Obama, PETA, and the Value of Human Life

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Funding UNFPA

Last year, a young Chinese woman—let’s call her Dan Li—ran afoul of the Chinese government. She had become “illegally pregnant.” By the time the authorities found out, Dan Li was seven months along. Family planning officials tied her to a bed, induced labor, and, when the baby was born, killed the baby.

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What Money Can't Buy

Across the country, school systems are paying children to do better in school. In New York, fourth and seventh graders can get up to $500 for improving their scores on the city’s math and English tests. Schools in Georgia pay eighth and 11th graders $8 an hour to attend an after-school learning program.

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Chesterton's 'Orthodoxy'

Go into any bookstore and you are sure to find books that insist that “religion poisons everything,” that faith is a “failed hypothesis,” and that God is a “delusion.” Readers are promised tools that will enable them to “break the spell” of religion, in particular Christianity.

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Can It Happen Here?

In China, Christians have a choice: Join a government-approved church—which is constantly monitored by the authorities—or join an underground church.

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The Roots of Social Justice

We’re hearing a lot these days about human rights and social justice—particularly among younger evangelicals, but also among secularists. It’s a good thing that there is a growing concern for the poor and the oppressed around the world.

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Who Speaks for American Muslims?

If you watch or read a report on Islam or Muslims in the United States, you will probably come across the acronym CAIR, which stands for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR is the unofficial voice of Islam in America, mostly because government officials and the media treat it as such.

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The Choice of True Faith

As the credits roll in the 2005 film Beyond the Gates, the viewer is left with one of the key messages of the film, summed up in the words of holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel: “The opposite of faith is not heresy, but indifference.”

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Pixar Reminds Us of What Matters

In recent years, Disney’s Pixar Studios has been something of a godsend for parents looking for wholesome, high-quality entertainment.

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How Exceptional?

Many Americans regard religion, for all the good it does, as a source of conflict. They think of places like Northern Ireland, South Asia, or the Middle East and wonder if a little less religion might not be good for social peace. But as a recent Wall Street Journal article points out, they’re not looking close enough to home.

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California's Conundrum

In May, California voters rejected ballot measures intended to close the state’s $21 billion budget deficit.

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Great Books for Summer Reading

Longtime listeners know my book recommendations can be a little on the heavy side. I mean that both literally (they’re big enough to break a toe if you drop them) and academically—they’re big, meaty books. But I have some lighter fare to offer you, as well, so stay with me!

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