This blog may seem redundant, since I have published similar pieces before. But from time to time I believe our readers need to see articulated the foundations for our positions. I believe I represent the basic philosophical and theological position of my Berean colleagues, though they would most certainly be more concise. In the past […]
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The Berean Foundations
16 Apr 2015
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A Different/Similar Take on the Indiana Law
01 Apr 2015
This blog serves as somewhat of a response to Mark Smith’s blog. It is different however in that it deals primarily with legal and broader theological issues. By now most know something about the stir in Indiana—I can feel the reverberations from across the border—concerning the recently passed state law protecting those with religious […]
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The New York Times recently editorialized on the decline and fall of Atlanta Fire Department Chief Kelvin Cochran. Cochran, deeply religious, lost his job primarily for publishing, and distributing to some of his staff, a book in which his adamant opposition to homosexuality was clearly articulated. The Times‘ editorial sees no free speech or religious freedom […]
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I listened yesterday to an EconTalk episode on my computer in which the host Russ Roberts interviewed Martha Nussbaum on the program. But if you haven’t listened to EconTalk interviews, you are missing a treat. And if you haven’t heard of Martha Nussbaum, you are forgiven. Her name is not a household word, thought her […]
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Accreditation for Me But Not for Thee
17 Jul 2014
A recent article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education, in which the author, Peter Conn, a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, took issue with the accreditation of certain kinds of Christian universities. The article, entitled “The Great Accreditation Farce,” begins on what I would consider to be a positive note, by […]
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In a recent column in the Washington Post, the journalist George Will wrote a column on sexual assault entitle “Colleges Become Victims of Progressivism” (June 6, 2014) in which he was critical of the Department of Justice’s new standards for proving sexual assault on college campuses and skeptical of the statistics backing those new standards. […]
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First Lady Food Frenzy
27 May 2014
The First Lady Michelle Obama is at it again. Reacting to her critics she has reiterated the necessity of food regulations for school lunch programs. Many schools and districts have complained about the rules, arguing that they are restrictive. Economists and policy analysts have also criticized the rules, designed to limit fat, calorie, sugar and […]
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The Affordable Care Act and Labor Supply
05 Feb 2014
On Tuesday the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released it’s report – “Budget and Economic Outlook: 2014 to 2024” . The report is causing quite a stir because of the CBO’s estimates of the affect of the Affordable Care Act on the United States economy. President Obama has previously used CBO estimates to provide support for the […]
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In the first two blogs, I have begun the attempt to initiate greater reflection on the origins, role, authority, limits and functions of government, as well as our place as Christians under the authority of government. I said at the start that absolute answers were limited. This is true mainly because the Scriptures are relatively […]
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Fairness and Equality: Part 2
16 Dec 2013
I feel the need to clarify my earlier post on “Fairness and Equality” due to the many and varied comments on it and some misunderstanding. At the outset, I will say that in a blog post it is impossible to address every aspect of a subject or every objection. So the reader must read the […]
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