Rightly Concerned Blogs

We Are Watching The Greek Banking System Die Right In Front Of Our Eyes

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:32 GMT

Money is being pulled out of Greek banks at an alarming rate, and if something dramatic is not done quickly Greek banks are going to start dropping like flies. As I detailed yesterday, people do not want to be stuck with euros in Greek banks when Greece leaves the euro and converts back to the drachma. The fear is that all existing euros in Greek banks would be converted over to drachmas which would then rapidly lose value after the transition. So right now euros are being pulled out of Greek banks at a staggering pace. According to MSNBC, Greeks withdrew $894 million from Greek banks on Monday alone and a similar amount was withdrawn on Tuesday.

Chuck Norris: Defending Kids From Crippling Disease

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:41 GMT

I understand that May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. As a mom with children, I must confess that I’m completely baffled by the disease. What is it? How do we get it? How can we avoid it? And what are its treatments? – Janet B., Springfield, Ore.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: The Blessing No One Wants

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:22:09 GMT

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4).

This is one of the strangest statements in the Bible. It is a paradox and a mystery. “Blessed are those who mourn,” said Jesus. Happy are the sad! What do these strange words mean? Who are the mourners, why are they sad, and how are they comforted?

Bryan Fischer: Purposes of marriage: companionship, sex, and children - gay marriage strikes out

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:40:49 GMT

There are three purposes for marriage: companionship, sex and children.

Probe Ministries: Are We Significant in This Vast Universe?

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:49:14 GMT

Written by Steve Cable

Why Is the Universe so Vast? Are We Truly Insignificant?

What do you feel when you look at the night sky? Awe? Insignificance? Adoration? Recently, my wife and I took three Ph.D. students from China for an overnight outing at a lake in West Texas. One of the things that impressed them most was the opportunity to view the night sky on a moonless night. Due to “light pollution,” people in most cities can only make out a few hundred stars with the naked eye. These young women had never seen the night sky as King David did when he declared, “The heavens declare the glory of God!” (Psalm 19:1, NASU). They were so taken by the stars and the Milky Way that they spent several hours lying on the dock, looking up at the night sky.

The Bank Runs In Greece Will Soon Be Followed By Bank Runs In Other European Nations

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:58:56 GMT

The bank runs that we are watching right now in Greece are shocking, but they are only just the beginning. Since May 6th, nearly one billion dollars has been withdrawn from Greek banks. For a small nation like Greece, that is an absolutely catastrophic number. At this point, the entire Greek banking system is in danger of collapsing. If you had money in a Greek bank, why wouldn't you pull it out? If Greece leaves the euro, all euros in Greek banks will likely be converted to drachmas, and the value of those drachmas will almost certainly decline dramatically.

Mike Adams: A Murder of One

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:05:33 GMT

Some years ago, I was sitting in a tree stand in Sampson County, North Carolina. Less than an hour after ascending into the stand, a beautiful doe stepped into my field of vision. I raised my 30/30 and set my sights just behind her right shoulder. Just as I was about to pull the trigger, I saw something moving along the outer perimeter of my field of vision. I glanced to my right and saw a young fawn grazing just 25 yards away from its mother – the doe I had nearly shot. I had to draw my weapon down for a moment and reassess the situation.

David Limbaugh: Obama Is the Extremist, Not Conservative Talkers

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:18:00 GMT

Some conservatives believe that other conservatives, on talk radio and Fox News Channel, are damaging the cause of conservatism by dishonestly overstating their case against President Obama to increase their ratings and profits.

The 2 Billion Dollar Loss By JP Morgan Is Just A Preview Of The Coming Collapse Of The Derivatives Market

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:11:12 GMT

When news broke of a 2 billion dollar trading loss by JP Morgan, much of the financial world was absolutely stunned. But the truth is that this is just the beginning. This is just a very small preview of what is going to happen when we see the collapse of the worldwide derivatives market. When most Americans think of Wall Street, they think of a bunch of stuffy bankers trading stocks and bonds. But over the past couple of decades it has evolved into much more than that.

Chuck Norris: Feds' intrusions into U.S. farms and families

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:11:29 GMT

With Mother’s Day right at our back, I want to address one of the most extreme overreaches by the federal government into American homes that I’ve seen in a long time. Then I want to call on my own 91-year-old mother, who was raised in rural Oklahoma and worked in cotton fields with her family during the Great Depression, to help set straight the rural farm and child labor record.

Bryan Fischer: Hey, Jonah Goldberg: You owe me a correction and an apology, my friend

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:58:06 GMT

Below is the link to the video of Eric Ferhnstrom’s interview with Chuck Todd of MSNBC, in which he blames me for Richard Grenell’s resignation. The transcript of the relevant exchange is included. What then follows is my email to Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online, in which I ask for a correction and an apology for the column he wrote attacking me. I waited for a reply from Mr. Goldberg, but did not receive one. Hence today’s column.

If You Live In California Things Just Got A Whole Lot Worse

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:12:34 GMT

Why does the state of California seem to be so incredibly hopeless? These days California can't seem to do anything right, and if you live in California things just got a whole lot worse. Governor Brown has announced that the state budget deficit for this year is going to be much larger than projected, that more government services are going to be cut and that voters are going to vote on another round of tax increases in November.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: When Life Tumbles In, What Then?

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:57:07 GMT

When his wife died, he didn’t know at first how he would survive. Although he was a minister and had helped many others through times of crisis, now he faced his own personal moment of truth. How would he reconcile his own loss with the Christian faith he claimed to believe? What would he say to his own grieving congregation?

Bryan Fischer: The 700 words that can guarantee Mitt Romney the White House

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:42:55 GMT

Barack Obama’s open embrace of homosexual marriage has given Mitt Romney the opportunity of a political lifetime. He has virtually handed the election to Romney on the proverbial platter, if only the governor will seize the moment.

David Limbaugh: Time for Republicans To Take the Offensive

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:47:00 GMT

Two very important things happened in politics this week. First, the elections underscored just how fed up mainstream America is with extreme liberalism. Second, President Obama, with his formal endorsement of same-sex marriage, is openly casting his lot with his extremist base.

Is The Food We Eat Killing Us?

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:53:28 GMT

Are we digging our own graves with our teeth? Is the food that we eat every day slowly killing us? When I was growing up, I just assumed that everything in the grocery store was perfectly safe and perfectly healthy. I just assumed that the government and the big corporations were watching out for us and that they would never allow something harmful to be sold in the stores. Boy, was I wrong!

Prophecy Matters: Israel 101 - Part 11

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:53:44 GMT

Written by Don West

In the previous article we learned from Deut. 7:7 that God “did not set His love on [Israel] nor choose [Israel] because [Israel] was more in number than any other people, for [Israel] was the least of all peoples...”; and from Deut. 9:6 that neither did God give [Israel] the good land because of Israel’s righteousness, for [Israel] was a stiff-necked people. For us earthlings, and according to our calculations, size and compliance are things that matter; and Israel’s lack thereof and failure on both counts toward God would have been far more than sufficient justification for most of us to terminate the relationship – permanently so. So why does God persist in and continue to use itty bitty, stiff-necked Israel as one of His most important instruments of accomplishment in this world?

Is Obama Negotiating A Treaty That Would Essentially Ban All 'Buy American' Laws?

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:17:58 GMT

69 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent Barack Obama a letter expressing their concern that a new international treaty currently being negotiated would essentially ban all "Buy American" laws. This new treaty is known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and it is going to be one of the biggest "free trade" agreements in history. Critics are referring to it as the "NAFTA of the Pacific", and it would likely cost the U.S. economy even more jobs than NAFTA did.

Bryan Fischer: The Atlantic Wire blames your humble servant for Obama flop on gay marriage

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:43:42 GMT

Do you want to know who to blame for President Obama’s Etch-A-Sketch flop on gay marriage? According to the winger-left website, The Atlantic Wire, it’s all my fault.

It’s hard - in fact, in my judgment, impossible - to believe, but there it is.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Wanted: Hearty Congregational Singing

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:18:06 GMT

In the last month I’ve spoken at churches in Indiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont. Although they varied in size, denomination and worship style, I noticed one common factor in each church:

Hearty congregational singing.

Kerby Anderson: George Washington and Religion

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:48:37 GMT

Written by Kerby Anderson

Background

What was George Washington’s view of religion and in particular of Christianity? The historical perspective used to be that Washington was a Christian and orthodox in most of his beliefs. But the modern view has been that he was a either a lukewarm Anglican or more likely a Deist.

Prophecy Matters: Israel 101 - Part 10

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:25:17 GMT

The previous nine articles on Israel and the land which it presently occupies as a sovereign, Jewish, and democratic nation-state have attempted to establish that God, in His sovereign will, chose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel and their descendants forever to be the beneficiary of His special election, favor, and gift of the land that comprises their territory. But the question arises as to why. Why? What is the reason or reasons for this choice of Israel and largesse of the land by God?

The Countdown To The Break Up Of The Euro Has Officially Begun

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:22:50 GMT

The results of the elections in France and Greece have made it abundantly clear that there is a tremendous backlash against the austerity approach that Germany has been pushing. All over Europe, prominent politicians and incumbent political parties are being voted out. In fact, Nicolas Sarkozy has become the 11th leader of a European nation to be defeated in an election since 2008. We have seen governments fall in the Netherlands, the UK, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Greece. Whenever they get a chance, the citizens of Europe are using the ballot box to send a message that they do not like what is going on. It turns out that austerity is extremely unpopular.

David Limbaugh: Truth Is Major Obstacle to Obama's Re-election

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:32:21 GMT

President Obama formally kicked off his re-election campaign in Richmond, Va., and Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, and his theme was certainly not, shall we say, "it's morning again in America" -- President Ronald Reagan's optimistic re-election slogan in 1984.

Bryan Fischer: Impossible now for Romney to go Etch-A-Sketch on natural marriage

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:11:19 GMT

The great news from the Obama-Biden-Duncan fiasco: all that dust in the air makes it politically impossible for Mitt Romney to go Etch-A-Sketch on the issue of natural marriage.

And if, as is likely, North Carolina puts protection for natural marriage into its state constitution today, it will make a flip-flop on marriage suicidal.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: 'I Struggle With Assurance of Salvation'

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:19:23 GMT

Someone recently turned in this question: I’ve struggled with assurance of salvation for years. Could it be that I’m not one of the Elect?

Here is my answer:

Chuck Norris: How Romney and our republic can win, Part 2

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:20:17 GMT

In Part 1, I showed how left to conventional campaign tactics, the GOP could likely lose the general election in November. However, I also explained an unconventional strategy that could usher in victory for the GOP and our republic – a tactic used by President Abraham Lincoln.

David P. Smith: Obama Administration Ruining Primary Care Physicians

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:12:48 GMT

The current leadership of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under President Obama continues the trend of other government agencies which have policies causing continual stress upon all physicians, but especially primary care physicians. At the end of 2011, deadlines in place for a new format for submission of electronic claims caused tremendous stress all over the country and resulted in bankruptcy for some physician practices (http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/05/smallbusiness/doctors_broke/index.htm).

95 Percent Of The Jobs Lost During The Recession Were Middle Class Jobs

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:20:48 GMT

Who is the biggest loser in the ongoing decline of the U.S. economy? Is it the wealthy? No, the stock market has been soaring lately and their incomes are actually going up. Is it the poor? Well, the poor are definitely hurting very badly, but when you don't have much to begin with you don't have much to lose. Unfortunately, it is the middle class that has lost the most during this economic downturn.

Mike Adams: The Price is Wrong

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:04:46 GMT

There is an enormous free speech controversy that is pitting an outspoken North Carolina faculty member against a public university administration. For once it isn’t me (so keep on reading liberals)! This controversy involves Jammie Price, a tenured sociology professor at Appalachian State University (ASU), who previously taught at UNC-Wilmington. The current controversy also involves porn so it should be a stimulating topic for my weekly political column (the liberals will surely keep reading now)!

Bryan Fischer: Gov. Romney goes Triple Etch-A-Sketch on homosexuality

Fri, 04 May 2012 12:14:12 GMT

The Romney circus is becoming the theater of the absurd.

David Limbaugh: Piers Morgan Slays Himself in Goldberg Interview

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:06:43 GMT

There was a silver lining for Jonah Goldberg in Piers Morgan's ambush interview of him allegedly concerning his new book, "The Tyranny of Cliches." Jonah couldn't have written a better script to illustrate his book's theme.

There Are 100 Million Working Age Americans That Do Not Have Jobs

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:09:58 GMT

The unemployment crisis in America is much worse than you are being told. Did you know that there are 100 million working age Americans that do not get up in the morning and go to work? No wonder why it seems like there are so many people that do not have jobs! According to the federal government, there are 12.6 million working age Americans that are considered to be "officially" unemployed, but there are another 87.8 million working age Americans that are not working either. The federal government considers those Americans to be "not in the labor force" so they are not included in the unemployment rate.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: How to Pray with Power

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:48:02 GMT

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:9-14).

