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What Document Are You Quoting, Mr. President?
4 Comments Published by John Eidsmoe January 29th, 2010 in Law, Politics, SpeechIn this week’s State of the Union Address, President Obama said:
“We find unity in our incredible diversity, drawing on the promise enshrined in our Constitution: the notion that we are all created equal….”
Wrong founding document, Mr. President. The word “equal” did not enter the Constitution until the ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868. [...]
True Confessions
3 Comments Published by John Eidsmoe January 28th, 2010 in Abortion, Christianity, Law, MoralityThe laws of evidence recognize that a declaration against interest is entitled to heightened credibility, because people rarely make statements that are against their best interest unless they are certain the statement is true. An example might be a car salesman who stands to profit by selling a used car to you, but who [...]
A person’s a person, no matter who’s President
2 Comments Published by Ben DuPré January 21st, 2010 in Abortion, Law, MoralityLast year, our outgoing President proclaimed January 18, 2009, as “National Sanctity of Human Life Day.” This year, however, we are more likely to get a White House proclamation (like this) celebrating the abomination that is Roe v. Wade.
Regardless of who is the chief executive—be it King George, President George, or President Barack—the right to [...]
Pretty much everybody agrees that letting the fox guard the chicken house isn’t a very good idea.
Letting the fox train and license the chicken house guards isn’t a very good idea either — because of what he’d teach them, because of what he wouldn’t teach them, and because he might refuse or revoke the licenses [...]
Movie Review: The Mysterious Islands
1 Comment Published by John Eidsmoe January 11th, 2010 in History, Law, Movies, Religion, ScienceIn their newly-released 90-minute film, The Mysterious Islands, Vision Forum and the Erwin Brothers have really hit a home run!
Filmed mostly on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America, Mysterious Islands was released on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s Origin [...]
“But Jesus Wasn’t Born December 25th — Was He?”
2 Comments Published by John Eidsmoe December 23rd, 2009 in LawToday it is common to hear people say, “We don’t have any idea when Jesus was born, but we do know it couldn’t have been in December.”
Really? In their newly-released column, John Eidsmoe and Ben DuPré argue that we have more information about the birth of Jesus Christ than about the birth of Barack [...]
“Following Yonder Star” — A Christmas Meditation
6 Comments Published by John Eidsmoe December 23rd, 2009 in Christianity, Christmas, History, Law, Politics, Religion“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in
the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise
men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he
that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his
star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:1-2
For 2,000 years, the Wise Men of [...]
“Would Jesus Really Say That?”
3 Comments Published by John Eidsmoe December 18th, 2009 in Christianity, Christmas, First Amendment, History, Islam, Law, Miscellaneous, Politics, ReligionWhenever something worthwhile circulates on the internet, about a dozen people will take it upon themselves to send me a copy. One recent submission is titled “Letter from Jesus about Christmas.”
The writer suggests that if Jesus were to write a letter to us about Christmas, He would urge us to redirect our priorities. [...]
Gopherwood, Anyone?
1 Comment Published by John Eidsmoe December 18th, 2009 in Christianity, First Amendment, History, Law, Philosophy, Religion, Speech, UncategorizedAbraham Kuyper once said, “Culture is religion externalized.” The Bible is God’s Word, but Western Civilization has been permeated with Christian influence for nearly 2,000 years, and Biblical allusions and metaphors have become part of our language and our frame of reference.
That is, until recently. The “Boomer” generation did not think it necessary [...]
Atheist Michael Newdow is Right: Courts Open With “Religious” Prayer
7 Comments Published by Ben DuPré December 10th, 2009 in First Amendment, Law, ReligionWe mentioned back in January that outspoken atheist Michael Newdow, who has never met an acknowledgment of God he liked, sued to stop the President’s Inaugural Oath from including “So help me God.” The lower court rejected Newdow’s argument that “So help me God” violated the Constitution and so he is now appealing.
But wherever [...]
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