News of the Week, Aug. 26, 2012 Edition: Crucifixion Hoaxes?
ByRecapping the interesting and significant news and articles of the past week.
A hoax has been traversing the net recently about Muslim fundamentalists crucifying Christians in Egypt. Aaron Taylor of Evangelicals for Peace explains what is REALLY going on at his Middle East Experience blog.
LCC writer Isaac Morehouse has a great article on Separation of School and State at the wonderful Values and Capitalism blog. Also at V&C recently: The Best Broken System.
LCC writer Laurence Vance has a few new articles at The Future of Freedom Foundation: Don’t Call for an Ambulance and Sick Economics.
Christians should have heeded Ron Paul’s message – here’s why.
Can Christians bear the sword of the state? Thrica explores the views of Luther and Lipscomb on participation in government.
Gene Healy rips on the Parasite City, otherwise known as Washington, D.C. I like to call it Mordor.
I recently watched the new Batman movie at the theatre… Did you know that Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises once made an appearance in a Batman comic book?
This Kansas prosecutor was defeated by the total stupidity of the state’s marijuana laws. Is this an example of jury nullification?
Todd Akin made some pretty wacky comments this week about rape. Judge Andrew Napolitano had this to say in response.
Have you been to LCC recently? If not, here are a few posts you may have missed:
- Liveblogging “Public Jesus”
- The Antiwar Odyssey of Laurence Vance
- Happy 50th Birthday to Laurence Vance
- Todd Akin’s rape comments and the absurdity of right-wing pro-lifers
- Instinct and Ethics
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