Mike Adams: The Old Rubber Cross

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:55:10 GMT

Dear President Ransdell:

As a supporter of Hilltoppers for Life, I am deeply concerned at the way its pro-life display was vandalized on April 20, 2012. I am perhaps more concerned with the way Western Kentucky University (WKU) officials have responded to this criminal action. As this story continues to unfold, the facts suggest that at least one WKU official knew in advance this vandalism would occur. Later, several officials did nothing to stop it. This is simply inexcusable in a climate of higher learning.

Probe Ministries: Kingdom Singleness

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:58:18 GMT

Written by Renea McKenzie

While studying at L'Abri Fellowship, I encountered two books that really made an impression upon me for the simple reason that, of all the many books I come across in my years of work with students, my studies, and my personal reading, I had never seen even the likes of anything like them. I’m speaking of Laura Smit's Loves Me, Loves Me Not and Lauren Winner's Real Sex. These two books contain what's desperately missing in the “Christian living” section of our bookstores, particularly for singles.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Stay

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:43:42 GMT

New England has a reputation as a difficult place to do ministry. One pastor from Massachusetts called it a “cold” region for gospel ministry.

Bryan Fischer: Romney goes full Etch-A-Sketch twice on gay agenda

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:12:32 GMT

Richard Grenell, the homosexual activist Mitt Romney hired to be his face on foreign policy, abruptly resigned yesterday. Many outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, ABC News, the Huffington Post, Salon, BuzzFeed and the Washington Examiner reported that pro-family criticism - largely from your humble correspondent - was responsible.

Bryan Fischer: Tolerant lesbian wants Boy Scouts to shred their standards just for her

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:29:05 GMT

Jennifer Tyrell is an out, loud and proud lesbian who was rightfully removed by the Boy Scouts from a leadership position with their organization, which exists to build character into the lives of impressionable young boys.

David Limbaugh: Obama Is Headed Anywhere but Forward

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:46:20 GMT

You have to hand it to President Obama and his cabal of re-election strategists; they are masters of illusion. Their newly released Web video and its accompanying campaign slogan, "Forward," are science fiction-level fantastical.

Class Warfare Is Being Used To Divide America - And It Is Working

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:37:48 GMT

At a time when America desperately needs to come together, we are becoming more divided than ever. The mainstream media and most of our politicians love to pit us against one another in dozens of different ways, and right now class warfare has become one of their favorite tools for getting us to hate one another. If you are struggling in this economy, you are being told that "the wealthy" are the cause of your problems. If you have money, you are being told that the poor hate you and want to tax you into oblivion.

Mike Adams: Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:29:40 GMT

One afternoon I stopped by the bank to make a few deposits. I was in a rush and needed to get in and out as soon as possible. I had places to go and things I had to do. I picked the worst possible time of day and the worst day of the week to do my banking. But I had been out of town and needed to catch up on errands before the weekend began.

Chuck Norris: How Romney and our republic can win, Part 1

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:11:59 GMT

With President Obama officially starting his campaign Friday, many are wondering (and others worried) if GOP frontrunner and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has a real chance at winning the general election. But I know a way he can pull it off, and my wife, Gena, even dreamed about it.

I said I would vote for whomever won the GOP nomination. As of this writing, it appears to be Mitt Romney. Truthfully, I believe Mitt has the skills and organization to defeat Obama and stop his fundamental transformation of America. We all know what four more years of increased socialistic decisions would do to our country.

Bryan Fischer: Even gays say I was right: Grenell hire was all about homosexuality

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:53 GMT

It turns out that I was dead right that Mitt Romney’s hire of a homosexual activist was all about homosexuality, not foreign policy.

How do I know? Gay activists are saying so, and so is ABC. So there. Told you so.

David Limbaugh: Obama Administration's Repeated Abuses Are Extension of Extreme Liberalism

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:48:55 GMT

Every day, we get a new kick in the gut from the Obama administration. Most recently, Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz was caught on video articulating his view of the agency's role in enforcing its regulations.

The Family Farm Is Being Systematically Wiped Out Of Existence In America

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:36:17 GMT

An entire way of life is rapidly dying right in front of our eyes. The family farm is being systematically wiped out of existence in America, and big agribusiness and the federal government both have blood all over their hands. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farms in the United States has fallen from about 6.8 million in 1935 to only about 2 million today. That doesn't mean that there is less farming going on. U.S. farms are producing more than ever. But what it does mean is that farming is increasingly becoming dominated by the big boys. The rules of the game have been tilted in favor of big agribusiness so dramatically that most small farmers find that they simply cannot compete anymore.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: T. D. Jakes on Homosexuality

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:26:05 GMT

Recently Dallas megachurch pastor T. D. Jakes was asked by Oprah Winfrey to give his stance on homosexuality. Given Oprah’s huge audience and vast popularity in our culture, it would be easy to evade that question by trying to change the subject. Here is what Jakes said:

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Do Not Settle For Second Best

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:23:45 GMT

1. Prayer is both the easiest and hardest discipline of the Christian life. It is the easiest in that the youngest child and the newest Christian can learn to pray. Even the slightest motion of the soul toward God is a form of genuine prayer. If a person says, “Lord, have mercy,” they are truly praying. But prayer is also the hardest discipline because it is the most difficult to maintain over a long period of time. In a sense it is easy to enroll in the School of Prayer but hard to get a graduate degree.

David Limbaugh: Romney Should Choose Bold Colors, Not Pale Pastels

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:08:50 GMT

Mitt Romney's presidential run could turn out to be a test case to resolve the long-running debate inside the Republican Party as to whether the GOP presidential nominee should run as a conservative or more of a centrist.

53 Percent Of All Young College Graduates In America Are Either Unemployed Or Underemployed

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:12:46 GMT

If you are in college right now, you will most likely either be unemployed or working a job that only requires a high school degree when you graduate. The truth is that the U.S. economy is not coming anywhere close to producing enough jobs for the hordes of new college graduates that are entering the workforce every year. In 2011, 53 percent of all Americans with a bachelor's degree under the age of 25 were either unemployed or underemployed.

Mike Adams: Black Panics and White Hispanics

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:54:27 GMT

In my many years of serving on faculty hiring committees, I have often heard the statement “minorities and women are encouraged to apply.” It usually follows in close proximity to the statement “our institution does not discriminate on the basis of race.” The two statements cannot be reconciled by logic. But, then again, logic is considered a form of white oppression at the postmodern university.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Beyond Your Dreams

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:09:30 GMT

Martin Luther, the father of the Protestant Reformation, had a good friend and assistant by the name of Friedrich Myconius. In 1540, Myconius became sick and was expected to die shortly. On his deathbed he wrote a tender farewell message to Luther. When Luther read the message, he immediately sent a reply: “I command you in the name of God to live because I still have need of you in the work of reforming the church. The Lord will never let me hear that you are dead, but will permit you to survive me. For this I am praying, this is my will, and may my will be done, because I seek only to glorify the name of God.”

Chuck Norris: Soros and Obama vs. Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:11:19 GMT

For many, the term sheriff conjures up images of the Old West. A few may consider a sheriff some form of outdated and obsolete political office. But for me and countless other patriots across our nation, a sheriff is the epitome of good and necessary county law enforcement.

Bryan Fischer: Re: Richard Grenell: Romney has some ‘splaining to do

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:25:13 GMT

Gov. Mitt Romney stepped on a landmine by appointing Richard Grenell, an out, loud and proud homosexual, to be his spokesman on national security and foreign policy issues. Grenell has for years been an outspoken advocate for homosexual marriage. In fact, word is that he left the Bush administration because President Bush would not formally acknowledge his homosexual partner.

Why Is It Necessary For The Federal Government To Turn The United States Into A Prison Camp?

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:15:49 GMT

There has been no society in the history of the world that has ever been 100% safe. No matter how much money the federal government spends on "homeland security", the truth is that bad things will still happen. Our world is a very dangerous place and it is becoming increasingly unstable. The federal government could turn the entire country into one giant prison camp, but that would still not keep us safe. It is inevitable that bad stuff will happen in life.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: The Motto of Chuck Colson

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:49:17 GMT

The news that Chuck Colson died on Saturday brought to mind a visit to his office eleven years ago.

There Is Not Going To Be A Solution To Our Economic Problems On The National Level

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:45:26 GMT

For those waiting for our economic problems to be solved, you can quit holding your breath. There is simply not going to be a solution to our economic problems on the national level. So why is that the case? Well, it is because the economic policies of both major political parties are very, very similar when you take a close look at them.

Prophecy Matters: Israel 101 - Part 9

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:39:03 GMT

In an attempt to convey the basis of modern Israel’s claim and right to the land that they occupy as a nation, (but which is highly contested by the Palestinians, the Arab world, the Muslim world, and a significant portion of the rest of the world, as represented by the United Nations) I have previously submitted for your consideration numerous biblical writings indicating that Israel was the beneficiary of God’s sovereign will and choice to be the recipient of a region of territory in the Middle East called the land of Canaan;

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Open My Eyes, Lord

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:38:50 GMT

I wonder if we would be happy if our prayers were published so that others could read them. That’s a fascinating thought, isn’t it? What if every prayer you prayed, word for word, somehow ended up on the Internet so that anyone, anywhere could read them? Would our prayers be worth reading if they were published? And would they qualify for the pages of Holy Scripture or would they be more fit for the National Enquirer?

Bryan Fischer: 16th Amendment: the original Buffett Rule

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:29:46 GMT

The current tax code is 3.6 million words long, four times longer than the collected works of Shakespeare. It requires 25 volumes to contain it, and takes up nine feet of shelf space.

The Too Big To Fail Banks Are Now Much Bigger And Much More Powerful Than Ever

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:53:56 GMT

The Democrats, the Republicans and especially Barack Obama promised that something would be done about the too big to fail banks so that they would never again be a threat to destroy our financial system. Well, those promises have not been kept and the too big to fail banks are now much bigger and much more powerful than ever. The assets of the five biggest U.S. banks were equivalent to about 43 percent of U.S. GDP before the financial crisis. Today, the assets of the five biggest U.S. banks are equivalent to about 56 percent of U.S. GDP.

Chuck Norris: Is America's favorite food really 'evil'?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:36:19 GMT

Hello, Mr. Norris. I love “C-Force” and read it weekly. I saw last Sunday on “60 Minutes” a segment on how sugar is toxic. Really? Toxic? – Robert F. in Sydney

It’s true that Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on “60 Minutes” that recent scientific research shows that sugar is in fact toxic and that overconsumption may lead to heart disease and even cancer.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Show Me Your Glory

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:06:46 GMT

"Then Moses said, ‘Now show me your glory’” (Exodus 33:18).

Charles Spurgeon calls this the greatest request a man ever made of God. I think he is right. How could Moses have asked for anything larger? To see God’s glory is to see God himself. It was as if Moses is saying, “Let me see you as you really are.” Usually when men pray, they want some special favor from the Lord. “Lord, help me find a job” or “Heal my child” or “Reveal your will to me” or “Increase my faith” or “Save me from this day of trouble.”

Space Shuttle Discovery and Our New Comrades

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:30:14 GMT

Space Shuttle Discovery and Our New Comrades Watching Space Shuttle Discovery soar over the great American monuments in DC on the back of a 747, gutted and consigned to a museum, brought back wonderful memories of America’s marvelous achievements.

Probe Ministries: The Lives of Muhammad and Jesus

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:21:28 GMT

Written by Patrick Zukeran

Muhammad and Jesus are the founders of the two largest religions in the world and two of the most influential people in the history of the world. Both men serve not only as founders but also the ideal models whose lives are to be emulated by all their followers. What kind of lives did they live? What example did they leave behind, and how is their example impacting our world today?

25 Signs That Middle Class Families Have Been Targeted For Extinction

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:05:09 GMT

The middle class in America is being systematically wiped out, and most people don't even realize what is happening. Every single year, millions more Americans fall out of the middle class and become dependent on the government. The United States once had the largest and most vibrant middle class in the history of the world, but now the middle class is rapidly shrinking and government dependence is at an all-time high.

David Limbaugh: Katie Pavlich's 'Fast and Furious'

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:25:48 GMT

Of all the myriad scandals of the Obama administration, there is one, largely ignored by the mainstream media, that could actually be its worst.

Bryan Fischer: Fox ought to fire Bob Beckel today

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:17:49 GMT

Bob Beckel famously dropped the “F” bomb on live TV last night, on the Sean Hannity show, not realizing that the program had come back from a commercial break and was on the air. Hannity apologized on Beckel’s behalf, but laughed it off, and Neal Boortz, the libertarian that he is, rushed to Beckel’s defense.

