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February 8, 2016
Judge slaps injunction against more Planned Parenthood videos
In yet another victory for Planned Parenthood lawyers, a judge granted a preliminary injunction against the Center for Medical Progress, forbidding them to issue any more videos of the abortionist organization discussing fetal tissue trafficking. From U.S. judge grants injunction against anti-abortion activists | Reuters: A U.S. judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction stopping the [Read More...]
Fireworks at the debate
I missed the debate on Saturday, but I heard there were some fireworks. Everybody ganged up on Marco Rubio, saying he was inexperienced and unaccomplished, and he reportedly didn’t handle it well. Jeb Bush scored on Donald Trump for using eminent domain on an elderly woman. Trump tried to shut him up, prompting boos from [Read More...]
February 6, 2016
Republican debate tonight
The Republican presidential candidates will be debating tonight, just before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday. I’m on the road, so I can’t live blog it. But you can live blog it yourself by commenting on the debate right here. Details about the event after the jump. From Republican presidential debate (2/6/16): What time, channel, live [Read More...]
February 5, 2016
How God uses fiction
Someone whose life had become a shambles tells how God used fiction to save his life. From Chad Bird, Novel Salvation: How God Used Fiction to Save My Life — CHAD BIRD: Ten years ago I plunged myself into books of fiction as a form of escapism. My life was in shambles. I had destroyed [Read More...]
Yet another Planned Parenthood video
Even though they have been indicted for their undercover journalism, the folks at the Center for Medical Progress have released another video, this one showing a Planned Parenthood official explaining the accounting tricks they use to hide their organ trafficking. You can see the video at the link, after the jump, which also outlines the [Read More...]
Super Bowl L (or is it 50?)
The Super Bowl has always been the showcase for Roman numerals. But this year the NFL, apparently not wanting the connotations of “L” for “loser,” is labeling this half-century contest with the Arabic numerals “50.” The students at Master’s Academy Classical Club, from a classical Christian school in Matthews, NC, took umbrage at this and [Read More...]
February 4, 2016
Can you be pro-life and pro-gun?
Evangelical pastor Rob Schenck criticizes his fellow conservative Christians for being knee-jerk 2nd Amendment supporters, arguing that it is impossible to be both pro-life and pro-gun. A Lutheran police officer, Joseph Klotz, answers those arguments, concluding that the missing piece of the puzzle is vocation. From Joseph Klotz, Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, and Pro-Vocation | Steadfast Lutherans: [Read More...]
Rand Paul quits–what happened to libertarianism?
Rand Paul is dropping out of the presidential race. I’m disappointed. To me, he represented a true anti-establishment voice, one based in his libertarian ideas and not just in being obnoxious. Not that I fully buy into libertarianism, though I appreciate its concern for civil liberties. But let me ask this: What happened to libertarianism? [Read More...]
Rick Santorum quits–why Rubio benefits & not Cruz
Rick Santorum, who won the Iowa caucuses last time in 2012, has dropped out of the Republican presidency race. Prediction: As candidates drop out, they will endorse Rubio. UPDATE: I was right! Santorum endorsed Rubio. As there are fewer and fewer candidates vying for the mainstream Republican vote, they will coalesce around Rubio, and Trump’s [Read More...]
February 3, 2016
Concordia Edmonton repudiates its Christian identity
Concordia University Edmonton, a college of the Lutheran Church Canada (both of which were founded by the LCMS), has removed all references to Lutheranism and to Christianity from its governing documents. The institution’s board of directors took that action without consulting the Lutheran Church Canada. The college had gradually been cutting its ties with the [Read More...]
