Has the First Amendment Become an Exercise in Futility?
This is a commentary by John W. Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute. “The First Amendment was intended to secure something more than an exercise in futility.”—Justice John Paul Stevens, dissenting in...
View ArticleDrones over U.S. skies: The Surveillance State is here
A commentary by John W. Whitehead February 13, 2012 To be governed is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled,...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood rally at the DNC is hyped but poorly attended
A story this afternoon on Lifenews.com purported to show two different faces of today’s Planned Parenthood rally at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. The Democratic National...
View ArticleThinking through a fully biblical justice
It seems as I grow older issues of justice and injustice occupy more of my thoughts. A recent phone conversation reminded me the change itself has only been a few years in the making. A reader of this...
View ArticleWell, I’ve decided to run a half marathon…
I started running about three-and-a-half years ago because I was tired of getting high cholesterol reports from my doctor. Given the option–at the age of 45–to go on cholesterol medicine or change my...
View ArticleThe drone war and the kingdom of God
A week or so ago results from a recent in-depth investigative report on America’s drone war were released. Despite horrid reviews for President Obama’s involvement in it, several “mainstream” news...
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