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A Review of The Man in the Middle
The Man in the Middle:An Inside Account of Faith and Politics in the George W. Bush EraBy Timothy S. Goeglein(B&H Publishing Group, Nashville, Tennessee, 2011)Reviewed by Connie Marshner Many...
The Political Parties Are Too Democratic
David Frum, former speech writer for George W. Bush, wonders aloud: When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality? The German weekly Der Spiegel carries this article in its...
Clarification on Evangelicals and Public Action
By Robert Schwarzwalder and Julia Kiewit We recently published an On the Square article faulting some Evangelical Christian organizations for not objecting to the proposed federal “contraceptive mandate”...
Who’s Really Persecuting the Copts?
As Ross Douthat warned last week in the New York Times , this is a grave hour for the Copts of Egypt, as it is for Christians all across...
An Insider’s View of the SGM Controversy
[Editor’s note: The following is a guest by Brian Auten, a member of a Sovereign Grace Ministries affliliated church in Fairfax, Virginia.] Yesterday, Tim Challies offered some thoughts about...
So Why Isn’t Contraception ‘Healthcare’ Anyway?
In response to a recent Department of Health & Human Services mandate, Christopher Tollefson offers a fine starting point for understanding the difference between genuine healthcare and the use...
Catholic Universities on the Frontlines of Culture of Death
When I speak with supporters of Students for Life, they often ask how many pro-life student groups we have at Catholic universities. Many believe that our nation’s Catholic universities...
Diversity and Toleration Revisited: A Response to Joseph Knippenberg
By Dr. Eboo Patel, President & Founder, Interfaith Youth Core, and Cassie Meyer, Director of Content, Interfaith Youth Core In response to Joseph Knippenberg’s recent post, “ Diversity and...
Freedom of Choice in Abortion Insurance
Some readers will recall that I recently argued in favor of keeping more or less the current federal healthcare insurance plan, provided that it be amended fully to exclude...
Religious Liberty, Obama’s Surprising Soft Spot
By Charles A. Donovan President Obama apparently has a soft spot in his heart for religious liberty. And the New York Times editorial board is not pleased . The...
Pro-Lifers and “Repeal and Replace”
I appreciate Jim Capretta’s response to my First Things article , and especially his emphasis on the legitimacy of disagreement among pro-life people. (I tried very hard to avert...
Don’t Mention the War
From time to time we will be publishing reports and articles from outside our usual circles and subjects, when readers might find the information or the analysis of interest....
