So, I wasn’t the only one thinking of putting out helpful, practical guides for speaking about abortion. Turns out, the guys over at “Between Two Worlds” are doing the same thing. They have published an article by D. A. Carson on practical strategies for discussing abortion. If you want a truly brilliant man’s advice on... Continue Reading →
What Kind of Right to Life?
The most egregious abuse of human rights in America is the practice of abortion. Ironically, many so-called civil rights groups support the practice. Be that as it may, I think the subject has been under America’s skin for more than 35 years now. Oddly, we don’t talk about it much. Many of us have been... Continue Reading →
Stroup’s Slippery Slope
Christians and ethicists are routinely accused of making a “slippery slope” argument. You know, that is an argument which says we should not do something because it will lead to something worse. Needless to say, making slippery slope arguments never stop people from doing anything because prideful men are confident they will never go as... Continue Reading →
God Is NOT Green
Recently, James Merritt, the young Christian largely responsible for the so-called Southern Baptist Environment & Climate Initiative, declared, “God is green.” I would like to say simply and emphatically, “God is not green.” We do ourselves and the gospel no good when we adopt the categories of postmodern man and conform God to them. ... Continue Reading →
Transgendered
A subtle switch of language has us bamboozled into believing that sex is morphous. It used to be that applications and personal information forms asked us to report our sex, leaving us with only the obvious choices of male (if we wore pants) and female (if we wore dresses). Now, however, the times have changed and that which used to be obvious... Continue Reading →
Faith and Politics
The Pew Forum recently sponsored a conference concerning faith and politics. Specifically, they sought to understand how Catholics and evangelicals might impact the '08 elections. There is a link here to the story, which comes with transcripts, interviews, audio, and Q& A. It is all quite informative if you have the time and the interest... Continue Reading →
I Told You So
I wrote some time ago about this Texas child custody case involving the Mormon sexual abuse allegations. Now, the case has been thrown out because the state acted too hastily in condemning all the parents because of the possible misdeeds of a few. Perhaps there was warrant for an investigation into the Mormon cult concerning... Continue Reading →
L.A. Church Shooting
I am not sure if this report hit the mainstream media airwaves, but I am positive it would have been considered a much bigger story if a mosque had been involved. As it is, a gunman attacked a church festival, opening fire on the crowd, injuring three, including his own wife (on purpose). One of the innocent... Continue Reading →
Test Your Ethics
Since 1954, the IRS has had a strict code in place concerning preachers and preaching. To maintain a tax exempt status, preachers must abide by rules related to politics. Some (rightly) want the IRS to change. They believe these sanctions are a violation of free speech. The IRS ain’t about to change. But the Alliance... Continue Reading →
Muslim Milestones
Seyyid Qutb, Milestones, Dr al-Ilm (Damascus, Syria). (I have heard it pronounced "Koot-buh," with the last syllable pronounced very quickly). This is a book Dr. Mark Coppenger describes as “bed-time reading for Osama bin Laden.” This book was referenced by both Huckabee and Romney in the Republican presidential debates. At any rate, this book... Continue Reading →
San Angelo Suspicions
My suspicions are turning out to be true according to this recent article. Notice particularly the quote from a UCLA law professor. Now, I'm not given to agreement often with UCLA lawyers, but I think this fellow has a valid point about which we all--especially Christians--should be concerned. Here's the quote: Eugene Volokh, a UCLA law... Continue Reading →
San Angelo
Ok, loudly and clearly, let's all agree it is wrong to force children to marry adults. Laws against statutory rape are (we can agree) very good laws. Adults do not have any business having sexual intercourse with children. These things being said, I have some questions about the LDS sect in San Angelo. More than... Continue Reading →
Olympic Persecution
Many have begun to protest China. I read yesterday that a human rights torch relay is taking place all across the USA. I have linked an article here which demonstrates that the Chinese government has a thorough cleansing policy ahead of the '08 Olympics. The article tells of the persecution of 2 Christians in particular... Continue Reading →
Another Ill-fated Peace Ploy
I cannot imagine how King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia will ever pull off this ambitious attempt to dialogue with Jews and Christians. Apparently, he is trying to arrange a summit for the world’s monotheistic religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. But it isn’t clear that Jews would be invited, even though they represent the Torah and... Continue Reading →
O – god
There is a new god to worship who requires no belief. The largest single church service in the world follows this new god, whom I am calling the O-god. The god of Oprah and, apparently, the god of Obama. We have been chronicling for you some of the latest developments in the gospel of Obama. ... Continue Reading →
Gregory C. Cochran 