Current Events (Page 10)

Current Events (Page 10)

Teaching about Islam

It seems as though hardly a day goes by that someone is not outraged about something.  Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, allow people to instantly express their often vehement disapproval of whatever the incident du jour is.  One of the more recent objects of scorn has been schools and teachers who, in their social studies curriculum, are teaching about Islam. …

I’m a Christian, But…

Viral used to carry a very negative connotation (“I have a viral infection” meant this was someone you wanted to steer clear of for a while!), but today the term can mean something good from an advertising or marketing perspective.  We talk about “viral videos” or “viral marketing,” meaning something is spreading both quickly and broadly across various media sources…

The Lack of Grieving

Over the past several weeks, there has been much in the news that reveals the depravity of the human condition apart from Christ.  As I write this note, several videos have been released regarding the horrors of what Planned Parenthood (an oxymoron of the first order) has been doing in regards to its death industry.  We have seen people, on camera, discuss how they…

The Travesty of Planned Parenthood

In recent days, a series of undercover videos have been released which appear to show that Planned Parenthood has been in the business of harvesting the remains of aborted babies for parts to sell to biomedical research companies, in violation of federal and state laws.  The most recent video, the fourth, was perhaps the most horrific one yet, with the VP of Planned…

Nebraska and the Death Penalty

Last week, the unicameral legislature of the state of Nebraska passed a law, over the governor’s veto, ending the death penalty in that state.  Nebraska is not considered, by any stretch of the imagination, to be a hotbed of liberal activism (the state has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1976 and has two Republican senators), so the decision of the…