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Here is a follow up article on the present state of the voting in India.
This report from the BBC lists the various regions of India which will be holding elections this Spring. Specifically, Orissa, where violence against Christians raged last year, will be holding elections NEXT THURSDAY. Please be in prayer for this region, as many Christian lives are at risk based on the outcome of this election. For... Continue Reading →
I just watched an interview with Kathy Ireland, and it was such a pleasant presentation that I had to share it with you. Check out this video interview of Kathy Ireland by Mike Huckabee. She is more than just a pretty face. She is obviously intelligent, faithful, and articulate, particularly on the life issue. I... Continue Reading →
I am totally excited about the rescue of the ship captain from the waters off Somalia's coast. I am bothered by 2 aspects of this story, however. First, never is there a mention that these pirates are muslims. The pirates are Muslim. This piracy is nothing new. Such Islamic piracy is behind the founding of... Continue Reading →
Pastor Rick Warren has recently said that the gay marriage issue is "not his agenda." In a sense, of course, he is right. The gospel itself is the agenda of the Christian, including pastors. However, humanity is also our concern. And, the church is called to be the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim... Continue Reading →
Is it true that our greatest danger is keeping God out? I think it is and will offer some examples in just a moment, but I hesitate in going further at this point under the weight of objection which I sense at the claim that we need God in our national conscience (including our... Continue Reading →
The official motto of the United States is more than lip service to ward off the wrath from a potentially vengeful god. The motto is what I would call a fence, a paradigm for the existence of human institutions and the humanity benefitting from them. This point—the significance of a corporate, unified belief in the... Continue Reading →
Here is a blog post about an upcoming bill in California which will coerce doctors into providing abortions or, at least, providing support for the industry. You may recall that President Obama has recently (by executive order) taken similar steps in limiting conscientious objections by doctors. At any rate, this blog is informative, as are... Continue Reading →
There is a story in Baptist Press which offers a ray of hope for healthcare workers. As you know, President Obama turned back a conscience clause provision that Bush had put in place to protect pro-life workers. In the Bush administration, pro-life pharmacists could object to dispensing the abortion pill, RU 486. According to this... Continue Reading →
Islamic economics is not a conversation too many of us have had. This doesn't mean it isn't important, and it doesn't mean everyone is ignoring it. Hats off to the Heritage Center for teaming up with Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo for this fascinating look at the relatively recent phenomenon of Islamic economics: Sharia Finance. Check out... Continue Reading →
Sadly, we live in an RU 486 world, where children are viewed as an interruption to an otherwise carefree sexual lifestyle. Just the other day, courts ruled that the “Plan B” abortion pill would be available to 17 year olds over the counter (see here). We can rest assured that sexual promiscuity comes with a... Continue Reading →
In commemoration of the life of Richard Wurmbrand, founder of Voice of the Martyrs, a friend of mine wrote a piece celebrating Wurmbrand's remarkable life and work for the Lord. I share this story with you because Pastor Wurmbrand was born 100 years ago yesterday. Here it is: A Modern Day Joseph Born 100 years... Continue Reading →
According to this story, Catholics are fairly outraged at the decision of the administration to invite Barack Obama to speak this spring at Notre Dame. Considering his activism on behalf of abortion, many Catholics believe he ought not to be put forward as one to be emulated and honored. Some of the opposition refer to... Continue Reading →
Not too long ago, Pope Benedict got the whole world in an uproar by suggesting that Islam has a violent past and should, rather, focus on establishing relations with others by way of reasonable discourse. Now, he is at it again. Here's a quote: "Genuine religion ... stands at the base of any authentically human... Continue Reading →
Gregory C. Cochran 