If you want another perspective and some very interesting stories, WORLD MAGAZINE is tough to beat. ============ By Joel Belz Posted Oct. 17, 2014, 01:00 a.m. WORLD MAGAZINE Gordon College of Wenham, Mass. (a northeast Boston suburb), has never been known in the evangelical community as a right-wing or super-conservative institution. Pretty solidly biblical, most observers would say. And pretty balanced. Now and... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
A test of true diversity
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Politically correct, Religious PersecutionThe evidence we want…
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Politically correct, Radical IslamThis is about as good as you can get. Click the link to get the full story ====== Where on earth has the ‘beautiful religion’ of Islam created anything like an attractive society? By Joel Belz Posted Jan. 23, 2015, 01:00 a.m. Don’t you get a little weary of having the experts remind you that you shouldn’t get the wrong impression, that Islam really... Read more
America’s Strategy Deficit
February 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Military, Noonan, SequesterLeading from behind. =========== By PEGGY NOONAN Updated Jan. 30, 2015 6:33 p.m. ET Something is going on here. On Tuesday retired Gen. James Mattis, former head of U.S. Central Command (2010-13) told the Senate Armed Services Committee of his unhappiness at the current conduct of U.S. foreign policy. He said the U.S. is not “adapting to changed circumstances” in the Mideast and must... Read more
A Speech Netanyahu Must Give
February 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Israel, ObamaAgree. Netanyahu gains little, if anything, by not speaking. He, at least, will speak more truth that Obama. ============== By BRET STEPHENS Feb. 2, 2015 7:41 p.m. ET Even friends of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are second-guessing his decision to accept House Speaker John Boehner ’s invitation to address Congress next month on the subject of Iran, over loud objections from the Obama... Read more
What De Blasio Won’t See
December 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, PolicingNew York’s mayor doesn’t understand how police maintain order. The scene around midtown Manhattan during the holidays is something of a madhouse—in a good way. Tens of thousands of tourists, including families, descend on Rockefeller Center to see the tree, Radio City to see the shows, and Fifth Avenue to see the department store windows, culminating in the New Year’s Eve... Read more
“Soon to be Cancelled”
December 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, US ConstitutionThe encroachment onto the First Amendment right to “freedom of expression” by the ‘vocal opposition’ is something that should concern everyone. Especially true freedom loving people. I don’t like everyone’s speech content either, but I am more confident that the truth will prevail than I am about wanting to protect my ears and the ears of everyone else. ============= An essential freedom-of-speech... Read more
