Monthly Archives: July 2008

Engaging the War of Ideas (Part 4: What of Pluralism?)

Posted on July 30, 2008 by adeolumen

My last post produced meaningful and detailed conversation on many fronts in the “war of ideas” and has prompted Jesurgislac’s new post articulating why pro-choice is the only moral option.  Please read that and stay tuned for ongoing discussion here … Continue reading →

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Drugs & Terrorism

Posted on July 28, 2008 by adeolumen

It makes sense that the connection between Drugs and Terrorism is growing: Of the forty-three officially designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has linked nineteen of them to some aspect of the global drug trade, and … Continue reading →

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Engaging the War of Ideas (Part 3: The Military Challenge)

Posted on July 24, 2008 by adeolumen

I am very interested in comments on this post Winning the War with Islamic Fanaticism from the Counterterrorism Blog, especially the concluding paragraph: If Israel and the West are to succeed in defeating Islamic fundamentalism, which seeks to return the … Continue reading →

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Engaging the War of Ideas (Part 2: The Conflict–UPDATED)

Posted on July 16, 2008 by adeolumen

Updated 7/17/08 for better organization/readability and detail on sources and concluding implications. WHY THIS MATTERS. The present war of ideas underlying the global jihad against the West relates to all of us, and therefore we must take it very seriously.  … Continue reading →

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Engaging the War of Ideas (Part 1: The Conscience)

Posted on July 9, 2008 by adeolumen

Where is your place in the current war of ideas with radical Islam? Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court, the President, and the Conscience

Posted on July 8, 2008 by adeolumen

From Thomas Sowell: Whoever is elected to the White House this November is expected to appoint two or three new members of the Supreme Court — justices who will be making major decisions affecting the future of American society, long … Continue reading →

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What is Patriotism?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by adeolumen

How do you define it? Peter Beinart of the Council on Foreign Relations offers multiple contexts, as defined by the left and right in America and expressed in the two Presidential campaigns concisely in this quote: What both campaigns understand … Continue reading →

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New Media Presence and the Local Church (Part 6)

Posted on July 6, 2008 by adeolumen

There is resistance to the gospel that naturally arises anytime a Christian calls a non-Christian to faith and repentance in Christ.  There is also a resistance when a non-Christian feels like a Christian is giving them a sales pitch, rather … Continue reading →

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New Media Presence and the Local Church (Part 5 – Updated)

Posted on July 4, 2008 by adeolumen

I bet that right now, there are many proven executives and marketplace leaders across the body of Christ who could gain a large new media audience in short order.  Could pastors do more to encourage them to do this?  I … Continue reading →

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New Media Presence and the Local Church (Part 4)

Posted on July 3, 2008 by adeolumen

This is #4 in my response to Jacob Vanhorn‘s outstanding questions on new media presence (see first, second, and third posts).  It is humbling and sobering to address these questions.  I don’t presume any special insights, but would ask anyone … Continue reading →

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