Abortion – A Religious Issue or a Secular Issue?

Thursday, July 29th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Political Issues | 4 Comments »

Ever since Roe v. Wade abortion has been quite a hot topic in the United States. It seems like every presidential election, Supreme Court Justice nomination, congressional election and senatorial election, this is one of the major topics of discussion. Where does each given candidate or nominee stand on the abortion issue? Personally, I think that many of the pro-lifers out there who's rhetoric I've heard discussed are taking the wrong approach. It would seem pretty ...

Truth and Relativity

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

In the ever-present effort to keep religion out of politics (I actually don't think this is even possible, but that's a subject for another time) many Christians are not doing their faith much justice. I'd like to say that I am often surprised at how often people downplay the importance of their faith in their lives, but I can't. While I understand the concept of not having a "state-sponsored" religion, I sometimes think that many Christians ...

Open Minded

Thursday, July 15th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Belief | Comments Off

Have you ever heard someone tell you that you need to be more open minded? The most interesting part about that is that most of those people don't actually realize what they're saying. What does it actually mean to be open minded? In general, to be open minded means that you have a willingness (or openness) to listen to, and perhaps even entertain, thoughts or ideas that may directly conflict with your already established beliefs. But that ...

“Obamacare” Will End Up Using Taxpayer Dollars To Fund Abortions

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

The first set of taxpayer-funded abortions under the new healthcare law President Barack Obama signed has been approved by the Obama administration. Even though Obama and his allies told the public that taxpayers would not be paying for abortions under the law, unsurprisingly they will be.

Hawaii Governor Rejects Same-Sex Civil Unions Bill

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 by Ty Wallace posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

In a victory for the fight to maintain the definition of traditional marriage between one man and one woman, Hawaii's Governor, Linda Lingle, vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have legalized same-sex civil unions.

Teaching the Bible in Public School

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 by Dan Carrington posted in Political Issues | Comments Off

It looks as if Texas is not the only place one can find the Bible being taught as part of the public school curriculum. A school district in California has just unanimously passed a vote to include an elective class that teaches the Bible from the standpoint of its being a work of literature and history. The school district must carefully craft this curriculum so as not to breach any California statutes and it must adhere ...

Florida School Sued for Banning Bible Distribution

Friday, July 2nd, 2010 by Ty Wallace posted in World News | 1 Comment »

For years, the Collier County School District allowed World Changers to offer Bibles to interested students during non-school hours on Jan. 16 in honor of Religious Freedom Day. But since last year, the superintendent and the Community Request Committee have refused to grant permission to the Southern Baptist Convention-related mission group to do so. Now World Changers is suing the school for banning Bible distribution on public school campuses on Religious Freedom Day.