Tony Robbins, Ron Paul And Ben Bernanke All Agree: The National Debt Crisis Could Destroy America

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:46:08 GMT

Is there one thing that Tony Robbins, Ron Paul and Ben Bernanke can all agree on? Yes, there actually is. Recently they have all come forward with warnings that the national debt crisis could destroy America if something is not done. Unfortunately, our politicians continue to spend us into oblivion as if there will never be any consequences. When Barack Obama took office, the U.S. national debt was 10.6 trillion dollars. Today, it is 15.6 trillion dollars and it is rising at the rate of about 150 million dollars an hour. During the Obama administration so far, the U.S. government has accumulated more debt than it did from 1776 to 1995. The United States now has a debt to GDP ratio of over 100 percent, and another credit rating agency downgraded U.S. debt earlier this month.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: What Is Saving Faith?

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:04:00 GMT

"Pastor Ray, how can I know that I am truly saved?”

The young man standing before me was obviously in some distress. His story was familiar. He had been raised in an evangelical church where he had accepted Christ as his Savior when he was 8 or 9. After 19 years of Sunday school and church services, and after hearing countless gospel sermons, he felt confused and uncertain. To make matters worse, he was a student at a Bible school where I was the guest lecturer.

Chuck Norris: Video proof of voter fraud in D.C.

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:59:28 GMT

President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department have a new obsession to obstruct any state’s passing of voter-identification laws, even recently attacking South Carolina and my own state of Texas. Holder calls voter ID laws “unnecessary” and says voter fraud “doesn’t exist,” but new video proof in his own voting precinct proves otherwise.

27 Statistics About The European Economic Crisis That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:36:20 GMT

The economic crisis in Europe continues to get worse and eventually it is going to unravel into a complete economic nightmare. All over Europe, national governments have piled up debts that are completely unsustainable. But whenever they start significantly cutting government spending it results in an economic slowdown. So politicians in Europe are really caught between a rock and a hard place. They can't keep racking up these unsustainable debts, but if they continue to cut government spending it is going to push their economies into deep recession and their populations will riot.

Mike Adams: My First Amendment Class

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:30:55 GMT

Author’s Note: I’ll be speaking at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio on April 19. The event will start in Harrison Hall, room 111, at 6 p.m. The speech is called “Three Liberal Assaults on Free Speech (and Three Conservative Solutions)."Because it is about free speech in public forums, the speech is free and open to the public.

Tyranny is never more than a generation away. Those who wish to impose tyranny prey upon the ignorance of those they wish to subjugate. Knowing that it is easier to deprive people of their rights if they are unaware of their rights, academic elites often forsake their responsibilities in order to further their own political goals. In other words, they seek to preserve ignorance, rather than advance knowledge.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Real Hope for Lasting Change

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:59:33 GMT

“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (I Corinthians 6:9-11).

The most important part of this text is the first phrase of verse 11: “And that is what some of you were.” In those eight words we find the entire Christian faith. The effective power of all that we believe is summed up in those few words. Christianity is supremely a religion of conversion.

David Limbaugh: Thank You, Ms. Rosen

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:38:36 GMT

Though everyone is talking about Democratic strategist and Obama confidant Hilary Rosen's insolent remarks about Ann Romney, I want to discuss them, too, because they reveal her leftist mindset.

Rosen didn't misspeak; she spoke deliberately and with passion. And when given a chance to retract or soften her remarks, she doubled down -- at least initially.

Bryan Fischer: Scripture: Ann Romney right, Hilary Rosen wrong

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:02:24 GMT

Hilary Rosen famously told Anderson Cooper of CNN the other day that Ann Romney, a stay-at-home mom, has “never worked a day in her life.” She pulled a pin on the grenade and dropped it in the middle of the room.

24 Outrageous Facts About Taxes In The United States That Will Blow Your Mind

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:22:48 GMT

The U.S. tax code is a complete and utter abomination and it needs to be thrown out entirely. Nobody in their right mind would ever read the whole thing - it is over 3 million words long. Each year, Americans spend billions of hours and hundreds of billions of dollars trying to comply with federal tax requirements. Sadly, it is the honest, hard working Americans in the middle class that always get hit the hardest.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Experiencing God’s Love

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:24:51 GMT

As we come to a brand new study from the last of the Old Testament books, I wonder if the prophet Malachi wanted to stay snuggled under his sheets instead of preaching to his people. Please turn in your Bible to the book that bears his name. If you’re having a hard time finding it, go to Matthew and hang a left. This short book is easily overlooked and seldom preached from. I can’t ever remember hearing a sermon series from Malachi.

Probe Ministries: A Pilgrim's Progress: Suffering in the Life of John Bunyan

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:18:04 GMT

Written by Michael Gleghorn

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A Suffering Pilgrim

John Bunyan is known to most people today as the author of The Pilgrim’s Progress, a book he began writing in prison. It tells the story of “Christian,” who makes his way from the “City of Destruction” (which represents this world) to the “Celestial City” (which represents Heaven). It’s been described as “perhaps the world’s best-selling book” (after the Bible), and has been “translated into over 200 languages.”{1} Written in the form of an allegory, it essentially relates the story of Bunyan’s own Christian journey.{2} And just as his life was full of trials and suffering, so also “Christian” must face many hardships and difficulties as well.

Bryan Fischer: Romney v. Obama: Conservative triage on “lesser of two evils”

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:45:25 GMT

Expect to hear much discussion in coming weeks about conservative voters facing a “lesser of two evils” choice in the presidential race. This is because GOP voters - they have no one to blame but themselves - have given America a moderate Republican as the party’s presidential candidate. As many have correctly observed, Mitt Romney is Obama-Lite, a lo-cal, nutrition-free, Etch-a-Sketch, tabula rasa alternative to unabashed fascism.

The Hard Working American vs. The Government Parasite

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:18:17 GMT

Which lifestyle choice produces better results - being a hard working American or being a government parasite? Actually, when you look at the cold, hard numbers they may just surprise you. In America today, we deeply penalize hard work and we greatly reward government dependence. If you live in a very liberal area of the country and you know how to game the system, it is entirely possible to live a comfortable existence without ever working too much at all.

In fact, there are some Americans that have been living off of "government benefits" for decades. Many of these people actually plan their lives around doing exactly what they need to do to qualify for as many benefits as possible. America is rapidly turning into a European-style socialist welfare state and it is destroying our nation socially and financially.

David Limbaugh: Holder's Corrupt Opposition to Voter ID Laws

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:41:11 GMT

Can anyone think of an innocuous reason that President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder oppose state voter ID laws?

Dr. Ray Pritchard: The Torn Curtain

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:30:17 GMT

“At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom” (Matthew 27:51).

Sometimes the best sermons have no words.

The Shocking Truth About Unemployment In America In One Chart

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:11:16 GMT

The mainstream media is not telling you the truth about unemployment in the United States. The percentage of working age Americans that are employed is not increasing. In March 2010, 58.5 percent of all working age Americans had a job. In March 2012, 58.5 percent of all working age Americans had a job. So if the employment rate is exactly the same as it was two years ago, then how in the world can the Obama administration claim that things have gotten significantly better since then?

Chuck Norris: The benign and benevolent President Obama?

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:07:16 GMT

In Part 1 (“Not all presidential executive orders are created equal”), I discussed some specifics in President Obama’s recent executive order, or EO, “The National Defense Resources Preparedness,” and how it is a completely audacious overreach of presidential power, especially enacting peacetime martial law.

Here I will discuss why analysts are wrong for simply overlooking it as a benign order similar to other presidents.

Bryan Fischer: Is God removing the partial hardening from the hearts of the Jews?

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:33:22 GMT

In my understanding of New Testament eschatology, there is just one prophecy which has yet to be fulfilled before the return of Jesus Christ. (I understand all the prophecies of Matthew 24 save one to have been fulfilled by 70 AD. Exploring that subject is a matter for another day.)

Dr. Ray Pritchard: The Guarantee of God

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:54:15 GMT

“It is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Corinthians 5:5).

Not many things in life are truly guaranteed.

If you have a job today, you might not have one tomorrow.
If you are healthy today, you might be sick tomorrow.
If you have made money in the stock market, who knows what will happen tomorrow?

Mike Adams: The Frequent Bomber Program

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:04:06 GMT

Dear Bill (Ayers):

I try not to use the word “jack***” too often. Whenever I start writing about you, however, that word just seems to fit into every sentence – sort of like Selah fits into a Davidic Psalm. In fact, found myself using a little profanity when I heard about your recent remarks at an occupy Wall Street gathering in New York City. Here they are in their unedited stupidity:

Everything Is Going To Be Alright?

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:30:53 GMT

Is the U.S. economy going to be okay? Well, if the only source you listened to was the mainstream media, you would be left with the distinct impression that the U.S. economy is heading toward a full recovery and that everything is going to be alright. Unfortunately, that is not the case at all. The United States is rapidly becoming poorer as a nation and less competitive in the global marketplace.

Bryan Fischer: Bringing health care costs down is easy

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:59:49 GMT

The New York Times today indicates that as much as one-third of all medical expense in the United States is due to unnecessary tests and treatments.

The reason for this is simple: we have a third party payment system. Either the employer or the government pays for the bulk of health care costs. This means the patient - who is not paying out of his own pocket - has no reason and no incentive to eliminate unnecessary expenditures, and the doctor has every incentive to order as many tests and procedures as he can get away with.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Where Grace and Wrath Meet

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:57:49 GMT

Why did Jesus have to die?

That may be the most important question facing this generation. No one can truly understand the Christian faith without knowing the answer to that question.

Bryan Fischer: The problem with Romney: not Mormon enough

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:40:53 GMT

There is no reason for Rick Santorum to drop out of the race for the GOP nomination. This is for one simple reason: this is his only shot at the crown.

If he can stage a dramatic come-from-behind win, he will give America its clearest choice between competing visions for America since 1984.

Probe Ministries: The Answer Is the Resurrection

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:35:23 GMT

Written by Steve Cable

Making a Defense for Your Living Hope

A key verse for our ministry at Probe is 1 Peter 3:15 where Peter writes, "Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence."{1}

Why Is The Heartland Of America Being Ripped To Shreds By Gigantic Tornadoes That Are Becoming More Frequent And More Powerful?

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:24:42 GMT

What in the world is going on in the heartland of America? Spring has barely even begun and we are seeing communities all over America being ripped to shreds by gigantic tornadoes. A lot of meteorologists claimed that the nightmarish tornado season of 2011 was an "anomaly", but 2012 is shaping up to be just as bad or even worse. These tornado outbreaks just seem to keep getting more frequent and more powerful.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: The Temple: Not One Stone Will Be Left

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:24:38 GMT

“They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you” (Luke 19:44).
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Jesus loved Jerusalem.
When he uttered these words, he was weeping.

Mike Adams: For the Love of Marx

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:21:56 GMT

There are more Marxists teaching in Sociology Departments in America than living in the former Soviet Union. These sociologists hold themselves out as scientists despite the fact that they fail consistently in their efforts to predict the future. In fact, most of them lack the competence to accurately predict the past

David Limbaugh: Obama Touts His Record

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:35:52 GMT

In his excellent daily Web news summary, "The Transom," Ben Domenech says that President Obama's speech at the Portland Museum of Art on Saturday "is likely to be Obama's campaign speech from here on out." He's probably correct, so let's take a look, with an eye to whether it's likely to work.

Read This First Before You Decide That Preppers Are Crazy

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:25:28 GMT

Do you believe that preppers are a few cards short of a full deck? Do you assume that anyone that is "preparing for doomsday" does not have their elevator going all the way to the top floor? Well, you might want to read this first before you make a final decision that all preppers are crazy. The information that you are about to read shook me up a bit when I first looked it over. To be honest, I had no idea how incredibly vulnerable our economic system is to a transportation disruption.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: The Temple Courts: Slapping Down the Sadducees

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:57:36 GMT

“He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for to him all are alive” (Luke 20:38).

Ever met a Sadducee? Me neither.

That’s not surprising considering that the last one died 2000 years ago. And even back then, there were never very many of them. It was always a very select group, like a club for the very wealthy. If you lived in Jericho, you were much more likely to run into a Pharisee than a Sadducee. They were a very small group with some very strange views.

Chuck Norris: 3 perilous previews of Obamacare

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:58:20 GMT

(Due to the nation’s and Supreme Court’s war over Obamacare last week, I’m deferring until next week Part 2 of previous column, “Not all presidential orders are created equal,” to address this raging debate.)

