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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Cross of Christ on Public Land

The United States Supreme Court will hear Salazar vs. Buono tomorrow, determining whether or not a religious cross should be allowed on the Mojave National Preserve in California. More is at stake here than meets the eye. As Dr. Mohler notes on today’s show, the importance of this case is not the constitutional provisions of…

Monday, October 5, 2009

Morality Defined by Hollywood

Moral hypocrisy is a terrible thing, but in the case of child rape, special disgust is added to the tragedy. Roman Polanski has been arrested for the rape of a teenage girl that he committed in 1977. Many question whether or not it is right to arrest a celebrity for something he did over three…

Friday, April 18, 2008

Under Attack in California: The Right to Discipline

California Assemblywoman Sally Lieber is once again making headlines for her efforts to outlaw corporal punishment. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler examines her bill, explains its dangers, and reminds Christian parents of the importance of biblical discipline.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

From the Bible to “Intimacy Kits” — Goodbye to the Gideons?

No more Gideons Bibles in hotel rooms? That is the point of an article published in the online edition of Newsweek. Reporter Roya Wolverson explains that the trend in upscale hotels is to include no Bible among the room furnishings. On today’s program, Dr. Mohler says this development is another reminder that we are living…

Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Recovery Of Life In A Culture Of Death

In an historic 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the government’s right to ban the partial birth abortion procedure. The Gonzales v. Carhart decision comes in the same week as the worst mass shooting in American history, forcing us to ask if there is any reason to hope for a renewed appreciation of…

Monday, June 27, 2005

The Supreme Court and the Ten Commandments

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

Friday, January 20, 2012

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

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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

Thursday, January 5, 2012

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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