Watching people’s passionate involvement in the intense politics of the past month or so has been an interesting phenomenon. We literally had millions of people working in one way or another to get their candidates elected, and last night we watched as euphoria erupted over an election of historic proportions. It left me wondering: Why […]
How Christians Can Avoid a Tax Increase Under Obama
To the 74% of white evangelicals (and other Christians) who voted for John McCain and are worried that Obama will raise your taxes: If his tax plan goes as he plans, only families making $250,000 or more will have an increase in taxes. If that doesn’t sit well with you, you have an alternative. Give […]
Why are Politics and Theology Directly Related?
I find it interesting as I read blogs of people of certain theological persuasions during election season because you tend to learn their political leanings as well. In reading through the various blogs this year I’ve noticed that most people on the more liberal end of the theological spectrum are liberal politically, and conservatives are […]
A Presidential Debate Idea
After two snoozer debates with mostly empty rhetoric, it is pretty obvious the candidates don’t want to talk isses or facts. So we should at least make this entertaining and raise the stakes. My new dabate format proposal: The moderator is there to try and keep time commitments even. The questions are asked by one […]
Powers of the President
Thinking about the upcoming election, I was trying to think about what the really important and powerful roles of the president actually are. I came up with my top three: Commander-in-Chief: Obviously, the power to command the United States troops is a significant role of the president, especially as we are at war in Iraq […]