On August 19, 2008, I joined a panel of Christian school educators on Steve Deace’s WHO AM-1040 Radio program to discuss a recent California Supreme Court ruling which upheld The University of California system’s right to deny college credit to students who had taken Christian school science classes which used textbooks teaching the biblical account [...]
I finally got time to watch a recording of Saturday night’s Saddleback Church event with Obama and McCain. DJ made some excellent observations earlier in the week, which I thought I might supplement a bit. If you have not seen it yet, I strongly suggest that you view this event as I think it provides [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:02 pm Filed Under: Faith, Family, Marriage
This morning I got a chance to see some clips from a new movie that will be in theaters on September 26, 2008. It’s called “Fireproof“. Here’s a synopsis from the web site:
At work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter’s adage: Never leave your partner behind. At home, in the [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Jun 27, 2008 at 9:07 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Republican Party, Third Party Candidates, Two-Party System, US Congress, voting
I was subjected to scenes of Barack and Hillary playing nice with each other on stage at a rally in Unity, New Hampshire. It was a bit over the top.
I don’t know what the real content (if any) of their speeches consisted of, and the newscasts simply showed snippets of each of them saying cute [...]
The New York Times had an interesting article today regarding the impact of Evangelical Christians in politics today, especially with regard to the new generation of Evangelicals who apparently are not as vigorously aligned with the Republican Party the way the older generation is.
I find this interesting partly because in the Republican conventions that I’ve [...]
By Dr Bob Stouffer. Posted Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 at 6:30 pm Filed Under: Evolution, Faith, Intelligent Design, Science
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Dr. Bob Stouffer is Superintendent of Des Moines Christian School in Urbandale, Iowa, and the newest addition to The Conservative Reader’s Editorial Team.
On Monday, April 14, 2008, I was privileged to join a large theater audience in Des Moines for a special viewing of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, a documentary by Ben Stein [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Mar 28, 2008 at 5:30 am Filed Under: Faith
I will direct your attention to Sister Toldjah and a story she is relating regarding changes at a church in Toronto. I don’t think any additional comment is necessary on my part… Sister’s got it covered.
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By Art Smith. Posted Sunday, Mar 23, 2008 at 3:58 pm Filed Under: Faith
We at The Conservative Reader wish you a very Happy Easter! We hope you are able to spend time today with your families and friends, and celebrate what Jesus Christ did by dying on the Cross and rising from the Grave.
His death paid the penalty for all of our sin. As Glenn Beck said last [...]