Science | How intelligent design offers the best explanation for the sudden
appearance of many animals upon the earth—an event Darwin could not
reconcile
Homosexuality |
The Huffington Post story about a lesbian student's fight with a
Christian university—complete with headlines that focus on her
expulsion and resulting…
Religious Liberty |
“This Homophobic Bakery will Cater Dog Weddings but Not Gay Civil
Unions.” That’s the cute headline on The Atlantic Wire, the
influential website of one…
Religious Liberty |
The Blogosphere is still debating Roy Costner IV’s decision last
Saturday to defy his school district’s decision to exclude prayers
from his high…
Euthanasia |
Doctors in the Netherlands are now able to use a muscle relaxant
that kills extremely ill children faster so that parents don’t have
to suffer the pains of…
Sports |
After the New York Jets released Tim Tebow in April, the outspoken
Christian quarterback immediately tweeted Proverbs 3:5-6, a passage
that talks about…
Newsworthy |
Cosby speaks. In a recent interview, Bill Cosby said his
humor—especially his groundbreaking The Cosby Show—came from his
own life experiences, and from a…
Homeschooling |
As education in America’s public schools continues to suffer,
parents are choosing homeschooling at an ever-increasing rate. The
number of parents starting…
Trafficking |
Sex trafficking is the issue de jour on college campus. Students
attend documentaries, hold charity walks, and put on bake sales to
raise money for safe…
Religion |
In Norway, people are buying more Bibles than any other book. The
Bible topped best seller lists in 2012 and is still popular in
2013, outselling works like
Homosexuality |
An 18-year-old is accused of statutory rape with a 14-year-old
schoolmate in the state of Florida. The catch: Both teenagers are
girls, and the parents of…
Sports |
According to news reports yesterday, Matt Birk gave up the
opportunity of a lifetime. Birk, the center for the Super
Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens, declined…
Homosexuality |
“Homophobia” is an interesting term. It is an entire lecture in a
word. “Homophobia” decides the issue before you can open your mouth
to offer your…
Newsworthy |
Stand down. Some of us do not wonder that the number of suicides
and sexual assaults in the military now approaches civilian levels.
An organization that was…
Newsworthy |
Road kill. The Texas-based Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have been
attempting to navigate the middle-of-the-road regarding
homosexuality, but it looks…
Family |
“I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me
as a teen.” “Got a good job? I cost thousands of dollars each
year.” Both…
Father's Day |
Several years after my parents’ divorce, a former friend of theirs
called me and, in the course of our conversation, called my father
a “failure.” I…
Religion |
This is a true story: Aaron Hartzler is the oldest son of a Midwest
Baptist preacher and a fervent mother who gave herself
wholeheartedly to family and good…
Movies |
There be dragons—or at least one very big dragon. J.R.R. Tolkien
fans got their first look at the scourge of Dale in the second
installment of Peter…
IRS Scandal |
Pro-Life Revolution waited nearly two-and-a-half years for
tax-exempt approval, a process that can take as little as three
months. During the wait, the…
Science |
How intelligent design offers the best explanation for the sudden
appearance of many animals upon the earth—an event Darwin could not
reconcile
Faith & Inspiration |
Young men aged 18-22 lined up to get their first military haircut,
sweating from the Annapolis heat and humidity. They wore starched,
white, pajama-looking…
Culture |
American families have trusted the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to
teach their sons and daughters about leadership and service—but the
Boy Scouts last week…
2013 Books Issue |
Superb reporting and storytelling about a modern-day underground
railroad make Melanie Kirkpatrick’s
Escape from North Korea
WORLD’s Book of the Year
Sports |
After the New York Jets released Tim Tebow in April, the outspoken
Christian quarterback immediately tweeted Proverbs 3:5-6, a passage
that talks about…
Homosexuality |
“Homophobia” is an interesting term. It is an entire lecture in a
word. “Homophobia” decides the issue before you can open your mouth
to offer your…
Homeschooling |
As education in America’s public schools continues to suffer,
parents are choosing homeschooling at an ever-increasing rate. The
number of parents starting…
Religion |
In Norway, people are buying more Bibles than any other book. The
Bible topped best seller lists in 2012 and is still popular in
2013, outselling works like
Healthcare |
For years I have been writing about the failures of the UK’s
National Health Service (NHS) as a warning for what the Affordable
Care Act (aka Obamacare)
Faith & Inspiration |
In a heartbreaking story, a Plymouth, Mass., teenager died in March
after eating half a store-bought cookie that had a little peanut
oil in it. He had been…
Homosexuality |
The Huffington Post story about a lesbian student's fight with a
Christian university—complete with headlines that focus on her
expulsion and resulting…
Trafficking |
Sex trafficking is the issue de jour on college campus. Students
attend documentaries, hold charity walks, and put on bake sales to
raise money for safe…
National Security |
“On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the
children of men” (Psalm 12:8). From here on in, we steer a fine
line between two verses:
China |
China has banned groups and individuals from privately adopting
abandoned infants, making it much harder for babies without
families to find good homes. The…
Faith & Inspiration |
My daughter worked at a bagel shop in Oakland, Calif., and now and
then a customer would walk in with a dog. She would explain to the
human on the other end…
Euthanasia |
Doctors in the Netherlands are now able to use a muscle relaxant
that kills extremely ill children faster so that parents don’t have
to suffer the pains of…
Culture |
When Marguerite Bowker from Long Island, N.Y., received an email
wedding invitation last year to a “Barbecue Wedding” for her
daughter, she was stunned.