Though I have concern that every American citizen has affordable health care, too, I have grave concerns that the federal government holds any true solution at all.

History shows that whenever government oversees personal welfare (such as with the Medicare, Medicaid, welfare and Social Security), the program is inept, broken, intrusive, impersonalized, oppressive and often bankrupt.

Bryan Fischer: Liberals are conservatives but won’t admit it; moderates are conservatives but don’t know it

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:10:15 GMT

I saw a headline on Drudge yesterday, linking to an article that claimed to prove that conservatism is connected to "low brain power." At first I ignored the link, figuring it was just another leftist slam on conservatives as Cro-Magnons.

But then I decided to read it for myself, and discovered that the thrust of the article, if you read it carefully, is that the more honest people are about what they really believe, the more conservative they are.

The 15 Trillion Dollar Party

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:06:54 GMT

If you knew that you could live in luxury for the rest of your life but that by doing so it would absolutely destroy the future for your children, your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren would you do it? Well, that is exactly what we are doing as a nation. Over the past several decades, we have stolen 15 trillion dollars from future generations so that we could enjoy a dramatically inflated level of prosperity. Our 15 trillion dollar party has been a lot of fun, but what we have done to our children and our grandchildren has been beyond criminal.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: The Temple Courts: Shake Us Up, Lord

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:51:06 GMT

“My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations” (Mark 11:17).

Jesus would not put up with some things.

We have seen over and over again his compassion for the hurting and his outreach to the forgotten. He cares for those the world forgets.

David Limbaugh: Obama Doubling Down on His Leftist Radicalism

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:02:08 GMT

You can't even casually surf the Internet on any given day without numerous reminders of just how radical President Obama is -- and this is during an election year, when it should be in his political interest to mask his radicalism.

Bryan Fischer: The Ten Commandments of Secular Sharia

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:53:27 GMT

Secular fundamentalists, it turns out, have their own version of Sharia law.

It is just as unbending, rigid and dangerous to liberty as the Muslim kind. And secular Sharia has ten commandments, just like the Judeo-Christian tradition does.

The Ten Commandments of the Judeo-Christian tradition supplied the foundation for the American political experiment. As George Washington said, "Of all the disposition and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports.”

A Cashless Society May Be Closer Than Most People Would Ever Dare To Imagine

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:12:53 GMT

Most people think of a cashless society as something that is way off in the distant future. Unfortunately, that is simply not the case. The truth is that a cashless society is much closer than most people would ever dare to imagine. To a large degree, the transition to a cashless society is being done voluntarily. Today, only 7 percent of all transactions in the United States are done with cash, and most of those transactions involve very small amounts of money.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Bethany: A Dead Man Rises

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:32:37 GMT

'The Raising of Lazarus', Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

“Lazarus, come out!” (John 11:43)

Lazarus was already dead when Jesus arrived in Bethany.
He had in fact been dead for four days.
He had been dead long enough for his body to begin decaying.

Probe Ministries: Student Mind Games Conference

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:31:38 GMT

Written by Sue Bohlin

Conference Overview

There’s one thing we do here at Probe that is our favorite part of ministry. Our Student Mind Games Conference is a week-long, total immersion, give-it-all-we’ve-got experience for high school and college students that changes minds and hearts forever.

20 Signs That We Are Witnessing The Complete Collapse Of Common Sense In America

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:03:09 GMT

What do you do when an entire nation begins to lose the capacity to think rationally? Many Americans spend a great deal of time criticizing the government, and there is certainly a lot to complain about, but it is not just the government that is the problem. All over America, people appear to be going insane. It is almost as if we have been cursed with stupidity. Sadly, this applies from the very top of our society all the way down to the very bottom. A lot of us find ourselves asking the following question much more frequently these days: "How could they be so stupid?" Unfortunately, we are witnessing a complete collapse of common sense all over America.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Across the Jordan: Waiting for Lazarus to Die

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:48:24 GMT

“When he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days” (John 11:6).
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Why did he wait two more days?
Why not come now, right now, while Lazarus is alive?

Chuck Norris: No 'weigh' to live

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:11:53 GMT

Chuck, I’m a senior in college, and my major is nutrition. Lately, I’ve watched an alarming trend of males starving themselves in order to obtain the perfectly ripped body. It seems as if what used to be an obsession for women has become a huge problem with men, too. Agree? – “Some Things Are Worth the Weight” in Nebraska

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, an alarming 1 million males ages 12 to 25 are suffering from eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia.

These diseases, which normally are associated with women, are genuinely indiscriminate. They are equal-opportunity disorders. Girls’ obsession with weight and calories is now guys’ preoccupation with fat indexes and muscle mass.

Bernanke Claims That The Fed Has Averted A Second Great Depression By Bailing Out The Too Big To Fail Banks

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:48:39 GMT

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke claims that the Federal Reserve averted a second Great Depression by bailing out the big Wall Street banks during the last financial crisis, and he says that if a similar financial crisis comes along that the correct "policy response" will be to do the exact same thing again. This was the theme of the lecture that Bernanke delivered to students at George Washington University on Tuesday.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Jericho: A Little Man With a Big Problem

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:09:20 GMT

“Zacchaeus, come down immediately” (Luke 19:5).

He was a little man with a big problem.

Mike Adams: Mad About GLAAD

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:05:08 GMT

Dear Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC):

You don’t know me but you should. I’m an angry white guy. As a white guy, I’m angry a lot. But today, I’m even angrier than usual. So you should probably put me on your list of dangerous persons. Given that I might have a mental breakdown at any moment, you should probably go ahead and designate me as hate group. I feel a strong case of multiple personality disorder coming on. Yes I do. No you don’t. Oh, shut up and let him talk!

David Limbaugh: Obamacare: Will the Court Vindicate Itself?

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:07:21 GMT

If there has ever been a case that could vindicate the Supreme Court as a guardian of liberty or incriminate it as freedom's thief, it is the court's present consideration of the Affordable Care Act.

Bryan Fischer: Commerce Clause being mangled to support ObamaCare

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:15:06 GMT

The Constitution is just like the Bible. It either means what its authors intended it to mean, or it can mean anything your fevered imagination wants it to. The main judicial challenge facing the American people right now is very simple: will we be guided in public policy by the Constitution the Founders created or the one that has been mangled beyond recognition by activist judges?

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Nazareth: Unconscious Praise

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:06:45 GMT

“Jesus said to them, ‘Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor” (Mark 6:4).

He was a carpenter’s son and that disqualified him.
Who could take him seriously?

Mike Adams: I Used to Love Her but I Had To Kill Her

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:44:37 GMT

Author’s Note: I will be speaking in Still Hall Auditorium at Clarion University in Clarion, PA this Thursday, March 29th. The speech will begin at 7 p.m. and will last about 75 minutes unless it is aborted before it comes to term. I’ll let you guess the topic.

My recent engagement lasted only a few days and has resulted in some unfortunate rumors spreading across the internet. It is therefore necessary for me to take a break from the usual subject matter of my columns in order to shed some light on a most unfortunate turn of events.

Chuck Norris: Not all presidential orders are created equal, Part 1

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:06:12 GMT

In the typical duck-n-dodge fashion of President Obama, he recently spewed his 115th executive order, or EO, upon the American public on a late Friday afternoon two weeks ago (Mar. 16). Cloaked in one of his candy-coated grandiloquence titles, “The National Defense Resources Preparedness” set the blogosphere ablaze last week.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: In the Cities and Villages: The Harvest is Plentiful

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:07:14 GMT

“Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest’” (Matthew 9:37-38).
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This banner hangs in my office at home. We bought it at a Christian scroll shop in China a few years ago. The hand-painted banner contains the Mandarin translation of Matthew 9:37-38 along with a painting of Chinese farmers bringing in the harvest.

David P. Smith: Soldier Suicides Reflect Spiritual Health of America

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:01:41 GMT

Our soldiers are having great difficulty in handling the great stresses that they must endure in the present day. It has been reported just recently that suicide in the American military was at an all-time high in 2010, and reduced a small amount in 2011 after intensive efforts by the military in taking actions to identify those at risk, but the rates are still higher than the general population. For the first half of 2009, suicide claimed the lives of more American soldiers than did combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.

David Limbaugh: Liberal Opposition to Ryan Plan Is Delusional Demagoguery

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:20:38 GMT

It's one thing for good-faith conservative Republicans to challenge the Ryan plan from the right if they believe its cuts are too small and too slow, but these liberal attacks are something else again.

Bryan Fischer: Why Obama hopes he’ll lose at the Supreme Court

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:34:50 GMT

Pundits have been puzzled that President Obama expedited the legal challenges to ObamaCare. Because he refused to ask for an en banc hearing from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last fall, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on ObamaCare next week, and is expected to issue a ruling late this summer.

The president could have strung out the judicial process so that a resolution would not come until after the election, but he instead chose a course that will result in a decision right in the middle of the presidential campaign. He is obviously gambling that the Supreme Court ruling will work in his favor in the run-up to November.

Bryan Fischer: The most feared radio network in America

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:29:28 GMT

Gay activists will always tell you whom they fear the most by the people they try to kneecap.

GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has identified the 36 commentators who spook them the most in their Commentator Accountability Project.

Mike Adams: Jews For Genocide

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:42:59 GMT

Dear Mr. Friedman:

I am deeply disappointed by your refusal to speak with me personally about some remarks you make to my editors at TownHall.com. I have given you ample time to respond to my phone calls. Now, I’m responding to you in this open letter. I really have no other choice given your unwillingness to speak directly to the people you target with your misguided condescension. I’ll respond to your irresponsible remarks one paragraph at a time. Here goes:

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Nain: A Funeral Interrupted

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:25:05 GMT

“Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother" (Luke 7:14-15).

Only Jesus could do this.

Mike Adams: Open Doors and Closed Minds

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:17:19 GMT

There is simply no intolerance like that of so-called gay rights activists. In recent years, they have passed feminists as the most censorious political faction in higher education. Homosexual activists at Ohio University demonstrate that the gay rights movement is not about equality. It never has been. It is about forcing your views on others and forcing your opponents into closeted lives as second class citizens.

Probe Ministries: Four Views of Revelation

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:40:33 GMT

Written by Patrick Zukeran

The Debate

One of the most intriguing books of the Bible is the book of Revelation. The imagery of the cosmic battle in heaven and on earth makes it a fascinating book to study. However, much debate surrounds the proper interpretation of this apocalyptic work. Is this book a prophecy of future events yet to take place, or have the prophecies of this book been fulfilled?

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Down from the Mountain: Suspend Disbelief

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:41:04 GMT

Lehigh celebrates its amazing upset last Friday.

“Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!’” (Mark 9:24).
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They called it one of the greatest upsets in the history of March Madness. It happened last Friday when the 15th-seed Lehigh Mountain Hawks played the 2nd-seed Duke Blue Devils.

David Limbaugh: They Call These Accomplishments?

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:32:12 GMT

If you read through the Washington Monthly's list of Obama's top 50 accomplishments, you'll quickly understand why my brother, Rush, properly wanted him to fail.

When Rush said he wanted Obama to fail, everyone knew he was talking about his policies, and for those few who pretended otherwise, he explained it a thousand times: He wanted his policies to fail because his policies are disastrous for America.

David P. Smith: God Bless the Atheists

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:46:34 GMT

It is quite sad to read of a group of atheists, Humanists of Florida, in Polk county, Florida who recently got together to “unbless” a highway that leads into the county and put “unholy water” on it with brooms, mops, and water hoses. A year earlier, a group of Christians, Polk Under Prayer, had prayed for a blessing on the same road as a means of protecting their county from evil and destructive influences. This group of atheists makes fun of Christian believers and are allowed to exercise their free will of choice of whether to reject or accept God, and to accept blessings or to curse. Christians should respond to these insults in the way that the Bible demands:

Chuck Norris: A video that is beyond disgusting

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:27:04 GMT

The late Andrew Breitbart’s video release of Barack Obama during his Harvard days revealed one more link in the president’s early chain of associations with radicals. But I watched a video a couple weeks ago that I believe is far more incriminating of our president, because it shows the present fallout from his radical agenda, including the redistribution of wealth.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: On the Mountain: More to Come!

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:29:13 GMT

The Transfiguration by Giovanni Bellini, 1480.

"There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light” (Matthew 17:2).
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Sometimes chapter divisions comes in bad places.
This is a good example of that.

David Limbaugh: Obama's Health Care Duplicity No Longer Debatable

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:04:52 GMT

President Obama said, "The package we've put together" will "start bending the cost curve on health care" and "cut the deficit by a trillion dollars." Even a sympathetic Congressional Budget Office has finally put the nail in the coffin of that howler.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: In the Villages: How Many Will Be Saved?

