That sound you heard is not the Ohio rain that is so often punctuated by a roll of thunder, but existential angst as it works its way through the Republican establishment in Washington, D.C. Eric Cantor, U.S. House Majority Leader (R-VA), lost his party primary today to political novice Dave Brat, an economics professor from […]
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Thunderclap on the Right: Cantor Loses Primary
10 Jun 2014
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Open Immigration
19 Nov 2013
When we advocate open immigration we are not advocating free and complete amnesty for all undocumented aliens. Amnesty is related and intertwined with immigration, but is not exactly the same issue. You can support open immigration and not believe all undocumented aliens should remain in the nation. Open immigration does not mean that anyone should […]
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Once again the issue of immigration is upon us, whether we are ready for it or not. In Washington, phone calls and e-mails are beginning to pile up in congressional offices. Politicians are being lobbied hard. The President is chomping at the bit to sign a bill. Pro-immigration groups are beginning to exert pressure on […]
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Part III* Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16) In a previous installment, we examined what God’s Word has to say regarding the treatment of immigrants in general, as well as the biblical prescription for government as “ministers […]
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Part II* Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16) Having already dealt with the Matthew 25 passage in the first installment, this installment addresses other scriptural passages referenced by evangelicals in favor of amnesty for illegal immigrants. We will also […]
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Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16) Part 1* The people of God are called to be “salt” in order to preserve the world from decay, and “light” (Mt. 5:14; Acts 13:47) in order to focus everyone’s gaze […]
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Evangelicals & Immigration
28 Oct 2013
While the 1970s and 80s were decades of growing evangelical unity, the 2000s have thus far been marked by the movement’s fractures. While it is too simplistic to say we have new evangelical diversity, we do have energetic evangelical movements on both the right and the left. There is much that distinguishes the two groups […]
Bert Wheeler
Jeff Haymond
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