Recent Viewpoints

Penna Dexter This is the second story I have been pleased to tell in recent weeks in which a school district backed down from violating the First Amendment religious freedom of students and parents. In this case, First Liberty Institute had to sue California’s Encinitas Union School District in federal court. Perhaps school officials in this beach community didn’t understand, or simply chose to ignore, the United States Supreme Court’s June 2024 ruling, in Mahmoud v.Taylor.   First Liberty’s CEO Kelly…

Kerby Anderson Gary Bauer wrote a column with the provocative title, “Jesus Wasn’t a Socialist.” He explained, “There is a growing effort by political forces on the Left to convince Christians that socialism and its father Marxism are closely aligned with the teachings of Jesus. Nothing could be further from the truth.” He reminds us that Marxism is about much more than economics. I discovered that in graduate school when reading assigned texts written by Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao….

Kerby Anderson Chemical abortions have become the primary way women end their pregnancy. After the FDA approved a new generic abortion drug, a large national survey was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates. They found that 7 in 10 likely voters approved of requiring a doctor visit prior to receiving a prescription for abortion drugs. This percentage includes a majority (57%) of liberal voters. They believe that screening is necessary for several reasons. First, there is a possibility of coercion and…

Kerby Anderson The political mantra of Democratic candidates these days is the word: affordability. I am sure the word surfaced in a focus group and has been used constantly by everyone from Zohran Mamdani to Elizabeth Warren. Never mind this word was never used by Democrats when inflation was nearly double digits three years ago. But before you dismiss this political buzzword, consider why it resonates with so many voters. Here are just a few comments and statistics from a…

Kerby Anderson Michael Brown recently wrote about “The Truth About Christian Zionism.” He wanted to answer two important questions: Is Christian Zionism an oxymoron? and Is Christian Zionism a heresy? These questions have been around the church for some time, but they reached a critical level due to several Tucker Carlson interviews. In one, he challenged Senator Ted Cruz about support for Israel. In another interview with groyper Nick Fuentes, he complained that Christian Zionists have a “brain virus” and…

Kerby Anderson One economic indicator that investors and average Americans consider is a nation’s debt to GDP ratio. In previous commentaries, I documented that once nations have surpassed a 130 percent debt-to-GDP ratio, they eventually defaulted. I decided to dig a little deeper. I found that since 1800, there have been 51 out of 52 countries with a debt to GDP ratio this high who have defaulted. This was through restructuring, devaluation, high inflation, or outright default. Japan was the…

Kerby Anderson Douglas Groothuis was teaching his course at Cornerstone Seminary when a student asked him about the role of apologetics in revival. He replied that he should write an essay on that. He was on my radio program recently to talk about his essay, “Revival and Apologetics.” His essay also fit with the fact that the December issue of the Point of View magazine has the title “Rumblings of Revival.” The issue discusses campus revivals and the history of…

Kerby Anderson Each year, we take time from our busy lives to celebrate a day of Thanksgiving. Though many holidays have become secular celebrations, this holiday still retains much of its historic religious overtones. A day of Thanksgiving was set aside by the Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony. Life was hard in the New World. Half of the Pilgrims died in the first terrible winter. After the first harvest was completed, Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving and…

Kerby Anderson Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and I suspect that you are doing lots of things to get ready for this special day. Let me suggest you add one more item to your to-do list. Visit our website and download a copy of my Thanksgiving Quiz. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather as a family, but I also believe it can be a great time to teach our children and grandchildren about America’s godly heritage. I created this short quiz…

Kerby Anderson Several commentators have said that the conflict between Republicans and Democrats is merely a distraction. The real divide is between the elites and the rest of America. Yesterday I talked about the economic divide in America, but there is also a political divide. Mary Eberstadt reminds us in a recent column about the last book written by Christopher Lasch and his daughter. The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy may not have made much of…

Kerby Anderson On a recent episode of his program, Bill Maher was trying to understand why New York elected Zohran Mamdani. In response, an economist on substack wrote “An Open Letter to Bill Maher.” Bill Maher understood “why people are angry about the economy, especially in New York.” He then asked for someone to “Explain this economy.” He correctly identified the problem: the gap between the “haves” and “have nots.” On the one hand, he acknowledged that the stock market…