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:25:13 GMT

“Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, ‘Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?’” (Luke 13:22-23).
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We never tire of this question, do we?
The current political season has raised the question once again:

“Is so-and-so a ’real’ Christian?"

Probe Ministries: Truth: What It Is and Why We Can Know It

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:05:18 GMT

Written by Rick Wade

The Loss of Confidence

Did you see the movie City of Angels? Nicholas Cage plays an angel named Seth who has taken a special interest in a surgeon named Maggie, played by Meg Ryan. Maggie’s lost a patient on the operating table, and she is very upset about it. Seth meets her in a hallway in the hospital, and gets her to talk about the loss. Here is a snippet of the conversation:

Dr. Ray Pritchard: A Samaritan Village: One Thankful Man

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:56:41 GMT

“Now one of the them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God in a loud voice. He fell on his face, giving thanks to Jesus. And he was a Samaritan" (Luke 17:15-16).
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You know the story. Ten were healed and only one came back to give thanks. Luke says he fell on his face before the Lord. He had what some people would call a “shouting session.”

Chuck Norris: Obama's secret plan to soar gas prices

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:17:29 GMT

President Barack Obama’s energy plan involves radically increasing gas prices to the European rate of $9-10 a gallon. And he’s well on his way by more than doubling prices at the pump since entering office in January 2009, when gasoline was only $1.79 per gallon. Here’s how he schemes to double prices again in his second term, with you footing the bill.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Samaria: The Place Jesus Must Visit

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:42:28 GMT

“Jesus had to go through Samaria” (John 4:4).

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Georgraphy helps us understand this story.

In Jesus’ day there were three regions stacked on top of one another. There was Galilee in the north, Samaria in the middle, and Judea in the south. The easiest and quickest way to get to Galilee from Judea was to go due north right through Samaria. John 4:4 says that Jesus “had to” go through Samaria. Now why did he have to do that? The answer is, he didn’t. There was another route he could have taken. Some pious Jews would go east, cross the Jordan River, enter the region of Perea, then go north, re-cross the Jordan River, and they would be in Galilee. This was out of the way but it meant they wouldn’t have to go through Samaritan territory.

Mike Adams: What My New Amplifier Taught Me about Abortion

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:59:05 GMT

Author’s note: This column is based on a metaphor I stole from Scott Klusendorf. As such, I owe him and Oliva V and a trip to the Texas Roadhouse.

Like most of you, I try to be financially responsible. For example, I pay my IRS estimated pre-payments well in advance. I also make conservative estimates of what I owe the IRS. Therefore, I usually end up getting a nice tax refund. When I get it back, I buy something I really don’t need. Two years ago, it was a Fender Telecaster. Last year, it was a Fender Stratocaster. I don’t mind splurging every year just as long as I wait until I actually have the IRS check in hand. Just last week, however, I did something I should not have done: I spent my tax refund before I actually received it.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Cana: A Quiet Miracle Saves the Day

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:08:41 GMT

“On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding" (John 2:1-2).

Two things stand out to me in this story of Jesus turning water into wine.

David Limbaugh: Big Lies on Big Oil

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:12:02 GMT

How much truth is there in President Obama's latest favorite mantra that we consume a disproportionate share of the world's oil, especially considering how little of the world's reserves we have?

Recently, Obama said: "But here's the thing about oil. We have about 2, maybe 3, percent of the world's proven oil reserves. We use 25 percent of the world's oil. So think about it. Even if we doubled the amount of oil that we produce, we'd still be short by a factor of five."

Dr. Ray Pritchard: By the Shore: Follow Me!

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:44:25 GMT

“Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.’ So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him." (Luke 5:10-11).

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“Fear not and follow me.”

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Under the Fig Tree: I Saw You There

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:14:22 GMT

“I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you” (John 1:48).

Jesus saw Nathanael before Nathanael saw him.

That statement reveals a huge spiritual truth:
Salvation is of the Lord.

Bryan Fischer: Secret to Santorum’s success found in one word

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:58:13 GMT

The general consensus among the political punditry from Super Tuesday, both left and right, is that Romney is a very weak frontrunner. He failed to close the deal, didn't deliver the knockout punch, eked out a win in Ohio, etc.

So even though he won six states to Rick Santorum's three, if anybody generated any momentum yesterday, it was Santorum. And everybody recognizes it.

Kerby Anderson: Rome and America

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:58:45 GMT

Written by Kerby Anderson

Similarities

The philosopher George Santayana once said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” To which I might add that those who remember Santayana’s maxim also seem condemned to repeat the phrase.

Ask anyone if they see similarities between Rome and America, and they are likely to respond with a resounding, “Yes!” But I have also found that people who see similarities between Rome and America see different similarities. Some see similarities in our moral decay. Others see similarities in pride, arrogance, and hubris. But all seem to agree that we are repeating the mistakes of the past and need to change our ways.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Nazareth: Can Anything Good Come from There?

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:31:32 GMT

“'Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?’ Nathanael asked” (John 1:46).

This was not a compliment.

Nothing much came from Nazareth, an obscure village tucked away in the hills of Galilee. We have lots of names for places like that.

David Limbaugh: Rush: At the Tip of Liberty's Spear

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:15:16 GMT

If you'll indulge me, I need to express this beyond my Twitter posts: I am proud of my brother, Rush, for his multiple sincere apologies to Sandra Fluke. I am not even slightly surprised that so many on the left refuse to accept his apology.

I think this entire incident is instructive. Rush is heartsick over the direction this country is going and that we arrived at a place where many people don't even bat an eye over the alarming development that our government is mandating insurance coverage -- and forcing employers to pay for it even when they object on moral grounds.

Mike Adams: Lawless Lesbianism

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:05:11 GMT

Author’s Note: Chancellor Miller and Senator Goolsby are fine public servants. Both are men of integrity. I hope that anyone wishing to contact their offices over this issue – or any other, for that matter - will address them with the level of respect they deserve.

TO: Chancellor Miller (chancellor@uncw.edu).

CC: Senator Goolsby (Thom.Goolsby@ncleg.net)

Gentlemen, I write to you today to report a failure on behalf of the LGBTQIA Office to comply with North Carolina Public Records Law. The law, which is specified in NCGS Section 132, is fairly simple and straightforward. The request for materials, which was submitted several months ago, is also straightforward.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: At The Jordan: The Spirit Came Like a Dove

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:26:02 GMT

“At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove" (Mark 1:9-10).
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At Christ’s baptism the Holy Spirit descended upon him “like a dove.” The dove is a particularly appropriate symbol because it is a beautiful, graceful bird. In Matthew 10:16, Jesus told His disciples to be “as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” The word dove implies a guileless, open-book, “what you see is what you get” heart attitude. Applied to the Holy Spirit, it means that the Spirit himself is pure, open, and honest, and he produces the same qualities in the people he touches.

Chuck Norris: Get off your gas, drill and vote!

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:03:32 GMT

Since Jan. 1, the price of gas has soared 45 cents a gallon – the highest on record for this time of year. AAA reported last week that the national average of unleaded gasoline climbed from Tuesday’s $3.71 per gallon to Friday’s $3.73 per gallon, and then up again to $3.76 per gallon just over the weekend – the 25th straight increase in the past month.

Bryan Fischer: Rush’s apology gets same results as Obama’s apology to Muslims

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:57:44 GMT

Rush Limbaugh's apology, over his use of the “s” word, has been flatly rejected by the left as too little, too late. In fact, his apology will only strengthen and empower his enemies. This is a huge notch in their belt. They will be gloating over this for years.

The dictionary definition of “slu*,” by the way, is “a slovenly or promiscuous woman.” The Georgetown law student whom Rush called by this word testified last week before a sham committee hearing hosted by Nancy Pelosi that she and her classmates are having so much random sex that they are going broke buying contraceptives. Therefore, they want Georgetown to be forced at gunpoint to buy protection for her and her randy colleagues so they don’t wind up in the poorhouse.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: At the Temple: About His Father’s Business

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:03:57 GMT

Jesus Among the Doctors by James Tissot, ca. 1890.

“After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions” (Luke 2:46).

What was Jesus like as a boy?

David Limbaugh: The Left, Not Social Conservatives, Threatens Religious Liberty

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:09:36 GMT

Now hear this: No Republicans on the national political scene, including Rick Santorum, threaten our religious liberty. Many Democrats, including President Obama and Senate Democrats, do. And they've struck again with the Senate's defeat of the Blunt amendment.

David P. Smith: It’s About Freedom, not Contraception

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:06:57 GMT

In November 2011, Mississippi voters failed to pass an amendment to the state constitution that would have identified life as beginning at conception. Polls that were done only weeks before the vote showed that the measure would pass in this state that is identified by surveys as being the most conservative in the nation. However, those polls started changing quickly after robo-call machines and millions of dollars of advertising churned out propaganda meant to cast doubt in the public regarding contraception’s legality if this were to be passed. Even though the arguments posed by many liberal pro-abortion groups were false and deceiving of the public, there was enough confusion created that the conservative state showed its reluctance to accept the initiative by the majority voting against it.

Bryan Fischer: Secular sharia: Imam Obama to Christians: convert, submit or go to prison

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:56:36 GMT

When Muslim armies invade, they give Christians three choices and three choices only: convert, submit, or die.

They either must convert to Islam, submit by paying the jizya tax, which is essentially protection money, or prepare to defend themselves against warriors whose aim is to cut their heads off.

In other words, there is no such thing as religious freedom in Islam or under Islam.

Dr. Ray Pritchard: Nazareth: Growing Up a Carpenter’s Son

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:31:02 GMT

“He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: ’He will be called a Nazarene’” (Matthew 2:23).
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This is the second time Nazareth has been highlighted in our “Journeys with Jesus” series.

Probe Ministries: Poverty and Wealth

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:25:03 GMT

Written by Don Closson

Introduction

It’s disheartening to meet young Christians who are convinced of the immorality of capitalism and the free market system. Sincere Christians often quote the second chapter of Acts which describes how the church in Jerusalem held all things in common as proof that socialism or collectivism is more biblical than the free market. Sometimes they use the Marxist critique that “poor nations are poor because rich nations oppress them.” It’s unusual to meet students who whole-heartedly endorses capitalism. They recognize that it works well enough to make the U.S. the richest nation on earth, but it’s not something to be proud of or openly endorse.

Bryan Fischer: Andy McCarthy joins call to suspend Muslim immigration

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:12:24 GMT

Two and a half years ago, I suggested, in the wake of the Ft. Hood massacre at the hands of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, that it was time not only to suspend the practice of having Muslims in the military but time to suspend Muslim immigration altogether.

I was widely pilloried by the left for this position, in part because I was virtually a lone voice calling in the wilderness on this subject.

But immigration into the United States is a privilege, not a right, and should be reserved for those who embrace our values, our history, our traditions, our heroes and our Constitution and will commit themselves to full assimilation as non-hyphenated Americans.

David Limbaugh: Christian Conservatives Guard Religious Liberty

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:49:21 GMT

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution contains two clauses addressing religious liberty: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

It's a shame that in their modern misguided zeal to read the first clause as mandating a complete separation of church and state, liberals do great damage to the second clause and defeat the overarching purpose of both: ensuring religious liberty.

Mike Adams: Dean Faces Bad News for Banning Good News

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:44:29 GMT

Dear Dean (Name Withheld):

I am writing today with some very bad news for you. It would appear that, by the end of the year, you may be removed from your position as Dean of Students at (University Name Withheld). But, first, let me share the Good News – that is, if you will promise not to prosecute me for it.

Bryan Fischer: Does the GOP’s “big tent” have enough room for Rick Santorum?

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:11:05 GMT

When moderate Republicans wear the GOP label and win primaries - even though they only believe half of what's in the GOP platform - conservatives are told to simmer down and learn to deal with the reality that the GOP has a big tent. We are patted on the head and told we just need to accept the fact that the party is broad enough to embrace anyone and everyone who wants to stick the party label on a bumper sticker.

Chuck Norris: Whom would America's founders elect president?

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:49:03 GMT

When New York churches can no longer meet in public-school settings, a federal court orders a Rhode Island public school to remove a prayer banner that has been posted for more than five decades (and it complies); the federal government mandates Catholic institutions to cover abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives and sterilization (at no cost to the patient); the U.S. Air Force removes “God” from the motto of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office; atheists continue to contest “under God” in our Pledge of Allegiance; town councils can’t pray to start their meetings; evangelical pillars like Franklin Graham are subdued by gotcha-gangs in the mainstream media; and cultural icons like Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow can’t even bow in silent prayer without criticism, etc., you can be assured that religious liberty is under assault by secular progressives across America. And leading the national charge is none other than President Barack Obama.

