(Image by jnn1776 via Flickr) Here’s an article in Baptist Press by Stephen Douglas Wilson that lists 5 important turning points in US history that we all should be thankful for: “5 junctures in U.S. history for which we can be thankful” Here’s the 5 that he lists: 1. The founding and settlement of [...]

Mormonism is center stage again with Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman running for President in 2012. I have seen one article after another talking about why evangelicals should not be voting for a Mormon.  A poll of Evangelical Christians in June showed that at least 34% said that they would not vote for a Mormon [...]

Did the 9/11/01 attacks end up changing some of our attitudes about religion? Here’s a recent article from CNN by John Blake that claims it did make some changes in how Americans perceived religion: Four ways 9/11 changed America’s attitude toward religion There are two observations in this article that I agree with whole heartedly. [...]

                      (Image via Wikipedia) The same-sex v. traditional marriage debate is heating up all over this country and a majority of the time in the media it is presented and characterized as a matter of civil rights. Here’s an article by Amy Hall which clarifies the debate as a battle over definitions instead: “We’re Arguing [...]

                                                          (Image via Wikipedia) 235 years ago today a message was confirmed by representatives of 13 states proclaiming their freedom, a freedom that was considered to be derived from God: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,  that [...]