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National Review Takes Stock of the late Jimmy Carter
Editors at National Review Online assess former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy. He won the nomination, and the election, in great part because of who he was not. He was not…
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Martin Center column notes uncertain future for liberal Baptist seminaries
Chris West writes for the Martin Center about questions surrounding the future of one form of higher education. Between recent seminary closings and a general decline in admissions, the future…
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National Review cover story touches on corporate America’s reaction to H.B. 2
The latest National Review cover story features Kevin Williamson‘s reaction to an apparent paradox: Given that progressives profess to hate corporations, why are our corporate leaders so progressive? It is…
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“Little Sisters of the Poor win at Supreme Court”
That’s how the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty characterizes today’s unanimous decision by the high court. From the press release: “All we have ever wanted to do is serve the neediest…
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For C.S. Lewis fans, this is a crying shame
The newly founded C.S. Lewis College is no longer in the running for a campus in Northfield Massachusetts. The owners of the campus have decided to give the 217 acre…
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Forsyth commission passes prayer appeal
Forsyth County commissioners last night voted to appeal a judge’s ruling that county meetings cannot begin with prayer, with chairman Dave Plyler casting the swing vote. Fellow commissioner Walter Marshall…
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Obama works the room
North Carolina’s senior senator, Republican Richard Burr, had some good things to say about President-elect Barack Obama in this Politico story: Behind the scenes, Obama and his team are ……
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Making radio waves
Michael Sanera helped fire up listeners of WPTF Radio’s afternoon talk show audience this week when he discussed Raleigh City Council’s 7-1 vote to maintain a ban on new garbage…
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Paul Chesser and the Southern Baptist Capitulation
Our friend Paul Chesser takes the declaration by some Southern Baptists to task in this American Spectator column. Paul notes that the Southern Baptists claim “adherence to Biblical inerrancy and…
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Wind & warming
New state government mandates for renewable energy sources could lead utility companies to pursue more wind power projects in North Carolina. That’s an unfortunate development, according to a recent Spotlight…
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It’s Already Happening
The man who may be the next president of the 16 million-member Southern Baptist Convention says it’s time parents and churches find an alternative to the public school system: Albert…
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Interesting what doesn’t get picked up
There’s a lot of buzz right now about the lack of a clear political consensus from leaders in the evangelical community. I’ve been tracking the evangelical endorsements on my blog…