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Friday, Feb. 22, 2019

In striking down excessive fines and asset forfeiture, Supreme Court unanimously re-establishes basic principle of constitutional self-government || Pro-abortion movement opposes legislation banning abortion based on rage, gender, and disability, sparking debate over eugenics || Regardless of what one Kentucky politician claims, if you support Roe v. Wade, you are not pro-life || If “we parenting” becomes the norm in American, we are all going to pay the price The post Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

How France's National Assembly is changing the way its citizens talk about parenthood, and is redefining the family in the process || “A person’s a person, no matter how small” even when that person is a frozen human embryo || Congress wants to keep ‘God’ in daily prayers: What this tells us about politics, atheism, and American history The post Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019

As pregnancy progresses, women become happier: A powerful pro-life statement in the pages of the New York Times || What happens when the LGBTQ agenda collides with the United States prison system? || Transgenderism takes flight: Airlines scramble to meet the demands of the gender revolutionaries The post Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019

Unbridled liberal ambition: How the ‘Green New Deal’ packages every dream of the American left in one single proposal || The reality of the ecological crisis and and the rational contours of the Christian worldview || Truth, morality, and politics: No matter what our cause, Christians must be people who always affirm the truth The post Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019

Virginia’s soap opera continues: Will the Democrats apply their zero-tolerance policy? || The new orthodoxy of identity politics: Understanding the consequences of reducing human beings to just one characteristic || The real reason why Christians should reject identity politics The post Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, Feb. 8, 2019

‘Keep up or die’: A church that won’t hold a heresy trial when confronted with heresy isn’t really a church || Is it possible to raise children without the notion of sin? Why a mere morality of harm isn’t sufficient || Buckle up: If you’re a German politician who wants to impose a speed limit on the Autobahn, you won’t be a politician for long The post Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019

The pageantry of democracy: As President Trump delivers State of the Union address, drama fills the chamber || “Made in the holy image of God”—The one specific moment in last night’s State of the Union that highlights our culture’s vast worldview divide || One of the most respected scientists in the world won’t stop talking about aliens. What does this tell us about modern science? The post Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Monday, Feb. 4, 2019

Racism, human dignity, and leadership: Understanding the serious moral issues behind the controversy over Virginia governor’s yearbook photo || The power of sports: Why it’s significant that the Super Bowl is the last major event in American society in which everyone watches || Historic milestone or no big deal? Differing views on Colorado’s gay governor reveal speed of moral revolution The post Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019

Virginia governor’s defense of abortion turns into a defense of infanticide || Even when looking at socially-liberal Europe, abortion laws are far more restrictive || As extreme cold grips the nation, human beings are reminded of our helplessness when it comes to weather || At what age should a child be considered criminally responsible? The post Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019

When a religious text is taught, a religious message is communicated. What does this mean for states considering Bible classes in public schools? || A secular allergy to prayer? What the battle over prayer at school board meetings tells us about the secular agenda || Japanese minimalism goes mainstream: Understanding the worldview dimensions behind the Marie Kondo phenomenon The post Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, Jan. 25, 2019

What qualifies as a legitimate government? On of brink becoming failed state, crisis escalates in Venezuela || For the first time in a decade, Supreme Court to take up gun rights case. What are the constitutional and moral issues at stake? || Turning creation upside down: While every single human life is sacred, not every means of bringing about reproduction is morally right || A man who stood at so many hinge moments in history himself becomes part of the hinge in the sexual revolution The post Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019

Meet Lady Gaga, the theologian: Pop star joins shaming of Karen Pence for teaching at Christian school || Is sexuality a choice or are people ‘born this way’? Why even secular people making secular claims cannot avoid theological arguments || Can people change? As New York bans conversion therapy, sexual revolutionaries can’t keep their stories straight The post Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Monday, Jan. 21, 2019

With a history of supporting border barriers, why is the political left now so opposed to such a measure? || After controversy surrounding Women’s March, crowds dwindle and fractures are exposed || The battle over language in the March for Life: Why ‘pro-life’ is buried in a news story but ‘antiabortion’ screams from the headlines || Even when we want to, we can’t believe our eyes: Lessons learned after viral video leads to widespread rush to judgement || On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are reminded of the need to return to explicitly biblical categories when it comes to debates over human dignity The post Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019