David Limbaugh: Giving With One Hand and Taking With the Other

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:33:00 GMT

So we should all be grateful that President Obama is just now coming out for a corporate tax rate cut? But does anyone really believe he's had a supply-side epiphany?

That this is an election year surely wouldn't have anything to do with his apparent change of heart, would it? He's been president for more than three years, and Republicans have been clamoring all that time for a reduction in the world's second-highest corporate tax rate. So don't you think that if Obama truly favored this, it would have happened long ago?

Bryan Fischer: Anonymous jury means one thing: Islam is not a religion of peace

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:05:11 GMT

When they don't realize what they're doing, even sophisticated New Yorkers will tell you flat out, by what they do, that they know for a fact Islam is not a religion of peace.

Case in point. A Muslim will go on trial in April for trying to blow up the New York subway. Prosecutors are so worried about the safety of jurors that the jury will be totally anonymous. Nobody is going to know who they are. They will be identified by number and not by name.

Mike Adams: Marquette Debate Aborted During Late Term

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:48:10 GMT

Over the course of the last few weeks, I have been preparing for an abortion debate at Marquette University. It was supposed to take place in the Alumni Memorial Union (Ballroom E) at 7pm on March 1, 2012. Now, it appears that I will be giving a speech on abortion instead of participating in a debate. Nonetheless, the speech is free and open to the public. Come join us, please.

Probe Ministries: Seeing Through News Media Bias: Exposing Deception and Proclaiming Truth in a Age of Misinformation

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:28:52 GMT

Written by Steve Cable

Biblical Perspective on Truth

We live in an age when many of us feel as if we are swimming in a sea of information. From broadcast media to cell phones to ubiquitous internet access, we are assailed with more information than we can possibly assimilate. Just on the internet alone we are asked to deal with social networking, blogs, news feeds, forwarded emails, spam, not to mention our compulsion to Google any topic that crosses our mind.

Bryan Fischer: Mainstream media Santorum’s Super PAC - and they don’t even realize it

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:18:52 GMT

The mainstream media, as obtuse as they are, do not realize that they are playing right into Rick Santorum's hands. They are doing a better job than Santorum ever could of getting his message of unapologetic social conservatism out to the American public.

The mainstream media have now become the Santorum SuperPAC.

Mike Adams: One Rape Two Victims

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:26:13 GMT

Dear Professor Adams:

I appreciated your article on abortion (whether you'd abort Hitler). I read on your page on Facebook that you've gotten hate mails after the article, I know you always get lambasted by the intolerant left. It means you're doing what's right. Anyway I wanted to send you this message, because I appreciate all your efforts. Almost 30 years ago, when I was 19 I was raped. I learned a month later that I was pregnant as a result. Everyone urged me to abort, but what struck me at the time was that that baby was as much a victim of the rape as I was. And it didn't deserve to be punished for it. I decided to carry the pregnancy to term, and place the baby up for adoption. In 1982, that baby was born and he was given to a wonderful Christian family, and I know that he has been a joy to them. I lost nothing by carrying that pregnancy to term. It didn't hurt me, or cause me to miss out on anything. There is nothing that can't be postponed to preserve an innocent life. Anyway, I wanted to add my voice to those who contact you in thanks for providing a much needed message to so many, especially young people. I hope your clarion call, strikes home. God bless you.

Chuck Norris: Ready to join the faith dream team?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:29:09 GMT

I stated a few weeks ago that I believe former Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum have shown the greatest passion for highlighting and fighting the war on religion (specifically Christianity) being unleashed by the Obama administration and other secular progressives. They are also avid supporters of Israel.

Bryan Fischer: Santorum v. Obama would reveal something profound about America

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:39:32 GMT

For social conservatives, Rick Santorum couldn’t have happened at a better time.

One of the most invigorating parts of this campaign for those who believe that moral values are the most important values in any election cycle has been Santorum’s unapologetic defense of social conservatism.

David Limbaugh: Conservatives Must Remain United

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:43:32 GMT

A strong move is on to demonize and marginalize social conservatives, a move that originates from the political left but is being aided by some on the right, a move that is based on assumptions that better describe the leftist accusers than they do their targets.

Bryan Fischer: Petty little high school junior is America’s newest religious bigot

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:53:54 GMT

I have created the American Association of Religious Bigots (AARB) to honor the Christophobes in America who just cannot stand the thought that someone, somewhere, might be enjoying his unalienable, God-given right to religious liberty and freedom of speech.

The newest Focal Point-certified member of the AARB is a high school junior from Rhode Island, Jessica Ahlquist by name. She has been added to the list as of today. (For the full list of this Hall of Shame, go here.)

Mike Adams: The One Thousand Pound Bible

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:41:17 GMT

Dear Mike:

It was good seeing you the other day at lunch. I meant to share a story with you but the room was too crowded and the story is too long. So I write to you today sharing something that will surely lift your spirits just the way you lifted mine when I first heard you speak in May of 2007.

Probe Ministries: Christ and the Human Condition

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:27:44 GMT

Written by Michael Gleghorn

Introduction

Early in the book of Job, Eliphaz the Temanite declares that “man is born for trouble, as sparks fly upward” (5:7). Whether it’s the trouble that befalls us as we’re simply minding our own business or the trouble we bring upon others (or even ourselves), difficulties, sin, and suffering seem to plague us wherever we turn. Just think for a moment about some of the natural evils which afflict the human race. This class of evils includes both natural disasters like hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and earthquakes, and diseases like cancer, leukemia, Alzheimer’s and ALS. While natural evils are bad enough, they are only part of the problem. In addition to these, we must also consider all the moral evils which human beings commit against God, one another, and themselves. This second class of evils includes things like hatred, blasphemy, murder, rape, child abuse, terrorism, and suicide. Taken together, the scope and magnitude of human sin and suffering in the world are truly mind-boggling. What does God have to say about issues such as these? Even better, what (if anything) has He done about them?

Bryan Fischer: Rick Santorum is right about women in combat

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:35:37 GMT

Rick Santorum recently observed that President Obama’s decision to move women closer to front line combat positions was wrongheaded because of the “emotions” involved. Santorum made it clear in subsequent comments that he was not talking about the emotions of female soldiers but of male soldiers.

Santorum’s concerns are entirely valid. People mistakenly believe that Israel puts women in combat positions even to this day. They are wrong. The Israeli army experimented with women in combat for about three weeks in 1948 and quickly and permanently abandoned the idea.

David Limbaugh: President Magoo Needs No Delphic Oracle

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:18:54 GMT

President Obama is nothing if not an incorrigible spendaholic, as his new budget reconfirms in spades. While the nation drowns in debt, Obama wants to buy new expensive Tinkertoys to indulge his utopian fantasies.

Mike Adams: Judging Sotomayor

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:22:18 GMT

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke to the interns of the House and Senate in June of 2010. At a Q&A afterwards, she was asked multiple questions from interns on a wide variety of topics including negative law and utilitarianism, conflicts of legal views and personal views, and the Yale/Harvard situation then pending in the court.

Chuck Norris: Why I chose Newt over Santorum

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:15:25 GMT

In 2008 when my wife, Gena, and I were on the campaign trail backing former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee for president, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum was fighting to get former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney elected. (Listen in this video how Santorum passionately endorsed and elevated Mitt in his bid for the Oval Office.)

Just three years ago in his interview with radio host and conservative commentator Laura Ingraham, Santorum also emphatically told millions of listening Americans: “If you’re a conservative, if you’re a Republican, there is only one place to go, and that’s Mitt Romney.”

Why an alleged conservative like Santorum would fight for the flip-flopping Massachusetts moderate on the presidential campaign trail, especially in light of the fact that Huckabee and even McCain were running then with a much clearer conservative record, I will never know.

Mike Adams: Slapping That Booty

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:31:57 GMT

Dear (Name Deleted): I want to take the time to thank you for turning in your paper assignment on time and for conforming to the minimum word requirement. Unfortunately, I have some bad news: You turned in the paper assignment for your political science class. I am not your political science professor and my name is not Dr. Johnson. The mistake was understandable as you are only a senior. I am certain that such errors will be less commonplace by the time you get your doctorate. In the meantime, the good news is that I went ahead and graded your paper. The bad news is that you got a zero. It really had nothing to do with the requirements of the class you are taking under me. I hope you understand.

David Limbaugh: Obama Invites Backlash on Conscience Rule Betrayal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:22:10 GMT

As God's instrument, Moses parted the Red Sea. Well, it appears President Obama has a different idea. With a wave of his hand, he's going to reunite our bitterly divided political waters on the hottest of hot-button issues.

Don't get me wrong; Obama's conscious effort to divide Americans on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion and wealth for political purposes is alive and thriving. That's a separate phenomenon.

What I'm talking about here is his apparent conviction that by sheer force of his presence, his charisma, his aura and his gift for supernatural nuance, he can utter magical words on any bitterly controversial matter and instantly reconcile opposing factions, even on matters that do not lend themselves to neat solutions.

Bryan Fischer: Shippensburg motto: “Have a Coke, kill a baby”

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:09:14 GMT

Shippensburg University in rural Pennsylvania is now offering death pills in a vending machine.

No longer will coeds have to hire a contract killer from Planned Parenthood to do away with their babies. For $25, they can get a Plan B pill the same way they can get a Coke and Snickers bar.

Mike Adams: Extremism in Defense of Equality

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:01:24 GMT

The more often liberals speak on the topic of same-sex marriage, the more illogical their arguments become. Of course, the worst arguments come from liberal professors because they talk about the subject to the point of obsession. And the worst of the worst come from English professors steeped in postmodern orthodoxy. A recent letter to the editor by North Carolina English professor Dick Veit is illustrative. Dick writes the following (in italics). I respond intermittently. Students considering a major in English at a secular university should read his words carefully:

TBL: The Death of Illinois

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:57:53 GMT

It seems like the state of Illinois can't catch a break these days. Even hard times have fallen on former governors, such as Blago going to prison. The latest of the bad news to befall the land of Lincoln is

Mike Adams: Eloquence in Defense of Liberty

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:08:51 GMT

On January 27, 2012, the 6th Circuit issued a landmark opinion in Ward v. Wilbanks. It is the biggest federal court victory for campus First Amendment rights since my own victory before the 4th Circuit last April. What is striking about the Ward opinion is the thread of common sense running through every aspect of its analysis. Even more striking is the eloquence of the 6th Circuit as it defends fundamental religious freedom against a full-frontal assault from the LGBT community.

Kerby Anderson: Blessings and Judgment

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:18:42 GMT

Written by Kerby Anderson

Introduction

Is God blessing America? Will God bring judgment against America? These are questions I often hear, and yet rarely do we hear good answers to these questions. Part of the reason is that Christians haven’t really studied the subject of blessings and judgment.

In this article we deal with this difficult and controversial subject. While we may not be able to come to definitive answers to all of these questions, I think we will have a better understanding of what blessings and judgment are from a biblical perspective.

David Limbaugh: Obama Says He Deserves a Second Term; Let's Consider

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:37:50 GMT

President Obama told NBC's Matt Lauer in an interview Sunday, "I deserve a second term." Well, let's see.

He had the courage to tell the Supreme Court off for daring to defy him in its campaign finance law ruling. And he did it during his State of the Union speech, when they weren't in a position to object, showing just what a marvelous tactician he is.

Chuck Norris: Waging war on the trifecta of tyranny

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:46:46 GMT

As a six-time undefeated middleweight world karate champion, I have a pretty good idea what makes a warrior. And there’s presently one particular presidential candidate in the political ring who wears those gloves better than the others. Even when he’s knocked down, he has astounding agility and rebound.

It’s one thing to enter a ring with a single opponent, but what if you had to enter with three: one candidate with unlimited reservoirs of wealth and two titans of political swing to back him? That is exactly what former Speaker Newt Gingrich is facing right now.

David Limbaugh: What Is It About 'No Free Lunch' That Obama Doesn't Understand?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:18:58 GMT

Obama's latest homeowner mortgage relief plan is perfect for him: It both is consistent with his ideology -- duh -- and allows him to buy more votes with someone else's money, all the while pretending there is in fact such a thing as a free lunch.

The painfully superficial liberal approach to poverty gets old, as does its corollary tenet that conservatives who reject liberals' failed ideas lack compassion. Indeed, Obama seemed to devote half the words in his prayer breakfast speech to proving that Scripture compels liberal policies.

Probe Ministries: Welcome to the Machine: The Transhumanist God

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:25 GMT

Written by Dr. Lawrence Terlizzese

Authorized Dreams Only Please!

Have you ever wondered if scientists could build a giant machine to solve all the world's problems? Or better yet, why not just become machines and get rid of people all together? Imagine it: no more worries, sickness, war, drug addiction, or poverty. We can solve the world's problems by simply getting rid of people. This sounds fantastic but is actually the goal of the new religion of Transhumanism, which wants to replace the human race with machines.

