Unca Darrell

MAY 27 / From C.S. Lewis

I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish things that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but . . .

MAY 24 / A defense of Christianity and Western Civilization from . . .

. . . Mitt Romney, addressing graduates of Liberty University:

[Your] values will not always be the object of public admiration. In fact, the more you live your beliefs, the more you will endure . . .

MAY 13 / Scripture, without comment

The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool is to the left.

 

MARCH 27 / America? Or . . .

. . . America, fundamentally transformed?

That's what's at stake in . . .  

FEBRUARY 29 / Style, usage, journalism

Fact-Checking a Benighted NYT Columnist

Although it is unlikely that Thomas Jefferson ever read the writings of [Roger] Williams when he was formalizing the separation of church and state in the Constitution, he was, nonetheless, influenced by him . . . . (Joe Nocera, "A Revolutionary Idea," New York Times, February 24, 2012)

Thomas Jefferson did not write, much less . . .

FEBRUARY 14 / Seven takeaways from . . .

 

 

 

. . . the Humble I.S.D. Rodeo and Livestock Show last weekend:

 

 

  

 

FEBRUARY 5 / The Bible and capitalism

MORE THAN any other nation, the United States was founded on broad themes of morality rooted in a specific religious perspective. We call this the Judeo-Christian ethos, and within it resides a ringing endorsement of capitalism as . . .

JANUARY 21 / Don't forget to give . . .

. . . money each week to help other people. You can afford it financially, and you will profit from it morally and, for gifts that honor God, spiritually. If you're unsure which charities to support, consider those listed in the right column of Unca D under "Good Works." Also consider sending money . . .   

JANUARY 15 / In remembrance of . . .

. . . the 53,310,843 American children murdered by abortion since Roe v. Wade, and the millions more around the globe:

JANUARY 2 / The Houston Chronicle editorial board celebrated . . .

. . . Christmas with an essay about that always-popular yuletide subject, untested rape kits. This keeps alive the paper's almost flawless record of refusing to acknowledge, much less participate in, the common rituals of civic life that help define American, Texan, and Houstonian culture: Christmas, the Fourth of July, and all in between. The Chronicle reserves editorials about civic holidays for truly mainstream events, such as . . .