Outrage from the sexual revolutionaries as Second Lady Karen Pence will teach at school that affirms historic Christian teachings on sexual ethics || Parental rights, religious liberty, and homeschooling: Why it’s dangerous and unsustainable to ground fundamental rights in a secular worldview || Why divorce is never as smooth as the Bezos announcement tries to makes it appear The post Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019

As House leaders strip Steve King of committee assignments, Christians must be clear that there is no place for any argument for racial superiority || Deep moral divide revealed by court battle over exemption to Obamacare contraceptive mandate || Sexual revolution marches onward, this time in California’s new framework for sexual education The post Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, Jan. 11, 2019

The moral revolution perfectly illustrated as Methodist leaders call for change on homosexuality || Transgender people welcomed into Anglican church in ‘baptism-style services’. Why this liturgical change raises huge theological questions || Has acceptance of LGBT identity become 'too firmly established to dislodge'? || Meditation in the modern age: Deepak Chopra has not just become a tech evangelist, but also an investor in Silicon Valley The post Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019

Will pastors in the Netherlands who affirm biblical Christianity face criminal prosecution? Controversy over The Nashville Statement explodes among the Dutch. || Can US senators block a federal judge nominee simply because he is a member of an historic Catholic organization that—brace yourself—is Catholic? This threatens the religious liberty of all. || Is traditional masculinity itself toxic? The American Psychological Association reveals guidelines that would transform both boyhood and manhood. The post Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Monday, Jan. 7, 2019

How the constitutional separation of powers in the United States has its underpinnings in a biblical worldview || Divided government: What should we look for as the 116th Congress takes office? || The real story behind political parties: Why the great partisan divide is a worldview divide || Is the government shutdown a real or manufactured political crisis? The post Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018

In a hyper-partisan age, how was bipartisan consensus reached on criminal justice bill? || The personal side of politics: Understanding the human factors behind the legislative process || Paul Ryan bids farewell: Why the type of elected official he represents is becoming an endangered species || Why the national debt is a moral problem, not just a fiscal issue The post Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018

Emergency contraception on demand: What the rise of Plan B vending machines reveals about the society we are becoming || As both sides attempt to read the tea leaves on abortion, the legitimacy of the Supreme Court is called into question || How should we consider the trial of a 94-year-old man who was a teenager when he was a guard at a Nazi concentration camp? The post Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Boy Scouts face bankruptcy: What does this tell us about an institution that once represented the mainstream of American culture? || Cannabis, Inc.: When you’re looking at a moral revolution, the money isn’t far behind || Unprecedented political bargains on both sides of the Atlantic as Theresa May and Nancy Pelosi hold onto leadership posts || Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at 100: A look at the man who did more than any human being to bring about the fall of the Soviet Union The post Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018

What happens in Europe doesn’t stay in Europe: Why Americans need to pay close attention to political unrest across the Atlantic || The progressive, cosmopolitan future Macron envisioned for France is confronted by reality in the streets of Paris || British parliament considers Brexit options but one big question remains—will the British people get what they voted for? || Voyager 2, launched in 1977, reaches interstellar space. But completion of the mission will take 30,000 more years. The post Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Monday, Dec. 10, 2018

Scouts go to court: Gender confusion spills over as both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts compete for girls || Just how much apologizing must one do to be adequately contrite? We don’t know. || Generational transition before our eyes: 300 survived Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Arizona, only five remain The post Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018

President Bush becomes ‘our brother George’: Biblical truths behind the state funeral for George H.W. Bush || The end of a religious dynasty: Are the Bushes the last establishment Protestant family in American public life? || 2018 words of the year: What our language reveals about our culture? The post Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

Thomas Altizer, theologian associated with 'God is dead' theology, dies || What Einstein’s ‘God letter’ teaches us about the source of our theological authority || ‘It’s the real me’: Human cloning is in the headlines, but it’s not what you think The post Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 appeared first on AlbertMohler.com.