I have long since pondered an article called “The Myth of a Mandate,” debunking the liberal mantra that since the November elections when Obama won and liberals captured majorities in both houses of Congress, that this means the people of the United States have given a mandate to the entire liberal social platform with Obama as the poster boy leading the charge.
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Bernard Madoff, former Nasdaq Stock Market chairman and founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, was arrested and charged with securities fraud in what federal prosecutors called a "Ponzi scheme" that could involve losses of more than $50 billion. Some of the world’s richest people were duped by Madoff. He was turned in by his two sons. A Ponzi scheme is an investment program that promises to pay unusually high returns to investors after a specified period of time. A pyramid scheme is similar in that the person running the program pays off the early investors from money paid by later investors who were told that they too can get rich. The early investors, who are often unaware of the fraud, are used as testimonials for how well the program works.
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Beliefs and actions are always related. This is not to say that believing something will always lead to acting on its behalf. In fact, we all believe some things that we never really do anything about. Most of us believe that exercise is a good thing for the human body and may even have benefits in terms of living longer and stronger.
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How should Christians respond to reform efforts under political regimes where they have no rights, no freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly? For the most part, prior to the fall of most of Eastern Europe’s Communist governments and the former Soviet Union, Christians behind the iron curtain had little say in the way their nation operated.
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Two opinions vie for our attention in current Christian thinking regarding the legitimacy of social involvement and kingdom demonstration this side of heaven.The escapist view proposes that gospel proclamation is the church’s singular duty and no more. Concern for this world is a distraction. The pilgrim view holds that gospel proclamation is the biblical priority, but there are further societal obligations which enhance gospel proclamation.
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Atheist writers have tried to make the case that religion is the cause of all the evil in the world. Get rid of religion, and we’ll all live happily ever after.1 For a brief time, there were a few news articles that reported on a school student in Finland who shot and killed eight people (six students, a nurse, and a principal).
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The first rule of economics is TANSTAAFL: There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Lunch.[1] While something might appear to be free (e.g., education, healthcare, etc.), there is always a cost to someone.
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The world is in a mess, and Christians know it. Too many of them believe that they have not been called to change the world. What if other Christians had taken a similar position? What would the world be like?
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Can the gospel and social activism co-exist? Should Christians involve themselves in the world by participating in politics, pursue advanced degrees in education, medicine, science and law, produce films on a wide range of subjects, seek careers in journalism, and develop non-governmental programs for long-term social reform based on a well thought out biblical worldview?
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Tyranny: the "Official Language" of Misguided Conservatives
Five Truths that Republicans Hate
Five Reasons My Generation is Not Getting Married…and what can be done about it
Muslim Students Want to Take Over Christian College