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A death in the Hudson River… Sex trafficking on the internet… Another look at the rally on the Mall… And folks who go green, feel guilty

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A Birthday Party You Might Miss: Barbie Turns 50

Barbie turns fifty this month, but she doesn’t show it. Meanwhile, the girls who first played with Barbie dolls are now over fifty themselves. Millions of them have grown up to be women of virtue and character, raising families and serving others. By now, many show some signs of aging and the passage of time….

‘Choice’ As a Moral Principle

Two recent news stories illustrate our culture’s preoccupation with choice as a determinative moral principle. In one, a single mother has given birth to octuplets through IVF. In another, a young woman has auctioned off her virginity to the highest bidder in efforts to pay for grad school, all in the name of feminism. On…

5 Years of Facebook: The Moral and Cultural Impact of Social Networking

It’s been five years since Facebook first appeared online, making social networking a massive phenomenon. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler assesses the impact of social networking and media, noting both its pros and cons, especially the opportunity for faithful Christian witness.

Parenting and the Internet: “Spying” on Our Kids?

A recent op-ed in The New York Times by novelist Harlan Coben generated a bit of discussion when he argued that parents should install spyware on their children’s computers to track their activity. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler looks at Mr. Coben’s article as well as the response to it and asks what it all…

Why Marriage?

A recent “My Turn” article in Newsweek has sparked a wave of discussion. In her article, “Yes to Love, No to Marriage,” Bonnie Eslinger writes of choosing love but insists that she has absolutely no need of marriage.

When Is It Time to Leave a Church? A Lesson in San Joaquin

For the first time since 1860 a diocese of the Episcopal Church has seceded from the national body. The vote came Saturday as delegates to the annual convention of the Diocese of San Joaquin in central California voted 173 to 22 to remove all mention of the Episcopal Church USA from its ruling documents. On…

The Great Challenge of the Cities — “The World Goes to Town”

The Economist [London], one of the world’s great news organizations, publishes several major survey reports each year — and each is priority reading for the world’s leaders. This is certainly true of the most recent survey, “The World Goes to Town,” a report that should remind Christians of the challenge represented by the modern city.

Swimming in the Sea of the New Media

The ways in which we gather and disseminate information have changed dramatically in the past twenty years. Cable news, the internet, talk radio and a wide range of other new media have changed the way we live. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler explores the influence of the new media ecology and takes your calls on…

Protecting Our Kids Online

New research suggests that 42 percent of teenagers have seen internet pornography within any given month and often they weren’t even looking for it. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler looks at the report and takes your calls about how families should think through the issue.

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“Abortion is as American as Apple Pie” — The Culture of Death Finds a Voice

Abortion is now one of America’s most common surgical procedures performed on adults. As many as one out of three women will have at least one abortion. In some American neighborhoods, the number of abortions far exceeds the number of live births.

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Learning from Christopher Hitchens: Lessons Evangelicals Must Not Miss

The death of Christopher Hitchens on December 15 was not unexpected, and that seemed only to add to the tragedy.  His fight against cancer had been lived, like almost every other aspect of his colorful life, in full public view. He had told numerous interviewers that he wanted to die in an active, not a passive sense. Then again, there may never have been a truly passive moment in Christopher Hitchens’ life.

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President Obama and Same-Sex Marriage — The Dance Continues

Some predictions are rather safe to make. 2012 is almost certain to be a determinative year on the issue of same-sex marriage. Multiple courts appear poised to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] and, even more urgently, the appeal on California’s Proposition 8 at the Ninth Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals will set up a certain appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court. Given the facts of this case and the significance of the nation’s most populous state, the Supreme Court is almost certain to take the case. This sets the stage for the courts to make some determinative statement on same-sex marriage within the next several months — a decision that will go a long way toward setting the direction of the larger culture.

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We’re All Harry Blackmun Now — The Lessons of Mississippi

Does a baby have to look like a baby to be recognized as a person?

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