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Friday, May 16, 2008
California and Marriage: Suspect Class or Suspect Ruling? by Jeffery Ventrella
The California Supreme Court in an innocuously titled split decision, In re MARRIAGE CASES, sets forth an anything but innocuous ruling: imposing same-sex “marriage” despite a valid contrary expression by the citizens in 2000, 61% to 39%. Aside from the seismic effect created by the majority’s rank judicial activism, lies the Court’s rationale for its ruling: the assertion that homosexual
Friday, February 29, 2008
William F. Buckley, RIP
by Ben House
For some reason, I have taken on the role of announcing the deaths of great men in the past--Otto Scott, Herman Ridderbos, Jerry Falwell, and D. James Kennedy; therefore, I will mention--in case any have not heard--of William F. Buckley's death.
I remember seeing him on the Johnny Carson show one night back around 1975 (after my first year in college). He mentioned his first book--God and Man
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Frame’s Warrior Children
Sometimes a person should just leave matters alone. This is a rather sad account of someone who did not do that. A few years back, I was at a pastors’ conference where Professor John Frame was a key speaker. He gave a talk called “Machen’s Warrior Children.” It was about the unfortunate legacy of the heirs of J. Gresham Machen’s theological convictions.
All agree that Machen is to be
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Christmas as a Christian Holy Day: And Why Secularists Have Successfully Attacked It
What is the origin of the Christmas holiday (Holy Day)? Jesus’ birthday is obviously not observed in the Bible, so when did this observation start, and why?
The quirky church father Origen objected to celebrating our Lord’s birthday on the grounds that in the Bible, only pagans celebrated birthdays. In fact, the primitive church saw no need to celebrate our Lord’s Advent in that it was the
Saturday, December 8, 2007
What Roe Hath Wrought: Apartheid For One Thing
Racism is deplorable to be sure, but thanks to Roe v. Wade, there exists another more invidious form of apartheid today, apartheid protected by the courts: Developmental apartheid. Today, apartheid continues to discriminate against people in epidemic proportions yet, it’s not based on race; it’s based on the person’s developmental stage. This “developmentalism,” just like racism, deprives
