In The GOP We Trust
Chuck BaldwinToday's column is written primarily for the benefit of my fellow Christians and pastors. More than 31 years as a minister of the Gospel qualifies me to broach this subject.
Contents Pages by Subject
Religion: Believers
When religion loses its credibility
• by Oliver Thomas (USA Today)What if Christian leaders are wrong about homosexuality? I suppose, much as a newspaper maintains its credibility by setting the record straight, church leaders would need to do the same:
Evangelical leader resigns over sex scandal
• ReutersThe president of the U.S. National Association of Evangelicals, who has had regular talks with the White House and vocally opposes gay marriage, resigned after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a male escort.
Houses of worship fear wrath of IRS during election season
• McClatchy NewsScores of houses of worship nationwide are re-examining how they conduct get-out-the-vote programs and other election activities as the Internal Revenue Service investigates religious institutions for illegal campaign activity.
Dear Brother Pastor: Dare To Be A Micaiah
Chuck BaldwinToday's column is a heart-felt appeal to my pastor-brethren. If there was ever a time when God's men in America needed to stand independently and courageously for that which is right, it is now.
Were Evangelicals Played For Suckers?
Chuck BaldwinNo president in American history played the "God card" any better than George W. Bush. Early in his 2000 presidential campaign, Bush convinced fundamentalist/evangelical Christian leaders that he was "their" man.
Web Sites Remove Videos Mocking Muhammad
• APVideos showing anti-immigrant party members mocking the Prophet Muhammad were pulled from Web sites as 2 youths seen in the clips were reported in hiding and the Foreign Ministry warned Danes against traveling to much of the Middle East.
Christians and Libertarians - by Michael S. Rozeff for LewRockwell.com
• by Michael S. Rozeff"Christians and libertarians should be allies against the state, not necessarily in terms of political parties or alliances, but in terms of supporting a basic anti-state message."
The Religious Right Needs To Heed The Example Of Rev. Dozier
Chuck BaldwinFor at least the last three decades, conservative Christians (known collectively as the Religious Right), have allowed themselves to become wedded to Republican politicians.
Mohammed's Sword
• by Uri Avnery (Counterpunch)Between the present Pope, Benedict XVI, and the present Emperor, George Bush II, there exists a wonderful harmony. Last week's speech by the Pope, which aroused a world-wide storm, went well with Bush's crusade against "Islamofascism
A Personal Invitation To Come Hear Dr. Alan Keyes
Chuck BaldwinReaders often write and express their desire to attend services at my church, the Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. In fact, it is not uncommon now to see people in the congregation from across the country who are readers of my column.
Is It Just Me, Or Are People Really Getting Meaner?
Chuck BaldwinIs it just me, or are people really getting meaner? It seems that much of what I hear and read these days indicates that people's actions and attitudes are increasingly rude, crude, and downright cantankerous. Has it always been this way?
Muslim Anger Over Papal Comments Grows
• APPakistan's legislature unanimously condemned Pope Benedict XVI. Lebanon's top Shiite cleric demanded an apology. In Turkey, the ruling party likened the pontiff to Hitler and Mussolini and accused him of reviving the mentality of the Crusades
The rise of Muslims in China
• Asia TimesThe muezzin sounds the evening call to prayer. White skullcaps glint in the fading brightness of the setting sun as the faithful make their way into the mosque. The shush of whispered "salam alaikums" fills the hall. Outside, the mosque*
Rape law rankles some Pakistan lawmakers
• APLawmakers from a coalition of 6 Islamic groups threatened to vacate their parliamentary seats if Pakistan's government changes a rape law criticized by human rights activists. [Apparently the Mullahs like their rape the way it is.]
Political Islam takes center stage since 9-11
• ReutersIn the five years since the September 11 attacks, U.S. intervention abroad has fed the extremism it seeks to destroy and cemented the rise of political Islam as the ideology of choice for millions in the Middle East, experts say.
Christian Faith and the Truth behind 9/11
• by David Ray Griffin"WARNING: If, like most Americans calling themselves Christian, you prefer the comfort of acquiescing to the official version of 9/11 and the imperial wars it facilitated, DROP THIS BOOK NOW."
President Steals Land to Save Cross
• LA TimesPresident Bush signed a bill designed to save the cross atop Mt. Soledad here from being removed, but both sides in the 17-year court battle predicted more politicking and litigating before the fate of the cross is finally decided.
If a Good Muslim Can't Be a Good American, Neither Can a Good Fundamentalist Christian Be One
• Dennis DiehlRecently someone came up with an explanation as to why someone of the Islamic faith cannot possible be a good American. This is in response to that.
Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock
• NY TimesLike most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing — and the church’s — to conservative political candidates and causes.
MegaChurch Pastor Gregory Boyd challenges the "Cult of the Omnipotent State"
Ernest HancockThe service finished with “God Bless America” and a video of fighter jets flying over a hill silhouetted with crosses. “I thought to myself, ‘What just happened? Fighter jets mixed up with the cross?’ ”
Silver Linings and a Cross of Gold
• Harper's MagazineI am excited beyond words that the struggle of this life may be over soon and I can finally be FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! (Rapturous Christians are happy to see Middle East disappear in a Mushroom Cloud)
IRS Warns Churches Against Campaigning
• APThe Internal Revenue Service has been warning churches and nonprofit organizations that improper campaigning in the upcoming political season could endanger their tax-exempt status. In notices to more than 15,000 tax-exempt organizations, numerous
Effort to accommodate Muslim women's modesty spurs debate
• USA TodayMuslim women in the USA have been asking the public to accommodate their religious beliefs about modesty, a trend that some Muslims worry will provoke a backlash.
Wyoming government hands money over to support religious groups
• Associated PressThe Wyoming Department of Family Services has funneled tens of thousands of dollars to a grant program administered by a private religious corporation that has funded churches, ministries and religiously oriented anti-abortion centers.
Summer tours offered to site of 'Noah's Ark'
• World Net Daily" It really is a mind boggling story! If it is not Noah's Ark, then what are, what look like the fossilized remains of a boat, the same lengths as the lengths detailed in the Book of Genesis for Noah's Ark doing in the "Mountains of
If I were the Devil -- By Paul Harvey
Ernest HancockIf I were the devil, I would gain control of the most powerful nation in the world;
You don't have to bury Islam, it will do it itself
• The IndependentThe tower blocks are the latest and largest evidence of the destruction of Islamic heritage that has wiped almost all of the historic city from the physical landscape. As revealed in The Independent last August,the historic cities of Mecca and Medina
Lost Gospels of Judas released
• National GeographicThe Gospel of Judas gives a different view of the relationship between Jesus and Judas, offering new insights into the disciple who betrayed Jesus. This account portrays Judas as acting at Jesus' request when he hands Jesus over to the authoritie
Islamic Purity
• by William F. BuckleyDid we intend to make a theatrical point—that we would not stand by in Abdul Rahman's condemnation and beheading, an arrant interference with the right of a human being to embrace Christianity? Or would we just settle for saving Rahman's life
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