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Marvin Olasky’s latest column says that it looks very likely that author and columnist Star Parker will be running for congress against incumbent Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson to represent the 37th District of California. This dynamic woman who walked out of a life of welfare and multiple abortions could set Washington D.C. on fire. Read more »

Amid the uproar over Glenn Beck’s recent comments about the church and social justice, theologian Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. says that while Beck’s comments were lacking in context, the social gospel is one that redirects Christian emphasis on salvation through Jesus to using politics to create heaven on earth. “The urgency for any faithful Christian is this – flee any church that for any reason or in any form has abandoned the Gospel of Christ for any other gospel.” Read more »

Contrary to twentieth-century economist Milton Friedman, who said the purpose of business is to “maximize financial profits for shareholders,” the Christian business should work in partnership with God to sustain creation, promote the kingdom and its virtues, and repair what sin has broken. Business is one of those loving structures provided by God in which we can join together, working with God, to accomplish these ends. Read more »

The best of the best at Dakota Voice last week, including: Global Warming in Historical Perspective; Obama and NOAA may soon abolish recreational fishing; State’s Rights Can Live Again; Climate Confusion at the National Association of Evangelicals; Tea Party Danger: Mediocrity; Public Education: The Indoctrination Factory; Open wide: Dems plan to ram it down whole; and more! Read more »

A Christian legal group filed an appeal this week to fight a ban against a church meeting in homes. With only seven members, Oasis of Truth Church was ordered to stop holding all activities, including Bible studies, leadership meetings and fellowship activities, in Pastor Joe Sutherland’s home in Gilbert, Ariz. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys contend in the appeal that was filed Wednesday that banning religious meetings of any size or frequency in a home is unprecedented and unconstitutional. Read more »

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear Snyder v. Phelps, a case dealing with anti-gay protests at the funerals of American soldiers, is stirring up debate over whether the privacy rights of grieving families trumps the free speech rights of demonstrators. Read more »

Al Gore and Yale University are indoctrinating students with a new faith: Climate Change Hysteria. But Al Gore is not alone. The long list of the project’s participants includes the National Association of Evangelicals Vice President Richard Cizak. Read more »

When the church, according to Jesus, is living in visible relationship with each other, it is then that the world will know that God the Father has sent the Son. Is this not the desire of every faithful, gospel-centered Christian? Jesus is clearly saying that our visible unity—our relationship to one another—is essential to showing the world that there is a God and He has sent His Son. Read more »

Where our culture used to see a defect in character, we now see a psychological/mental/behavioral disorder. What was once a symptom of a disordered soul is now a symptom of a medical and/or psychological condition, to be diagnosed and treated by trained professionals, on leather couches in quiet offices, or – if your particular psychological affliction is interesting enough – maybe even on the reality TV program of your choice. Read more »

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed all claims against Shirley Dobson, the wife of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, in a lawsuit challenging the National Day of Prayer. Shirley Dobson is chair of the National Day of Prayer Task Force and was among the names listed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation in a lawsuit filed in October 2008. Read more »

Most Americans claim belief in God but many are living as “Christian atheists,” according to some pastors. “We believe in Jesus enough to get us out of hell but not actually enough to change the way we live.” Read more »

Gay and lesbian couples will be able to apply for a marriage license in the nation’s capital beginning Wednesday. But traditional marriage supporters are making a last minute effort to stop the new law, which was passed in December, from taking effect. Read more »

Patriots, it’s time to dust off your Bibles and put your emphasis on the Word of God. Let us never forget that God established the greatest nation in the world. When we think of freedom, remember that it is The Almighty who has given us the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What America needs is a change of heart that is faithful, true, and enduring. Read more »

My family and I recently saw The Blind Side, the surprise blockbuster movie that tells the remarkable story of Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher. Michael’s story is a true-life tale of nearly hopeless beginnings, the generous love of neighbor, and redemption; it is a powerful representation of the gospel of the kingdom. Read more »

The best of the best from Dakota Voice last week, including: Global Warming & Healthcare Coverage Linked by Playground Activities; Rapid City Government Spiraling Out of Control; Keith Olbermann: Surrounded by Faces Like His Own; Textbook in India Features Beer-Drinking, Smoking Jesus; Global Warming Myth Buried Under Snowstorm of Hubris; World Trade Center Government Incompetence; Rep. Ryan Cuts Through Health Care Summit Fog; and more! Read more »

Dr. James Dobson is saying his final farewell to the ministry he founded 33 years ago. His last day at Focus on the Family is Friday. Read more »

New research shows that patients on anti-depressants are more likely to experience improvement if they believe in a “concerned God.” The study, released on Tuesday by Rush University Medical Center, found that patients with strong beliefs in a personal and concerned God were 75 percent more likely to get better with medical treatment for clinical depression that other patients. Read more »

External factors are only symptoms and not the causes of evil engineering. Uncivility in people, as well, is just a symptom of a deeper problem. The causes have to do with spiritual depravity and degeneration in those who turn away from God, and those who never seek to know Him in the first place. Read more »

President Obama’s support among born-again Christians has decreased after a year in office, a new survey shows. Among all born-again Christians, 35 percent are satisfied with the job the president is doing, according to a survey conducted by The Barna Group. Read more »

An illustration of Jesus holding a can of beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other has sparked outrage among India’s Christian community. What’s worse is that the image was published in a textbook for primary school children. Read more »

Jim Allen, one of the eight American volunteers freed from jail in Haiti, said he believed the team had all the paperwork necessary to take Haitian children to an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. Read more »