Faith and Public Life: Articles

May 08 2012

Trouble in Paradise

By Ken Connor | Posted in Featured Post, Ideas in Action | May-08-2012
"Prosperity theology is a false theology. . . .  TBN has been a huge embarrassment to evangelical Christianity for decades."  R. Albert Mohler Jr., President ...
May 04 2012

Longsuffering Christians

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | May-04-2012
Kevin De Young, pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, MI wrote an interesting piece that appears on The Aquila Report (click ...
Mar 28 2012

Do Protestants Believe in Natural Law?

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Mar-28-2012
The Acton Institute just published a new book on Natural Law titled "A Biblical Case for Natural Law" by David VanDrunen.  Natural Law theory has ...
Mar 09 2012

Falwell’s Impact on Republicans

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Mar-09-2012
The New Republic features a great piece by Michael Sean Winters chronicling the impact Rev. Jerry Falwell had on conservatism through the past few decades.  ...
Feb 25 2012

Why Is the Catholic Church Surprised?

By Trevor Thomas | Posted in CJS Forum, Featured Post | Feb-25-2012
In the months prior to the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, then-candidate Barack Obama said, “The first thing I'll do as President is sign the Freedom ...
Feb 23 2012

Santorum: Live or Die by Conviction

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Feb-23-2012
The Wall Street Journal features an interesting article on Rick Santorum's strong conviction-based approach to his campaign.  Many politicians pay lip service to broad social ...
Feb 22 2012

Dare to Dream

By Ken Connor | Posted in Featured Post, Ideas in Action | Feb-22-2012
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."  Phil 4:13 During the presidential contest of 2008, Barack Obama inspired millions of followers with his ...
Dec 22 2011

Religious Exemptions Tightening

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Dec-22-2011
The Washington Examiner reports on new restrictions on tax exemptions for religious organizations by the Department of Health and Human Services. From the article (...
Dec 20 2011

Tebowing v. Showboating

By Ken Connor | Posted in Featured Post, Ideas in Action | Dec-20-2011
Humility is not a virtue readily found in America today – especially on the field of play.  A football player makes a touchdown, a forward ...
Dec 05 2011

Discriminating Against Churches

By Zachary Gappa | Posted in Blog | Dec-05-2011
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take an important case on appeal today.  The appeal came from a church in the Bronx that had been ...

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