well.

We seem to have an overflowing cup of grief in our Body right now. May the God of all comfort be a comfort to those who are hurting...

King Herod's Tomb

Does this mean there will be another documentary on the Discovery Channel?

The Oprahfication of politics

Well then...I guess it’s over...

Anglican "Missionary" Bishop Named for America -- The Schism Arrives

Al Mohler comments on the arrival of the Nigerian Anglican archbishop to appoint one of his bishops as a missionary to the United States. Although begged not to come by the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church USA, Katharine Jefferts Schori, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, the Nigerian Archbishop has come anyway, clearly demonstrating his belief that communion with the liberal Anglican faction has been broken. Read Mohler’s comments on this latest development.

"Hate Crime" Legislation Passes in the House, President Bush Promises Veto

“Hate Crime” legislation seems to have passed our Democratic controlled House of Representatives. This bill is purported to attempt to limit pastors who openly state the Bible’s views on homosexuality. I have not read the bill at this time. Stay tuned...