Joseph Parker, Jr.: What Business Are You In?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:15:57 GMT

The irony has to be painful.

Eastman Kodak, a historic blue-chip American company, filed for bankruptcy because it didn’t adapt to the digital age. The irony is that it was Kodak who developed digital photography.

How can that be? It’s simple.

They didn’t know what business they were in.

TBL: Susan G Komen and Planned Parenthood

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:34:15 GMT

TBL SUSAN G KOMEN AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD First of all I would just like to congratulate the Susan G Komen for finally making the decision to cut ties with Planned Parenthood, the nations largest abortion provider. I might actually participate

David Limbaugh: Let's Honor, Not Stretch, the Buckley Rule

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:31:58 GMT

In the intense heat of the present, it is easy to forget even the relatively recent past, but it seems to me that this GOP primary season is more acrimonious than the past few, probably because the stakes are so high.

When I've noted that this is the most important presidential election of our lifetimes, a few excitability-resistant conservative friends have said, "They have been saying that about every election for more than a generation." My response to that is:

Chuck Norris: Proof! Voters smarter than media, Washington elite

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:15:08 GMT

I think the mainstream media, or MSM, and Washington elite think the majority of voters just fell off the turnip truck. But the South Carolina primary election and other current voting trends show otherwise.

The MSM are working double time to get us to forget about the unprecedented results of the South Carolina primary election, but they are a sign of what could be in Florida, Nevada and beyond. They are also proof that American citizens will not be outwitted by the political shenanigans of the powers that be. Let me give you a few examples.

Mike Adams: Aborting Hitler

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:22:51 GMT

Someone once asked me whether I would abort Adolf Hitler if I knew in advance he would try to launch a Holocaust against millions of Jews. I said I would not. That is because aborting Hitler would not have prevented the Holocaust. It would have justified it. The killing of millions of innocents does not begin with the killing of one innocent. It begins with the idea that in the larger scheme of things it is permissible to kill one innocent person.

David Limbaugh: Obama's Misstatements on the Union

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:23:01 GMT

Only a president long shielded from criticism and accountability could make the kind of State of the Union speech President Obama did Tuesday night. It's hard to know where to begin, given his repetition of tired ideas from his previous SOTUs, his taking credit for successful policies he resisted and omitting failed ones he promoted, his numerous misrepresentations on issues big and small, and his glaring refusal to address the main issues that threaten the nation.

Mike Adams: A Black Man Can

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:02:21 GMT

There is a bumper sticker I have often seen displaying these four simple words: “A Black Man Can.” The words could be taken in either of two ways. One interpretation is liberal - calling for whites to stop discriminating and give black men a chance. Another interpretation is conservative - suggesting black men can achieve without the help of government programs.

I suspect the “Black Man Can” sticker is most often displayed in conjunction with the former message. Either way, it hopelessly misses the mark in addressing the solution to the chronic underachievement of black males in a land that holds promise for all regardless of race.

Probe Ministries: The Impotence of Darwinism

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:27:56 GMT

Written by Dr. Ray Bohlin

Darwinism, Design, and Illusions

Darwinian evolution has been described as a universal acid that eats through everything it touches.{1} What Daniel Dennett meant was that evolution as an idea, what he called "Darwin's dangerous idea," is an all-encompassing worldview. Darwinism forms the basis of the way many people think and act. It touches everything.

Prophecy Matters: The ‘Mythic’ Mythic Liberal Media

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:13:30 GMT

One of the most dangerous and under-reported threats to the American people is the stranglehold liberal media have on our lives. Because of technological advances, media have mushroomed, and now include blogs and such.

The “old school” outlets—the television networks and institutions like the New York Times—are losing market-share, but that doesn’t mean they have watered-down their liberal ideology.

TBL: Richard Dawkins - A Smart Guy who Tells Dumb Lies

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:23:52 GMT

TBL Richard Dawkins A Smart Guy who Tells Dumb Lies Richard Dawkins, a well known avowed atheist, author, and speaker has finally gone over the deep end with his war against Christianity. He has come out and made some very

David Limbaugh: The Question Is Not 'Electability,' but 'Re-electability'

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:47:15 GMT

Republican internecine squabbles this primary season seem to turn on the vying candidates' respective electability against incumbent Barack Obama. But if even uber-liberal New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd has finally awakened to President Obama's arrogance, what does it say about his electability?

TBL: President Obama CELEBRATES Anniversary of Roe Vs Wade

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:02:58 GMT

President Obama CELEBRATES Anniversary of Roe Vs Wade Sunday marked the 39th anniversary of the decision by a US Supreme Court that legalized abortion on demand in America. President Obama celebrated the day, posing it as a chance to

Chuck Norris: My endorsement for president

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:35:03 GMT

Chuck Norris reveals his choice for Republican nomination.

David Limbaugh: Middle America Longs for Conservatives To Stand Up To Liberal Bullying

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:38:12 GMT

I wish Republican politicians would have faith in the largely conservative electorate and not behave as though they'll make themselves unelectable unless they pander to Generic Moderate. Who is that guy, anyway? Have you ever met him?

Recently, we've seen a few examples of the liberal narrative's rearing its oppressive head and starkly different reactions to it. The first was Mitt Romney's reportedly telling The Wall Street Journal that as a wealthy person, he thinks he lacks the credibility to aggressively push tax cuts. Mitt is also looking timid about releasing his tax returns. He needs to fight back -- consistently -- instead of surrendering to the liberal narrative that success is evil. Mitt should take a lesson from Newt Gingrich on counterpunching against false liberal charges and innuendo.

Probe Ministries: Emerging Adults: A Closer Look

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:49:13 GMT

Written by Steve Cable

"Emerging adults" is a term coined by sociologists to capture the new reality of 18- to 30-year-old Americans who have not fully assumed the responsibilities of classic adulthood. In previous articles, we looked at disturbing information on the beliefs of emerging adults in America from surveys by Christian Smith of Notre Dame, by Probe Ministries, and by others. In them, we found clear evidence of accelerating erosion in accepting and adhering to basic biblical truths for living, even among those who were born again. Our emerging cultural milieu of pop post-modernism is clearly taking many young adult Christians captive to the "philosophies of men" (Col. 2:8). Here we will take a closer look at the erosion of belief in several important areas.

Mike Adams: Postmodern Political Correctness and Christianity II

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:43:19 GMT

In January 2009, a pro-life group at Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) decided to publicize and protest the disproportionate abortion rate among black Americans. They argued that the racist roots of Planned Parenthood were reflected in the organization’s activities in our nation’s inner cities. But before they could hold their event, they had to have their posters approved by the college administration. They were denied approval ostensibly because they presented only one side of the issue. In other words, the administration tried to force them to argue the side of the debate with which they disagreed.

David Limbaugh: Mark Levin's 'Ameritopia'

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:13:42 GMT

Mark Levin's hard work in researching, organizing and writing his new book, "Ameritopia," will be a blessing for all who read it.

Countless books chronicle the forward march of the liberal agenda and attempt to deconstruct the fallacies in modern leftist thinking. Many critique the statist policies the left has imposed on us the past half-century and their disastrous effects on our culture, our economy and our national security.

David P. Smith: Pardon Me, Just Not Them!

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:09:13 GMT

Mississippi made national news this last week in a way that many bemoaned as just another story that has besmirched the state to the rest of the country. Governor Haley Barbour decided upon leaving office to pardon over two hundred persons who had committed an array of crimes, but the ones who garnered the most national attention are those who were sentenced for murder. The pardons have enabled these people to now have their records wiped clean.

Chuck Norris: My 1 question for all GOP candidates

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:21:32 GMT

In my column in the last couple weeks, I outlined the “10 questions to find our next president.” I stand by them wholeheartedly, but I have one last question that is almost as important as all of them combined. It is for all the GOP candidates.

Mike Adams: Postmodern Political Correctness and Christianity

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:18:01 GMT

I’m often asked how Marxism took root in the American university system. I’ve never been fully satisfied with my standard answer to the question. Given my background in psychology, I sometimes seek psychological explanations to the exclusion of broader historical explanations. But I do believe there is something different about the mind of the man to whom Marxism appeals.

David Limbaugh: Everything Is At Stake, All Right

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:48:20 GMT

On this we can agree with President Obama: Everything he stands for is at stake in 2012.

Obama told 500 fawning sycophants in Chicago that he is unrepentant about his policy agenda and intends to treat us to more of the same, much more, in a second term.

Obama said, "Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election." Lest there be no mistake, he repeated the message in the smaller settings of private homes.

Frank Turek: The Universe Had a Beginning

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:50:50 GMT

Cosmologist Alexander Vilenkin wrote a book in 2006 (Many Worlds in One) in which he refers to a theorem he developed with Alan Guth and Arvind Borde. Although not a believer in God but the mulitverse, Vilenkin says that their theorem proves that even if other universes exist there was an absolute beginning of them all. In other words, one cannot posit a multiverse, as atheists often do, to avoid an absolute beginning.

Probe Ministries: Will Everyone Be Saved? A Look at Universalism

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:13:36 GMT

Written by Rick Wade

Introduction

In the spring of 2011, Pastor Rob Bell's book Love Wins hit the book stores, but the furor over the book started even before that. The charge was heresy. Bell appeared to be teaching Universalism, the belief that everyone will be saved in the end. In fact, Bell doesn't make a case for Universalism in the book, although his rejection of the traditional view of hell makes it seem so at first.

Mike Adams: I'm Telling Your Commie

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:04:06 GMT

Dear JW:

Thanks for writing to me. I also want to take a moment to thank you for sending an email to one of my Marxist bosses urging my censure for a recent column that I wrote. Among other things, you, a self-described liberal, allege that my column was racist. I think there are a few things you should have learned about racism, liberalism, and Marxism before you wrote your email. So today I’m taking time from my regular schedule to educate you. I do so because I’m a teacher. It’s what I get paid to do. Today’s lesson on racism, Marxism and morality comes in three parts. I’ll keep it as direct and relevant as possible. I hope you enjoy it.

David Limbaugh: This Week's MSM Bias Award Goes to George Stephanopoulos

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:01:06 GMT

We've been dealing with liberal media bias for years, but George Stephanopoulos' performance in the Republican presidential debate Saturday night in New Hampshire was particularly egregious.

In many of these MSM-moderated debates, liberal moderators have tried to stir up personal fights between candidates, which diverts our focus from more important issues and, before national television audiences, shifts attention far away from Barack Obama and his disastrous agenda.

Chuck Norris: 10 questions to find the next president, Part 2

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:36:57 GMT

Whom should we nominate to represent the GOP in a fight against President Obama for the 2012 presidential election? I believe the name of the candidate who fills the majority of the answers in 10 questions (in no particular order of importance) deserves your vote.

Last week in Part 1, I discussed the first five questions, which leaned more toward who the candidate is more than what he or she can do. (If you haven’t, read those before proceeding.) The last five questions here (in Part 2) lean more toward what they are able to do than who they are.

David Limbaugh: The Motto of Obama

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:05:42 GMT

President Obama is calling for dramatic defense cuts that could threaten our national survival while obstructing structural reforms to our entitlement programs that are essential for our national financial survival. It just doesn't get much worse than this.

Probe Ministries: The Importance of Parents in the Faith of Emerging Adults

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:05:09 GMT

The State of Born Again Emerging Adults

Written by Steve Cable

In previous articles{1} we considered the dramatic changes in the beliefs of American evangelicals particularly among young adults. It certainly appears that we are sliding into an era of cultural captivity where one's identification with Christ and an evangelical church does not keep one from holding a set of beliefs consistent with the culture and counter to biblical truth. Here we want to consider the role that parents had in establishing these inconsistent belief systems of their children, and think about some ways today’s parents may be able to counter these destructive patterns in the future. Before looking at the roles parents do and should play in establishing these belief systems, let’s consider some of the key belief trends that are driving our concern.

Mike Adams: The Needle and the Damage Done

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:55:59 GMT

Last semester, I was giving a lecture on the history of the Supreme Court from 1953 to present. Toward the end of the lecture, I asked my students if they could name the current Chief Justice. None were able to do so. There were thirty students in the class. This was in a college classroom, mind you.

Chuck Norris: 10 questions to find our next president, Part 1

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:03:40 GMT

Who should we nominate to represent the GOP in a fight against President Obama for the 2012 presidential election? I believe the name of the candidate which fills the majority of the answers in the following 10 questions (in no particular order of importance) deserves your vote.

The first five questions below (in Part 1) lean more toward who the candidate is rather than what he or she can do. The last five questions (in Part 2) lean more toward what they must be able to do rather than who they are.

