What Would Darwin Advise?

Loving Our Children


For the past few years, I’ve been telling BreakPoint readers about our culture’s undeclared war on people with Down syndrome. Earlier this year, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended that all pregnant women, regardless of age, undergo amniocentesis. Obviously that’s to put them under increasing pressure to abort the child if a genetic defect is detected.

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Missing the Point

'God Talk' and Politics


Note: This commentary was delivered by PFM President Mark Earley.

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Missing in the Debate

The Fate of the Iraqi People


As the summer grinds on, the war of words over the real war in Iraq is growing hotter every day. Critics of the war are saying that the American people are fed up and want the troops to come home; that the Iraqi government needs to step up and take responsibility for the growing violence; that the war is straining our military—and our soldiers—to the breaking point.

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Credentials or Political Correctness?

Naming a Surgeon General


Note: This commentary was delivered by PFM President Mark Earley.

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A Simple 'No'

Indecency and Television


The most memorable moments during the 2002 and 2003 Billboard Music Awards on the Fox television network weren’t performances: They were the remarks made by recipients and presenters.

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Last One Off Earth, Turn Out the Lights

Modern Desperation


A few weeks ago, the world famous physicist Stephen Hawking came one step closer to his dream of going into space: He took a flight in a “specially modified aircraft” that allowed him to experience weightlessness.

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Blocking the Gateway to Knowledge

Professorial Bias against Evangelicals


Note: This commentary was delivered by Prison Fellowship President Mark Earley.

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Saw This One Coming

Government's Interest in Order and Morality


Sometimes I know how Ian Malcolm, the mathematician in Jurassic Park, felt. His warnings about the folly of the park’s creators were vindicated by the sight of a T-Rex eating an SUV. Then, all Malcolm could say was “I hate being right all the time.”

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Amazing Grace behind Bars

Why Your Next Pastor May Be an Ex-Prisoner


Mark Earley and I recently visited a large prison, located in an arid, dusty part of southern California. Entering the prison yard, I stopped, stared at the drab surroundings, and was struck by a question: Why, in this, the richest nation on Earth, do we cast 2.3 million citizens in holes like this? It’s madness.

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A Cut-and-Paste Ruling

Judging Intelligent Design


Judge John Jones once told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he became a judge hoping that someday he would have a chance “to rule in matters of great importance.”

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A Visual Apologetic for Life

In the Womb


Note: This commentary was delivered by Prison Fellowship President Mark Earley.

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Opportunity Lost

Children of Men


Twelve years ago, I spoke on this program about a novel by P. D. James titled The Children of Men. I said then, “P. D. James . . . seems to be warning us that we might just destroy ourselves from within—if we continue to embrace a culture of death.” It was a great book.

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