Religious States and Public Policy

In F. E. Peters’ Islam: A Guide For Jews and Christians, a helpful distinction is made in regards the nomenclature of an “Islamic state.” This is helpful for current foreign policy, but also as a way to see the differences between Islam and Christianity when it comes to politics:
In the case of Islam, a [...]

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Justin Raimondo on Palin

I blogged too soon with the Hitchens link.  Justin Raimondo has written some very sensible remarks as well:
David Brooks said on George Stephanapoulos’ Sunday program that he considers Sarah Palin “a joke.” What he didn’t say is that she was and is a joke played by the neoconservatives on the Republican party.
The Washington Post asks: [...]

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Hitchens > Palin?

I have to admit, when Sarah Palin first appeared, I thought she might work.  Sure, she seemed to bubble about nothingness, but “Hey,” I thought, “she’s a politician.”  Nothing unusual there.
But I couldn’t manage to persevere on the hokeyness train.  I just really can’t take it any more.  Sure Obama scares the daylights out of [...]

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Busy Streak

So I’ve been out of pocket for a while.  I was gone to Florida for Presbytery and the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Valparairso’s Family Advance for most of last week.  I had a great time, and it was especially fun to fellowship with the folks from Providence Presbyterian Church in Pensacola, Holy Trinity Reformed Evangelical Church [...]

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Talkin’ EO

I did a radio interview with my friends Uri and Jarrod on the topic of Eastern Orthodoxy.  There should be three installments, with this being the first.
You can listen here.

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