Euthanasia in Europe

Yesterday I talked about Brittany Maynard ending her life using Oregon’s “Death with Dignity Act.” I also mentioned how euthanasia is being used in the Netherlands. We can see the problems with physician-assisted suicide by looking at what is happening in Europe. An article in The Christian Institute warned that the euthanasia rate in the Netherlands is increasing dramatically. “Euthanasia…

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Death with Dignity?

Earlier this month, Brittany Maynard ended her life. She had become the public face of the euthanasia movement when she moved to Oregon so they she could end her life using Oregon’s “Death with Dignity Act.” Before doing so, she engaged in a video campaign with the group Compassion and Choices. The debate over euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide has been…

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Veteran’s Day

Today is Veteran’s Day. This is an almost forgotten event and yet it deserves as much attention at Memorial Day. Some of our European allies value it more than we do, but I will get to that in a minute. Veteran’s Day began as Armistice Day. As “The Great War” (which we today call World War I) was winding down,…

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Leadership Principles in the Bible: Honesty and Integrity

The Bible tells the stories of many leaders and managers: Jacob Joseph Moses Joshua Samson David Solomon Job Daniel Jesus Peter Paul Timothy Honesty and Integrity An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips – Proverbs 24:26 Judge me, O Lord according to my integrity. – Psalm 7:8 James Kouzes and Barry Posner surveyed thousands of people and…

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Culture vs Election

Now that the midterm elections are behind us, we should focus on what is even more important: culture. Many Christians argue that elections are downstream from where real change in taking place. Often politicians and judges are making decisions to “catch-up” with the culture. Mark Steyn understands this. He writes about this in his book, The Undocumented Mark Steyn. He…

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Jerusalem

According to Psalm 122:6 we are to Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! and, upon my return from a recent trip to the Holy Land, I have a new appreciation for that directive. Israel, and especially Jerusalem is a messy conglomeration of religious fervor and political division. The socioeconomic differences between Israeli and Palestinian areas are stark. During my stay,…

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Secular Humanism a Religion

In a landmark decision last week, a federal judge in Oregon declared ‘secular humanism’ to be a religion, opining that those who profess to be atheists and secular humanists should be afforded equal protection rights under the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution and be allowed to enjoy the same liberties to practice religion that religious groups are able to…

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What Republicans Must Do

Six measures the Republican Congress should pursue, even if they result in a string of vetoes. Unlike the dog that chased the car until, to its consternation, he caught it, Republicans know what do with what they have caught. Having completed their capture of control of the legislative branch, they should start with the following six measures concerning practical governance…

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Just Change the Channel

Whenever one of us complains about what is being shown on television these days, we are likely to hear the favorite cliché: “If you don’t like it, just change the channel.” Melissa Henson of the Parents Television Council took on that tired cliché by explaining how meaningless it really is. What started the discussion was a blog post by a…

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Archbishop at the Barricades

Some in the clergy are beginning to understand that the battle between church and state will not end well for those in the church. That is one of the lessons we learn from Nicholas Hahn’s commentary on “Chicago’s Archbishop at the Barricades.” He is talking about the Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Francis George. Cardinal George has never been one to…

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