10 March 2009 by Brian.

Funny how many Americans were worried about Bush and his Christian beliefs.  Very few worried about Obama’s faith…or even knew for sure what it was.  Now, it’s finally clear.  The author of this article agrees that Obama’s speech regarding his action on stem cell research speaks volumes…it’s just that the books aren’t very good.

Let me summarize what I heard from his speech (I will confess that I didn’t hear the entire thing): We CAN do it, therefore we SHOULD do it.  If we DON’T DO IT, our ECONOMY will suffer as other countries take advantage of the otherwise MORALLY WRONG opportunity we chose to forego.  Therefore, EXPEDIENCY trumps any other conception of MORALITY.  Or, put simply, “EXPEDIENCY is the NEW MORALITY.”

Why do I have the nagging feeling that CHANGE will not be for the better.

Maranatha.

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8 March 2009 by Brian.

As big government looks to get even bigger, it seems that more of our earnings will being taken by government for use in curing society’s ills.  I heard a sermon this morning that made me think and I thought I would pose these questions to you:  Once government starts taking more of my paycheck AND it has a program for every conceivable problem in our country, will I be less generous in my giving?  Would that absolve me of my God-given responsibility to love my neighbor and meet his/her needs out of love for Christ?  If it doesn’t relieve me of the responsibility altogether, is it lessened?

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