As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“In an earlier post I introduced the work of Wardenclyffe Academy…. Their latest project is a four-part summary of an essay by Patrick Lee and Robert P. George: “What Is Wrong with Abortion,” … The videos are below, followed by my brief summary to get you oriented.” - TGC
“I’ve seen posts that claim that Army chaplains cannot pray in Jesus’ name when they conduct their worship services. Some people claim that chaplains are forced to conduct services for other religions. Hopefully this post will help clear up some of these common myths related to military chaplaincy.” - Tim McKnight
“The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a federal judge and its own three-person panel in a 9-5 opinion that supported the constitutionality of Texas’ prohibition of what is known as dismemberment abortion.” - BPNews
“The internet has amplified these debates and fostered new questions about tone and tenor in recent years. Here’s a look at how adults in the United States see these and related issues, based on Pew Research Center surveys.” - Pew
“Confidence that the pandemic was getting better plummeted in July, as more Americans now say the situation is getting worse (45%) than better (40%), according to Gallup.” - Lifeway
“US forces are withdrawing after 20 years, but the story of Christian aid work goes far beyond military conflict.” - CToday
“The U.S. incarceration rate fell in 2019 to its lowest level since 1995, according to recently published data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the statistical arm of the Department of Justice.” - Pew
“In a letter published Wednesday, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Jaime Masters asserted that ‘genital mutilation of a child through reassignment surgery is child abuse, subject to all rules and procedures pertaining to child abuse.’” - C.Post
Note to our overseas participants: “We” below is a first person plural referring to your truly, fellow Americans, and military allies.
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We fought a war in Vietnam, pulled out, and left our allies there in the lurch, it seemed.
It seems like we entered Afghanistan uninvited to eliminate its use as a terrorist base, supported a non-Taliban government, and now are seeing slaughters and the return of leaders who will nurture terrorists.
Am I missing something?
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