The Ugly American

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Dr. Al Mohler discusses the moral scandal of sex trafficking and America’s part in it.

American Christians, who understand the incomprehensible scandal and moral horror of sex trafficking must recognize that this is an issue of high moral priority.

We must demand the enforcement of laws meant to protect human beings from being sold into sexual slavery and the vigorous prosecution of those who are engaged in sex trafficking. We must demand that any American involved in such activities be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and that every effort be made to release women and young people from sexual slavery.

No American can rest with an easy conscience while this nation is known around the world for sending out officials, business associates, government contractors, and military personnel whose motto is “wheels up, rings off.”

This scandal has revealed that the concept of the Ugly American has taken on a humiliating new dimension.

You can read the rest of his article here.  For resources and ideas on how to help, check here. For a better understanding of the scope of the problem, consider the following statistics: Continue reading →

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This Momentary Marriage

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

From Desiring God Ministries, here is a video about the marriage of Ian and Larissa Murphy. As John Piper explains:

Being satisfied in God (or anything) always seems easier when all is going well. But when things you love are being stripped out of your hands, then the test is real. If God remains precious in those moments, then his supreme worth shines more brightly. He is most glorified.

The most meaningful testimonies I receive are when people tell me that it was a vision of the sovereignty and goodness of God that got them through the most difficult times of their life.

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Did Jesus Support Gay Marriage?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Yesterday, President Obama came out in support of gay marriage. In an interview with ABC News he explained that his view on the issue had evolved over time and that he felt the need to take an affirmative position.

While the news may come as no shock to many, the most alarming part of his statement (not included in the video linked above) was his use of the Bible to support his position. According to the President: Continue reading →

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Moral Realism and God

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer

The Euthyphro Dilemma raises two horns, either of which leaves most theists dangling uncomfortably below the basis of their complacency. The point here is not to reason all the way through the dilemma, nor even to approach many of its facets, but rather simply to make one observation about one of the horns (the second horn, as presented here).

As a question, the dilemma is this: “Does God command the moral because it is moral, or is it moral because God commands it?” A skeptic may use the dilemma destructively (or eliminatively) to doubt that God or morality actually exists.

On the first horn God declares something moral in accordance with a prior state or quality of the thing. Murder is wrong—really wrong. Therefore God reveals to us that murder is wrong. God would be wrong not to do so. But climbing onto this horn leaves the impression that God is no longer supreme. He apparently must obey some moral reality. But a “god” who is not supreme is not exactly sufficient for the presumptive definition of “God” as the Supreme Being. So, the skeptic reasons, at least on this horn, there is no God. (That is, if morality is real then God must not exist.) Continue reading →

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Strange Days… Some Strange Sentences… And Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer


It’s been a strange last few days—stranger than normal.  Here are some of the highlights:

  • A toddler at a Ranger game cries because he didn’t catch a ball.  The event makes it on the big screen and the announcer “cries foul” until the toddler gets what he wants—a Rangers baseball of his very own.  Then the event makes it to Youtube and everyone else “cries foul” at the heartless couple that caught the ball and didn’t give it to the crying toddler to stop him from crying.
  • An anarchist, wearing a nice pair of Nike shoes, takes the advice of Nike’s slogan (“just do it”) and just does it—in this case showing his disgust at the greed of selling Nike shoes (like the pair he’s wearing) by breaking some windows in Niketown.
  • And yet another patron—two in less than three months—suffers a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas while eating a “Quadruple Bypass” burger.
  • And, last but not least, there is now a million dollar bounty on Tim Tebow’s virginity.  If you can prove that Tim Tebow is not a virgin (not sure how you do that), you get a million dollars.

I know it sounds strange, but before these strange days blend into others, I thought I would “connect the dots” and attempt to make sense of these disparate events.  Even if not, it will give me a chance to write some really strange, overly long, run-on sentences.   Continue reading →

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Do We Still Read the Bible?

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

by Jared. Browse more Education infographics.

 

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Race and the Gospel

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Andrew Hebert explains how the gospel creates racial reconciliation.

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