Category: Politics
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how once upon a time America decreased its abortion rate
Marvin Olasky shares some key findings from his book, Abortion Rites: A Social History of Abortion in America (Crossway) in the current issue of World magazine. You may read his provocative article here: http://www.worldmag.com/printer.cfm?id=14857. Olasky’s surprising discovery is that the rate of abortion relative to the population was higher in America on the eve of…
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and the word after that
Seriously, this is the last time I am going to bring this up, but the questions surrounding Ed Dobson’s year of living like Jesus made the lead story in the Grand Rapids Press this morning. You can access an online version of the article here: http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/01/ed_dobsons_walk_with_jesus_lea.html. I am quoted near the end of the print article (apparently blogs…
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the last word
Here is a message which President Stowell and Ed Dobson posted on our campus bulletin board this morning. I don’t think they would mind me posting it here, and in light of our recent discussion, I think some of you might be interested in hearing their point of view. Keep in mind that only respectful…
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good morning Ed Dobson
Two weeks ago I mentioned Ed Dobson’s interview in the Grand Rapids Press and compared his comments on Obama with what Al Mohler said on his blog. The Press article was picked up by U.S.A. Today, and last Sunday Ed was interviewed on ABC’s Good Morning America. You can watch the 3 minute interview here: http://abcnews.go.com/search?searchtext=ed%20dobson&type=…
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a series of most unfortunate presidents
The Today Show on Monday had an interview with David Purdam about his Vanity Fair story on the Bush presidency. One comment which struck me was his report that some in the Bush White House had concluded that the Bush presidency was “a wasted opportunity.” They claimed that after 9/11 Bush had an opening to…
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evangelicals and obama
Al Mohler recently posted on Rick Warren giving the invocation at Obama’s inauguration, and at the end of his fine essay he added a postscript saying that he himself would not accept such an honor because of Obama’s views on abortion. Mohler wrote: “President-elect Obama has pledged to sign legislation including the Freedom of Choice…
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possibly the worst essay you will ever read
I have been swamped with end of semester grading this week (which is what happens when you spend exam week in Liberia), and I only have a couple days of it left before I can start my Christmas break. But I did want to mention the Newsweek cover story on gay marriage which I saw…
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abortion matters
Two nights ago my nine year old son asked me who I was going to vote for in this election. In the process of telling him why I wasn’t terribly pleased with either choice, I told him that one of the drawbacks to Barak Obama is that he has voted to allow abortion. My son…
Mike Wittmer 