Joe Carter

From Russell Moore at Evangel : Jesus has AIDS. Just reading that in the type in front of you probably has some of you angry. Let me help you see why that is, and, in so doing, why caring for those with AIDS is part of the gospel mandate given to us in the Great Commission. The statement that Jesus . . . . Continue Reading »

A video that represents the intellectual nexus between Frank Turk and John Mark Reynolds.[Language warning: Contains two uses of the word “bada**](Via: . . . . Continue Reading »

If you drew a Venn diagram of “Things you wash down with orange juice” and “Things the world doesn’t need” this would be in the center: vodka in a pill form . Russian professor Evgeny Moskalev of Saint Petersburg Technological University has evolved a technique that . . . . Continue Reading »

Yesterday, in my post on Mike Huckabee and commutations, I wrote : [T]he politically prudent tactic would have been to simply refuse to grant any leniency—ever. Other governors with their sights set on higher offices had learned that doing nothing—even to correct obvious instances of . . . . Continue Reading »

In a recent article for New York Magazine — “The Abortion Distortion: Just How Pro-Choice is America, Really?” —a pro-choice writer discovers that even abortion providers are beginning to be emotionally affected by their actions: [I]f you want to hear honest talk about the . . . . Continue Reading »

A partridge in a pear tree—and related accessories— don’t come cheap : Making one’s true love happy will cost a whopping $87,403 this year, a minuscule increase from last year, according to the latest cost analysis of the items in the carol “The Twelve Days of . . . . Continue Reading »

The tragic murders of four policeman in Washington State , quickly turned into a political story when it was discovered that former governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee had previously commuted the sentence of the gunman, making him eligible for parole. Normally, I . . . . Continue Reading »

If you think slang terms developed for email, texting, and instant messaging—LOL, BRB, NSFW, etc.—are a passing fad, I have one word for you: Hello! As Nate Barksdale explains , the word Emily Post tried to ban got a boost from an earlier technological innovation—the telephone: . . . . Continue Reading »

Over on Evangel, philosopher John Mark Reynolds live-blogged his reaction to reading Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue . Although a fan and defender of Palin, JMR has become decidedly less enthused after reading her tome: Practical wisdom is guided not just by common sense, but by reason and the . . . . Continue Reading »

Minarets are the tall spires on some mosques that serve to provide a vantage point from which the call to prayer is made. In Switzerland—where there are only four minarets in the entire country— these architectural features are now banned : Swiss voters have supported a referendum . . . . Continue Reading »