Father's Day |
Several years after my parents’ divorce, a former friend of theirs
called me and, in the course of our conversation, called my father
a “failure.” I…
IRS Scandal |
The IRS targeted more than Tea Party groups for special
investigations. The agency also went after religious, pro-life, and
pro-marriage groups, holding up…
Science | How intelligent design offers the best explanation for the sudden
appearance of many animals upon the earth—an event Darwin could not
reconcile
Religious Liberty |
“This Homophobic Bakery will Cater Dog Weddings but Not Gay Civil
Unions.” That’s the cute headline on The Atlantic Wire, the
influential website of one…
Homosexuality |
“Homophobia” is an interesting term. It is an entire lecture in a
word. “Homophobia” decides the issue before you can open your mouth
to offer your…
Religion |
Last year, American Atheists filed suit in Bradford County, Fla.,
to remove a monument to the Ten Commandments from the courthouse
grounds on a separation of…
Faith & Inspiration |
Young men aged 18-22 lined up to get their first military haircut,
sweating from the Annapolis heat and humidity. They wore starched,
white, pajama-looking…
Foreign Policy |
Ever since President Clinton “did not have sexual relations with
that woman, Miss Lewinsky,” whatever remains of standards seem to
have fallen even lower…
Sports |
Boston Pride, an LGBT organization that promotes Boston’s Gay Pride
Week, hosted the first-ever “Pride Night” at Fenway Park
Thursday night. The…
Education |
On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant responded to a
reporter’s question about educational mediocrity by saying, “Both
parents started working, and…
Father's Day |
Several years after my parents’ divorce, a former friend of theirs
called me and, in the course of our conversation, called my father
a “failure.” I…
IRS Scandal |
Pro-Life Revolution waited nearly two-and-a-half years for
tax-exempt approval, a process that can take as little as three
months. During the wait, the…
Culture |
The sight of someone walking down the street with extremely baggy
pants inspired American Idol contestant Larry Platt to write the
popular song saying,
Education | “To get a sense of just how foolish and shortsighted the $85
billion across-the-board sequester cuts are, you don’t have to look
any further than Head…
National Security |
All kinds of hazards can make us insecure. One possibility:
Terrorists could blow you up. Another possibility: If a terrorist
dials a wrong number and it’s…
Government |
Without the slightest hint of irony, President Obama said last
week, “If people can’t trust not only the executive branch but also
don’t trust Congress,
Newsworthy |
Southern Baptists begin. The nation’s largest protestant
denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), is meeting
this week in Houston. Among the…
Poverty |
In 1965, the U.S. Department of Labor produced a report arguing
that “the decline of the black nuclear family would significantly
impede blacks’ progress…
National Security |
“On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the
children of men” (Psalm 12:8). From here on in, we steer a fine
line between two verses:
Faith & Inspiration |
In a heartbreaking story, a Plymouth, Mass., teenager died in March
after eating half a store-bought cookie that had a little peanut
oil in it. He had been…
Abortion |
WASHINGTON—Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced it is cutting
3-Day for the Cure walks in Washington, D.C., and six other major
cities beginning in 2014.
Homosexuality |
I recently signed on with a new home energy supplier through a
clean-cut representative who came to the door armed with graphs and
rationales for why his…
Homosexuality |
The U.S. Department of Justice may be under a cloud these days, but
on the matter of workplace equality, they’re clear as day … sort
of. DOJ…
Faith & Inspiration |
My daughter worked at a bagel shop in Oakland, Calif., and now and
then a customer would walk in with a dog. She would explain to the
human on the other end…
Courts |
For students looking to break into difficult fields, internships
have traditionally been the go-to option, even if they are unpaid.
But the future of unpaid…
Marriage |
Germany’s top court handed down a ruling today giving same-sex
civil unions the same tax exemptions as heterosexual marriages. The
Federal Constitutional…
Faith & Inspiration |
If you are lacking a pastime, you could sit at my parents’ living
room window and watch all day as a police car stops and tickets
unsuspecting motorists…
Poverty |
For the past two months, hundreds of protesters have entered North
Carolina’s capitol in Raleigh, refused to disperse, and left in
handcuffs. Many of them…
Faith & Inspiration |
I have a correspondent in Ohio who was married for almost six
decades to his childhood sweetheart before death did them part. In
a letter he inquired about a…
Faith & Inspiration |
Since he had the afternoon off from his job, I asked my son to go
to my mother’s and help with her bills. He bristled at the command
and said he didn’t…
Sports |
I’ll admit my bias. I want Tim Tebow—Heisman Trophy winner and
former quarterback for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets—to
have a successful…
Faith & Inspiration |
My kids say I am the least lazy person they know. But the truth is
that I tend to laziness and it scares me, so I bend hard in the
opposite direction. This…
Healthcare |
For years I have been writing about the failures of the UK’s
National Health Service (NHS) as a warning for what the Affordable
Care Act (aka Obamacare)
Culture |
The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it would
no longer require proof of surgery to alter the gender
identification of people in its…
Essay |
For me, moving back home means moving back into acommunity of all
generations. In college I took political theory classes that
routinely covered the…
Newsworthy |
Stand down. Some of us do not wonder that the number of suicides
and sexual assaults in the military now approaches civilian levels.
An organization that was…
Sports |
If you follow professional baseball you’ve likely heard the name
Biogenesis by now. It is the now defunct clinic in Miami that has
been linked to at least…
Religion |
In Norway, people are buying more Bibles than any other book. The
Bible topped best seller lists in 2012 and is still popular in
2013, outselling works like
