Law & Justice

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The Briefing 06-06-13

1) Recent trials a horrible reminder of murderous humanity Soldier charged in Afghan massacre: ‘Not a good reason in this world’ for what he did,...

  • Audio
  • House of Lords
  • Insanity Plea
  • Justin Welby
  • Murder
  • Muslim College
  • Nidal Malik Hasan
  • Robert Bales
  • Same-Sex Marriage
  • War Crime
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The Briefing 05-17-13

1. Rapid pace of secularization and rise of Islam in Great Britain Christianity declining 50pc faster than thought – as one in 10 under-25s is...

  • Alcohol
  • Audio
  • Cloning
  • Drunk Driving
  • Great Britain
  • Islam
  • Justice
  • Muslim
  • Secularization
  • Somali Pirates
  • Stem Cells
  • United Kingdom
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The Briefing 04-22-13

1. The Boston Bombing, the responsibility of government, and the challenge of honesty Suspects seemed set for attacks beyond Boston, New York Times (Eric Schmitt...

  • Audio
  • Boston Bombing
  • Boy Scouts
  • Homosexuality
  • Justice
  • Legal Status
  • Terrorism
  • Tsarnaev
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The Briefing 04-12-13

1. Shocking "house of horrors" trial is a display of what happens inside every abortion clinic Newtown In The Clinic: Media Ignore The Gosnell Trial, Investor's...

  • Abortion
  • Audio
  • Auschwitz
  • Conspiracy Theory
  • Gosnell
  • Justice
  • Moral Scandal
  • Murder
  • Sanford
  • Weiner
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The Briefing 04-03-13

Story 1 - Living in a Violent World Death Penalty Sought in Colorado Shooting Trial, Wall Street Journal (Donna Bryson and Ashby Jones) Japan Shifts...

  • Audio
  • Death Penalty
  • Hamas
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Justice
  • Pacifism
  • Same-Sex Marriage
  • Scotland
  • Teen Pregnancy
  • violence
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The Post-Christian Condition — Anders Breivik and the Limitations of Justice

The trial of Anders Behring Breivik represents one of the greatest tests of human justice in decades. Breivik stood in an Oslo courtroom this week...Read this essay →
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The Trial that Still Must Come — The Death of Osama bin Laden and the Limits of Human Justice

As is always the case, we are left with a sense that a higher court is still needed. Christians know that Osama bin Laden escaped…Read this essay →
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When Telling the Truth “Isn’t a Risk Worth Taking”

Writing at The Los Angeles Times, Professor Michael Klarman of the Harvard Law School argues that American presidents often do not get far ahead of...
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Render Unto Caesar? On Paying Taxes After Obamacare

We do not “render unto Caesar” because of our confidence in Caesar. We render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, because we are committed with our…Read this essay →
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Glenn Beck, Social Justice, and the Limits of Public Discourse

Fox News broadcaster Glenn Beck is famous for launching verbal grenades, and he did so again in recent days, calling upon church members to flee...Read this essay →
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Government Expectations

The present political climate in the United States reveals a wide range of expectations of the government.  Some citizens desire an expansive government that provides...Read this essay →
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On Faith: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? — The Swiss Ban Minarets

Voting by an unexpectedly large margin, the Swiss overwhelmingly adopted a national ban on the construction of minarets. Sunday's vote represents a clear victory for...Read this essay →
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Legislating Hate Crimes for Some People

President Obama has recently signed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, extending the definition of federal hate crimes to include a person’s sexual orientation.  This is...Read this essay →
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Reading Log, August 6, 2009 Public Enemies

To be human, it seems, is to be fascinated with crime. This simple fact explains why so much of our popular entertainment is driven by...Read this essay →
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Dr. Death Gets His Verdict: For America, the Jury is Still Out

Well, Dr. Jack Kevorkian got what he wanted, and now he doesn't want it anymore. Last November, when charged with first degree murder, Kevorkian said...Read this essay →
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What to Expect from the Sotomayor Hearings

Once again, the President of the United States has appointed a justice to the Supreme Court. But before an appointee officially becomes a member of...Read this essay →
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Moral Reasoning in Light of Wichita

[NOTE:   This column ran in The Chicago Tribune in yesterday's edition (read it here). I wrote this editorial column in the aftermath of the murder...Read this essay →
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Hunting Eichmann — The Moral Burden of History

The arrest and trial of Adolf Eichmann took place almost a half-century ago now, and though his name lives in infamy, the story of his...Read this essay →
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God is not Mocked — Bernard Madoff and the Limitations of Human Justice

According to media reports, Bernard L. Madoff is expected to plead guilty to eleven felony charges when he appears today in a Manhattan federal court. ...Read this essay →
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The Abolition of Modern Slavery and the Church

ABC News correspondent Dan Harris spent five months investigating the problem of slavery, particularly the enslavement of children, for his forthcoming ABC Nightline special report....Read this essay →
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A Bolt From the Blue — A Homeschooling Decision in California

Like a bolt from the blue, a California appeals court has ruled that the state's parents have no constitutional right to homeschool their own children....Read this essay →
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Our House or the Big House? It’s Parents or Prisons

For a hauntingly large number of young Americans, prison has become a substitute for parents. Writing in Policy Review, Jennifer Roback Morse argued just a...Read this essay →
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Sharia Law in Great Britain?

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God, Moral Judgment, and the Death Penalty

In a fascinating new look at capital punishment, Professor Walter Berns of Georgetown University argues that support of the death penalty is tied to belief...Read this essay →
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God, Moral Judgment, and the Death Penalty

In a fascinating new look at capital punishment, Professor Walter Berns of Georgetown University argues that support of the death penalty is tied to belief...Read this essay →
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Giving A Christian Account For Evil

The recent tragic shootings in Nebraska and Colorado once again force Christians to present a biblically responsible answer to the question of evil. What causes...Read this essay →
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The Death Penalty And The Christian Worldview

The recent announcement that the American Bar Association has condemned the use of the death penalty in the American criminal system has only heightened the...Read this essay →
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CA SB 777: The Culture Wars Come To California’s Classrooms

When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Bill 777 from California's state senate into law, he ignited a storm of controversy across the country. Proponents of the...Read this essay →
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When Bad Science Meets Bad Law

Last Thursday an Iowa district court judge struck down the state's law limiting marriage to a union of a man and a woman. Judge Robert...Read this essay →
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