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Government has proved to be an inefficient agent when it comes to helping the poor. Meanwhile, the personal nature of a private charity encourages...

Both sides frame their argument in moral terms. Both sides believe that the victory of their position on this issue is a precondition for true...

I’ve been surprised by the number of Christians who have given up on politics this year. “I don’t like either candidate, so I’m staying home,” I’ve...

Language is, as we now know, integral to a culture. And the fact is, the legalization of same-sex marriage will require a comprehensive change in...

How should Christians manage their money in tight financial times? The famous preacher John Wesley had the right recipe for Christian money...

New evidence shows that Auschwitz's second-in-command didn't hate Jews or have an evil essence. Rather, he was responsible for these evils because...

Writing in The Guardian [London], Simon Jenkins argues that the right to end one's life on one's own terms is basic to humanity, and that only...

You can tell a lot about a society by how it treats the most vulnerable of its members. Which is why I’m troubled for our friends on the other side...

For both sides in the fight over same-sex marriage, all eyes are on California because what's decided by Golden State voters on Nov. 4 could have...

By now, almost everybody knows “Joe the plumber.” Surely, given Obama's now widely publicized remark to Joe about spreading the wealth, it must be...

Switzerland amended its constitution to require that "the dignity of creation" must be taken into account "when handling animals, plants, and other...

You may be fed up with politicians after enduring a two-year presidential campaign. That's why I'm so glad that a biography about a true public...

Many conservatives wonder why retired Army Gen. Colin Powell endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The reasons behind Powell’s...

There seems to be no end to the books and films that mock believers these days. Oh, what fools we Christians be. But who among men are most to be...

It seems that Richard Dawkins, perhaps the world's most famous living atheist, is launching a campaign to put advertisements for atheism on London...