Author Archives: mark

20
May

The First Amendment Is Supposed To Acknowledge Who Watches The Watchmen

Listening to news stories today, it is dawning on my how much Americans lack in understanding the point of the First Amendment as it relates to the media. In order to really understand the mindset behind it, I recommend a … Continue reading →

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4
May

That moment when your President tells you Christianity should be illegal in the United States

I missed this until Chris Graham brought it to my attention: On April 30, 2013, Obama said it: “I told him I couldn’t be prouder. You know, one of the extraordinary measures of progress that we’ve seen in this country … Continue reading →

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3
May

awnurmarc » Reading Romans, Part 01

  awnurmarc » Reading Romans, Part 01.

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30
Apr

More evidence the Christian anti-Ayn-Rand meme is culturally irrelevant

CP: There are some libertarian atheists who follow the philosophy of Ayn Rand. From your chapter on the political views of atheists, I take it you didn’t find many of them. Yancey: We didn’t ask specifically about that, so I … Continue reading →

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27
Apr

Defending Paedobaptism Again

Gavin Ortlund has written a rejoinder to Drew Trammell who was defending something I said in an interview. Ortlund made several points but only #2 and #3 are obvious Biblical argument to the point of contention. However, in mentioning the … Continue reading →

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24
Apr

We Set Out To Control The Impossible To Avoid Responsibility For The Possible

We Have More Control Than We Think | Michael Hyatt. This is a great post from 2009 by Mike Hyatt. I think we not only get distracted by what we cannot control, but sometimes we want to be distracted by … Continue reading →

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24
Apr

Every tyrant has a “legal rules” playbook he generously provides the opposition

The definition of a very vague legal term is at the center of oral arguments being heard today in a federal appeals court in Cincinnati, Ohio. That term is “particular social group.” In US law, that is one of five … Continue reading →

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23
Apr

Money Comes From Society; The State Steals Credit

It is pretty common to hear conservatives or libertarians deride “fiat currency” as if it is worthless trash. They are absolutely right to insist that it is flawed. And those flaws will certainly lead to a bad end some day. … Continue reading →

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22
Apr

Trinity House » What Advantage the Jew?

A sermon on Romans 3:1-8. 1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. A lot of people … Continue reading →

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19
Apr

My interview at the City of God blog: infant baptism

Posted by The Brooks on April 19, 2013. Anabaptist, Church(es), Reformed, Sacraments, Theology – No Comments A couple of weeks ago, Mark Horne was kind enough to subject himself to our first video blog, an interview on the question of … Continue reading →

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