Crosswalk.com en-us Sunday, May 18, 2008 Sunday, May 18, 2008 rss.aspx support@crosswalk.com support@crosswalk.com http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/crosswalkredesign/images/display/crosswalk_logo_blue_tiny.gif http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/beam/ http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/beam/11575519/ As the envelope of tolerance is pushed past the breaking point it is time for clear thinking, true academic freedom loving people to push back. Now is the time for people who believe in the free exchange of ideas and the freedom of expression that is guaranteed in the First Amendment to stand together against the advance of the thought police. An attempt to protect academic freedom in the Florida legislature was turned back last week but similar legislation has been introduced in four other states with my home state of South Carolina soon to become the fifth. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:38:00 GMT 11575519 Tony Beam http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/beam/11574924/ We need a national marriage amendment and we need it now. But what will happen if marriage is left up the states? Do we have any examples of what might happen if states continue to pass conflicting laws concerning marriage? The current conflict between Virginia and Vermont may well serve as a harbinger of what is to come if we continue to refuse to address marriage at the federal level. Tue, 06 May 2008 12:32:00 GMT 11574924 Tony Beam http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/beam/11574432/ There is no doubt the political playing field has changed since 2004. Left leaning evangelicals are determined to counter the influence of conservative evangelical voters who, according to exit polls, contributed greatly to President Bush's re-election. All they have to do is siphon off between five and ten percent of these voters and a close election will see the country move to the left. However, it's a long way to November. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:59:00 GMT 11574432 Tony Beam http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/beam/11573999/ Celebrating Earth Day should be a celebration of God's greatness and His sovereignty over the earth. Instead of "going green' why don't we just fulfill the command of God to exercise wisdom and common sense stewardship over His creation? We will avoid the extreme view of pagan earth worship and we will manage to stay away from those who have made the environment a political hotter-than-global-warming hot potato. Of course, if we do we will have to learn to live with "the look." Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:04:00 GMT 11573999 Tony Beam http://www.crosswalk.com/blogs/beam/11572708/ Concerning Obama's speech that was supposed to address his controversial pastor's remarks one of my students said, "In the language of the college classroom he didn't complete the assignment given. Instead of addressing and defining his relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright and answering why he didn't sever that relationship in light of Rev. Wright's anti-American racist tirade he simply made up a new assignment. He made a great speech about race." Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:35:00 GMT 11572708 Tony Beam