Last month, Americans were forced to face - again - the moral frailty of our own troops when the Internet video of U.S. Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan made headlines. Condemnation of the four Marines was swift. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called the video “utterly despicable”… [more]
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Charles Dickens and tales of Providence
Today, on his 200th birthday, Charles Dickens is a writer for our times. Dickens is the rare artist appreciated both in his own day and by succeeding generations. Art that can be explained away by its component parts is not likely to be great art; the greatness of Dickens’ art,… [more]
What Super Bowl commercials really reveal
Super Bowl commercials are the highlight of the game for me. Advertisers bring their A game, and every year there are a few commercials that will be talked about for days. This year was no different. Advertisements reflect their audience. Advertisers spend tremendous effort working to understand their audience and… [more]
Why is it so hard to be truthful about Planned Parenthood?
In the heated world of politicized reproductive health, pro-life Christians can very often make a good, honest case. Why, then, do so many feel the need to lie instead? By now, most everyone is aware of the actions this past week on the part of the Susan G. Komen Foundation… [more]
Why sanctions against Iran represent love in action
In an effort to dissuade the government of Iran from working toward the production of a nuclear bomb, the American senate is considering legislation that would intensify American sanctions against Iran, which already include embargoes against certain imports and exports, and legal consequences for doing business with certain Iranian companies… [more]
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Paul Sherratt If Dickens wrote (A Christmas Carol) today he would change the emphasis on ignorance to an emphasis on apathy. For it is apathy which we Christians fight against more than ignorance in the 21st century.
Charles Dickens and tales of Providence
Monica Selby Lying is different from misinformation. The people quoted may not have known their statements were untrue. With an issue as hotly contested as abortion, it's also important that we speak kindly to our allies and friends and, perhaps, give them the benefit of the doubt...
Why is it so hard to be truthful about Planned Parenthood?
Jason E. Summers ...understanding of the good must place great significance on respecting the unique dignity of all people and ensuring that those processes in which we ourselves engage and those in which we ask others to engage do not do violence to the image of God we all share.
Jobs, Steve Jobs and the State of the Union
Siarlys Jenkins Music snobs who like things done decently and in good order are not limited to any one racial category, nor are experiments in integration the same thing as appeasing young people...
MLK and defying 'the most segregated hour'
C.E. Moore I think it is arrogant to assume that a person working 12-hour days in China is somehow not as hard of a worker - especially when their products continue to make it cheaper and easier for Americans to live...
Jobs, Steve Jobs and the State of the Union
Jason Erik Summers I think another aspect Christians ought to consider is the framing of the ethical debate about freedom and justice. It's essentially a liberal/individualistic one, which Christians may want to reject on principle.
Christian wisdom and navigating SOPA/PIPA's muddy waters