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James 1:5-8

The Briefing 09-14-12

Anti-American Protests Over Film Enter 4th Day… From Benghazi To Cairo To Jerusalem To Damascus… Paul Moreno: How Public Unions Became So Powerful… McDonald’s To Post Calories For Items On Menu Boards… New York City Bans Super-Sized Sugary Drinks… Portland Approves Adding Fluoride To Water… Hobby Lobby Sues Over Morning-After Pill Coverage Requirement In Health Reform Law Keep Reading

The Briefing 09-13-12

Libya Attack Provokes Washington Crisis… U.S. Embassy Condemns Religious Incitement… Film On Muslim Prophet Sparks Protests Keep Reading

The Briefing 09-12-12

Professor’s Dismissal Upheld By Colorado Supreme Court… Pot For Parents… Does Marijuana Use By Teens Really Cause A Drop In IQ?… Gabriel Vahanian, Professor, Dies At 85; Was Linked To ‘Death of God’ Movement… Christian Values Cannot Save Anyone Keep Reading

The Briefing 09-11-12

Thousands Of Teachers Strike In Chicago, Parents Scramble… Behind The Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Why Talks Must Be Made Public… In Toll Of 2,000, New Portrait Of Afghan War… Taliban ‘Prepared To Work With US On Security In Afghanistan’… NBC Finds A ‘New Normal’: Good Comedy… NBC’s Salt Lake City Affiliate Refuses To Air Ryan Murphy’s ‘The New Normal’ Keep Reading

Christian Values Cannot Save Anyone

A recent letter to columnist Carolyn Hax of The Washington Post seemed straightforward enough. “I am a stay-at-home mother of four who has tried to raise my family under the same strong Christian values that I grew up with,” the woman wrote. “Therefore I was shocked when my oldest daughter, ‘Emily,’ suddenly announced she had ‘given up believing in God’ and decided to “come out” as an atheist.”

The idea of a 16-year-old atheist in the house would be enough to alarm any Christian parent, and rightly so. The thought that a secular advice columnist for The Washington Post might be the source of help seems very odd, but desperation can surely lead a parent to seek help almost anywhere. Keep Reading

What Did America’s Founders Really Believe? A Conversation with Historian Gregg Frazer Transcript

Gregg Frazer, Author, The Religious Beliefs of America’s Founders: Reason, Revelation and Revolution

Thinking in Public

September 10, 2012 Keep Reading

What Did America’s Founders Really Believe? A Conversation with Historian Gregg Frazer

What Did America’s Founders Really Believe? A Conversation with Historian Gregg Frazer Keep Reading

The Briefing 09-10-12

Jobs Data Weigh On Obama, Fed… Mortimer Zuckerman: Those Jobless Numbers Are Even Worse Than They Look… Hiring Slows In U.S., Putting Pressure On Obama And Fed… Is U.S. Economic Growth A Thing Of The Past?… Diocese Failed To Stop A Priest… Daughter’s Turnabout On Religion Shakes Mother’s Faith Keep Reading

The Briefing 09-07-12

Under Fire, Democrats Revise Plank On Jerusalem… Pushed By Obama, Democrats Alter Platform Over Jerusalem… Dems Chided For Taking God From Platform… First Lady Rallies Black, Hispanic, Gay Supporters… Gay Democrats Celebrate A Newfound Visibility… The Great American Worldview Test — The 2012 Election Keep Reading