Archive for October 2008
Think About IT: Bill Ayers’ Classroom Radicalism TODAY!
As Christianity and Christian principles are systematically expunged from the classroom, radicals like Bill Ayers fill the void with radical social justice and anti-Christian values. He still considers himself an “anarchist” and “Marxist” and said concerning the struggle with “religious fundamentalism” of which “jihad” is “the most visible”, that “The religious fundamentalism of the Christians…
Read MoreThink About IT: Homosexuality – Is Your Candidate’s Position That of Our Founders and Scripture?
–John McCain on the definition of marriage: “The family represents the foundation of Western Civilization and civil society and John McCain believes the institution of marriage is a union between one man and one woman. It is only this definition that sufficiently recognizes the vital and unique role played by mothers and fathers in the…
Read MoreThink About IT: Pulpit Politics and Loss of Tax Exempt Status?
On September 28th, 31 pastors spoke from their pulpits in such a way that directly violated the IRS prohibition and threatened the loss of tax exempt status in order to challenge the IRS ruling that limits what pastors can say from the pulpit concerning their support or lack of support for a candidate. The threat…
Read MoreThink About IT: Christian Faith and Politics, Any Connection?
Many argue that a person’s faith should have no bearing upon his politics; hence, a person’s personal faith should not influence his politics or influence whether a citizen votes for that candidate. This position seems, although admittedly quite neo-tolerant, either palpably uninformed or arrogantly dismissive of the Christian faith. First, if a person’s Christian faith…
Read MoreThink About IT: Abortion, the Issue That Divides
The issue that divides is whether the legal right to have an abortion for reasons other than to save the life of the mother is right. What do the presidential candidates think? “Barack Obama understands that abortion is a divisive issue, and respects those who disagree with him. However, he has been a consistent champion…
Read MoreThink About IT: Weak Families Are the Fuel of a Burgeoning Government
Why does it seem so often that the federal government really works against the family with such things as taxes that are higher on married couples than if they were single, tax-funded education that undermines stable families, and divorce made easier than setting up a new television? Although I do not think this is conspiratorial,…
Read MoreThink About IT: Is It a Moral Betrayal and Public Sin or Merely a Problem to Be Solved?
Senator McCain has been widely and harshly criticized for saying “”If I were president today, I would fire him” referring to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox. In our scientific liberal culture there are no sins, only broken laws or problems to be solved. Consequently, our present national financial fiasco is a colossal problem,…
Read MoreThink About IT: Are Lawyers an Endangered Species?
Sherry Colb, law professor at Cornell Law School, said on a post on the school’s community site that she didn’t fault Palin for having an amniocentesis test, even though others have criticized Palin for doing so in light of her pro-life stance. Colb said, “When a woman is pregnant, she is so intimately connected with…
Read MoreThink About IT: Senator Obama and Sex Education
As one would guess, the issue has been demagogued on both sides, and much of the reporting simply obfuscates the real issue. Obama is right that the bill does contain information that teaches children how to deal with potential sexual abuse. It says, “Course material and instruction shall teach pupils to not make unwanted physical…
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