David Limbaugh: Blind to their Liberal Biases

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:41:07 GMT

I think it's very difficult for any of us to be objective about any subject, especially something we care deeply about, but my objective observation is that liberals tend to be less aware of and less willing to admit their biases.

Probe Ministries: Reasonable Faith

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:24:06 GMT

Written by Michael Gleghorn

Reasonable Faith

One of the finest Christian philosophers of our day is William Lane Craig. Although he’s become very well known for his debates with atheists and skeptics, he's also a prolific writer. To date, he has authored or edited over thirty books and more than a hundred scholarly articles.{1} His published work explores such fascinating topics as the evidence for the existence of God, the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus, divine foreknowledge and human freedom, and God's relationship to time. In 2007 he started a web-based apologetics ministry called Reasonable Faith (www.reasonablefaith.org). The site features both scholarly and popular articles written by Craig, audio and video recordings of some of his debates, lectures, and interviews, answers to questions from his readers, and much more.

Chuck Norris: The U.S. Dept. of Defense's war on religion, Part 2

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:47:38 GMT

In Part 1, I documented more than 12 ways in just the past six months that the White House and U.S. Department of Defense is trampling on the religious liberties of America's finest military servicemen and women. (If you haven't, please read Part 1 before proceeding with Part 2).

I am very disappointed by the dissolution of religious liberties in the U.S. military. Times have sadly and radically changed since my father served in World War II, since I served four years in the Air Force, and since my two brothers, Wieland and Aaron, served in the Army in Vietnam and Korea. (Our brother, Wieland, paid the ultimate price in the line of duty.)

David Limbaugh: Sometimes Caution Can Backfire

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:44:10 GMT

There seems to be a common line of demarcation separating two basic factions on the political right in the various skirmishes we have fought against Barack Obama, from their markedly different approaches to the budget battles to their differences in sizing up the GOP presidential candidates.

Probe Ministries: A Christmas Quiz

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:14:34 GMT

Adoration of the Magi of 1475 (Botticelli)

Written by Dr. Dale Taliaferro

1. Can you name the parents of Jesus?
   a. Mary (Matt. 1:16; Luke 1:31, 2:6-7).
   b. God (Luke 1:32, 35).
   c. Joseph (by adoption) (Matt 1:16, 19-20, 24-25).

David Limbaugh: Obama and Holder Should Put the Race Card back in the Deck

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:43:54 GMT

President Obama led us to believe that he would be a post-racial president who would bring the races together, but it's gotten to where you can't criticize this most leftist administration in American history without someone accusing you of racism.

Frank Turek: Christopher Hitchens: Evidence of a Divine Being

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:32:11 GMT

I am greatly saddened that Christopher Hitchens is gone. There is no one with whom I disagreed more who I admired so much.

I emailed Christopher several times since his diagnosis with cancer, my last correspondence with him occurring the day after Thanksgiving. I expressed my prayers and concern for him. He responded immediately and graciously, and even said he would “love to renew our debates.” That gave me hope he was recovering. Now all hope is gone.

Chuck Norris: U.S. Dept. of Defense and their war on religion, Part 1

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:05:11 GMT

Anyone who knows me knows that for my whole life I've been a huge supporter of our U.S. military personnel, who I too congratulate about their victory in Iraq. But when our president and officials in the U.S. Department of Defense exchange a war abroad for a religious war at home, can't we see something else is seriously awry in this administration?

David Limbaugh: About Those Self-Evident Truths

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:43:32 GMT

"We hold these Truths to be self-evident..." What truths? What has happened to our passion for liberty? I am concerned that we conservatives, instead of making our case as fearless champions of liberty, are too often on the defensive, preoccupied with trying to prove we aren't the demons the left says we are.

In the GOP primary contest, you'll hear one candidate scolding the others for lacking compassion, another demagoguing a rival for advocating essential entitlement reform, and another shaming an opponent for being too wealthy.

Elijah Friedeman: Christopher Hitchens and Us

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:39:59 GMT

Well-known atheist Christopher Hitchens has died. What his death means for us.

Probe Ministries: The Christmas Story: Does It Still Matter?

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:42:09 GMT

Written by Rusty Wright

What does Christmas mean to you? Times with family and friends? Perhaps carols, cards, television specials. Maybe hectic shopping, parties, and eating too much.

All these and more are part of North American Christmas. But what about the first Christmas? Why is the original story—the baby in a manger, shepherds, wise men, angels—important, if at all?

May I invite you to consider eight reasons why the original Christmas story matters, even to you? You may not agree with all of them, but perhaps they will stimulate your thinking and maybe even kindle some feelings that resonate with that famous story.

Elijah Friedeman: How to win the struggle for our culture

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:44:27 GMT

It takes more than voting and donating to redeem our culture.

Chuck Norris: GOP creating fuel for Obama

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:14:53 GMT

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel, the early 20th century baseball legend who played on five teams and managed four, said, "It's easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that's the hard part."

What's true in sports is definitely true in politics, but even more so.

Many say, 'tis the season for GOP rivalry, but when does inference turn to infighting? When does public debate dismantle our conservative solidarity? When do campaign commercials compromise our unity to fight together? And when does friendly bantering turn into friendly fire that is fuel for our foes?

Probe Ministries: How Do We Know Christ Rose from the Dead? And Who Wrote the Bible?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:41:37 GMT

I have been struggling within myself for nearly all my life as to whether to believe that Christ actually rose from the dead. For without that fact, Christianity is an empty promise. So I ask myself, "What evidence is there?" The Bible is the only source of documentation we have to examine. I have often asked and never received an answer, as to exactly who wrote the Bible. The New Testament appears to have been written (opinions differ) from 75 to 400 years after Jesus was to have been around. Who put the pen to the paper on the originals? Who wrote the Old Testament? And when? Jesus was using a copy. Who compiled all the books of the O. T.? Why were they compiled before the coming of Christ? Did they come from a common geographical area, or were different continents involved? What language was used?

Chuck Norris: Feds allow arsenic in apple juice?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:01:50 GMT

This past year, I started writing a health and fitness column through Creators Syndicate titled "C-Force." It is no surprise that in researching for that column I've discovered repeat offenses of food and beverage tampering by the federal government. But arsenic in apple juice?

Dr. Oz received significant flak when he reported in September that "some of the best-known brands of apple juice contain arsenic." Since then, however, Oz has been redeemed and his claims substantiated!

Probe Ministries: Lessons from C.S. Lewis

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:22:44 GMT

Written by Rick Wade

"The Poison of Subjectivism"

C.S. Lewis was both a serious scholar who could tangle with the great minds of his day and a popular author who had the wonderful ability to write for children. Lewis, who died in 1963, is still an intellectual force who is well worth reading.

Chuck Norris: Secrets of Soros, Obama, Occupy and MSM, Part 3

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:44:16 GMT

In Part 1, I discussed how the mainstream media, or MSM, billionaire progressives like George Soros, the White House and even the Occupy movement are in cahoots with one another.

In Part 2, I discussed the MSM's maneuvering to coronate their choice for GOP nomination, George Soros' covert investments in the 2012 presidential election and Agenda 21's relation to progressivism and the Occupy movement.

Today, in Part 3, I will not only address exactly what is the end goal and meaning of progressives' "total transformation of the United States of America" but also what I and America's founders believe we can do to stop that onslaught from overturning of our republic.

Probe Ministries: Deism and America's Founders

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:43:17 GMT

Written by Don Closson

Introduction

In his book Is God on America's Side, Erwin Lutzer asks the important question, "Is the American dream and the Christian dream one and the same?"{1} If our national dream fails, does it necessarily follow that our Christian dream also dies? Lutzer's book makes the point that it's dangerous to see the goals of the state and the purpose of the church as one and the same. It's dangerous to equate the "city of man" with the "city of God."

Chuck Norris: Secrets of Soros, Obama, Occupy and MSM, Part 2

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:32:44 GMT

Last week in Part 1, I discussed how Wall Street Occupiers are being directly aided by the mainstream media, or MSM, and indirectly aided by White House stimulus monies as well as Mayor Bloomberg and even Vice President Biden's households. I also detailed how the MSM are accelerating their progressive blitz, not only to hasten the second coming or election of President Obama, but also to help him and other progressives in reaching their final goal of "fundamentally transforming the United States of America."

Kerby Anderson: Making Moral Choices

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:06:06 GMT

Written by Kerby Anderson

Love and Biblical Morality

In this article we will be talking about making moral choices using the Bible and biblical principles. Our approach will be both philosophical and practical.

A Christian view of morality is based upon the assumption that God exists and has revealed Himself to the human race. He has chosen to reveal Himself in nature (Psalm 19, Romans 1) and in human conscience (Rom. 2:14-15). He has also revealed Himself through the Bible (Psalm 119, 2 Tim. 3:16) and in the person of Jesus Christ (John 10:30, Heb. 1:1-4).

The Bottom Line on a Part Time Congress

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:46:49 GMT

Rick Perry has suggested the unthinkable. He has suggested something so revolutionary that it would change the way American politics fundamentally operate. What is it? He thinks Congress should go part time. And I agree. “It’s time to create a

Chuck Norris: Secrets of Soros, Obama, Occupy and MSM, Part 1

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:41:38 GMT

While Occupy protesters continue to rant in select cities around the country, I'm wondering who is shadier: corporate Wall Street or corporate media?

Of course, there's no surprise or secret in saying that the mainstream media, or MSM, is biased. But have you noticed the particularly intense acceleration and force of progressive MSM news reports in the last decade? How fair is that accelerated bias for most trusting and unsuspecting Americans, young or old?

David P. Smith: Lack of Knowledge Doomed Initiative 26

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:01:14 GMT

The failure of Mississippi’s Initiative 26 to pass is a shock to many people, especially since polls only a couple of weeks ago showed the initiative likely to briskly sail into it’s place in the state constitution. That was before the national media and pro-abortion groups began their campaign to cause confusion in the minds of those who initially voiced support for the measure.

The Bottom Line on the Christmas Tree Tax

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:55:33 GMT

The federal government is about to take a little bite out of the holiday cheer.

The Department of Agriculture has announced that it will impose a 15 cent tax on all sales of Christmas trees.

The Bottom Line: OWS Not Like Jesus

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:15:52 GMT

There is no more discrediting incident than when a "pastor" comes out and says something that is so off base that everyone knows how mistaken they are. Especially if you have ever read the Bible.

The Bottom Line on Herman Cain's Church

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:32:47 GMT

While Herman Cain continues to enjoy popularity among the polls for the 2012 GOP Presidential nod, the vetting process for the Republican hopeful has kicked it up a notch.

They went to his church.

The Bottom Line on an Electrified Fence

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:49:45 GMT

Herman Cain is under fire from some Latino Republican groups, specifically Somos Republicans, for some comments he made over the weekend of developing an electrified fence along our southern border with Mexico.

Prophecy Matters: Israel 101 - Part 8

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:01:02 GMT

Written by Don West

My last effort in attempting to convey the interesting and significant concept that God is the giver of the land to Israel because He is the Owner of the land did not get very far. I was able to quote Leviticus 25:23 where God says: “...the land is Mine...”; and Joel 3:2 where God says, ... “My land”; but that would be the only two scriptures I was able to use in that article regarding what I believe to be is this extremely important aspect of modern Israel’s claim to the land: God’s ownership of the land, and hence His right to convey the land to His Chosen People, Israel.

Prophecy Matters: Israel 101 - Part 7

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:16:41 GMT

If you have ever received a gift of real or personal property from someone, then whether we give it any actual consideration or not, we act on the assumption that the donor, grantor, or benefactor of the gift is in fact the owner or legal possessor of the object that constitutes the gift and has the power and legal authority to convey and transfer that gift to us.

Elijah Friedeman: Big Difference in Racism and Illegal Immigration

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:05:17 GMT

The controversial Alabama immigration law has from its inception ignited a widespread outcry among illegal immigration proponents. This isn’t really a surprise, especially considering how Arizona was vilified after passing its own version of immigration legislation which cracked down on illegal aliens.

Prophecy Matters: Israel 101 – Part 6

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:08:48 GMT

From the previous article we have learned that God made an everlasting covenant with Abraham to be his God and the God of his descendants after him “in their generations,” Gen. 17:7, and would further declare in verse 8 that “…I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan (presently serving as the nation of Israel, but which is claimed by the Palestinians as their homeland) as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” God then, in verse 19, declares that Abraham’s wife, wondrously, (she is now ninety years of age) will bear a son whom Abraham is directed to name Isaac; and additionally states: “I (God) will establish My covenant (the same one He has made with Abraham) with him (Isaac) for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.” So the land that is the source of this present conflict now has an additional beneficiary, Isaac, pursuant to the declaration of God.