Conspiracy and writing about conspiracy seems to be one of mankind’s major activities. —Neal Wilgus, The Illuminoids (1978) A conspiracy has power to the degree that it speaks to the prevailing beliefs and hopes of the day. —Rousas J. Rushdoony, ...
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The Limits of Political Office
Every revolution needs slogans. Here is mine: politics fourth. —Gary North, Political Polytheism (1989) Real change has to start with the culture. All we can do on Capitol Hill is try to find ways government can nurture healthy cultural trends. ...
Read More »Praying For A Miracle In 2013
I prayed and God started the airplane motors. This is prayer, this is what it is supposed to be. —Francis Schaeffer, Death in the City (1969) Thus, Christian faith is a religion primarily of submission, not of stimulation. —James Jordan, ...
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Editor’s Note: As many readers originally noted how they enjoyed this article, we are reposting this piece from 2011. Let us never forget the true meaning of the season. Have a very merry Christmas! He comes to make His blessings ...
Read More »Jezebel: Painted Politician And Pluralist
In a moment of irritation I insisted that the historic Jezebel was not particularly wicked and was, if anything, a good wife. —Elijah Baley in Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel (1954) She was a powerful, complex woman whose courage and ...
Read More »Jezebel: Painted Politician And Pluralist
In a moment of irritation I insisted that the historic Jezebel was not particularly wicked and was, if anything, a good wife. —Elijah Baley in Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel (1954) She was a powerful, complex woman whose courage and ...
Read More »The Idol State: Then and Now
The idol state uses the language of compassion because its intention is a messianic one. It finds the masses harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd, needing a savior. —Herbert Schlossberg, Idols for Destruction (1983) …Man’s nature, so to ...
Read More »What If Solomon Ran In The Last Election And Won?
Virtually every time in the Bible that God gives a promise or a kingdom to someone, the first thing he does is ruin the promise by sinning against God. —James B. Jordan, Biblical Horizons Would You Vote for This Man? ...
Read More »The Importance Of Electing Godly Rulers
Our choices seem to be between a man who hopes to be a god and one who thinks he already is one. —Pastoral prayer, November 3rd 2012 …To withhold your contempt from men’s vices is an act of moral counterfeiting, ...
Read More »Absalom: Portrait Of A Broken Home
…A guilty man is less independent and less confident in making a stand in terms of his rightful authority and responsibility. —Rousas J. Rushdoony, Foundations of Social Order (1972) Thus conscience does make cowards of us all. —William Shakespeare, Hamlet, ...
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