Texas Rep. Ron Paul is performing well in the latest CNN poll of potential Republican primary voters.
Read more: http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/rep-ron-paul-takes-second-in-new-hampshire-cnn-poll/#ixzz1NIM5RFQd<>
Podcast No. 2: Ron Paul on the Right to Life
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Welcome to this second Ron Paul podcast. I am Uri Brito.
On this episode, I want to briefly describe Ron Paul’s position on the issue of life. On a March 29th, 2005 article, Congressman Ron Paul wrote:
“I believe beyond a doubt that a fetus is a human life deserving of legal protection, and that the right to life is the foundation of any moral society. The abortion issue forged my belief that law and morality must intersect to protect the most vulnerable among us. The proper role of government, namely the protection of natural and constitutional rights, flows from the pro-life perspective.”
He later writes that “For too long we have viewed the battle as purely political, but no political victory can change a degraded culture.”
Fundamental to Congressman Paul’s position is that life begins at conception. A Christian libertarian perspective cannot give a woman a right to choose when it comes to life and death, precisely because a woman does not have authority over life and death. God is the author of life and death.
Practically, Paul wants to de-centralize this supposed ethical authority of the federal government and bring the authority to the states. It is his contention that when these issues are brought back to state level, then pro-lifers have a greater chance of seeing abortion abolished once and for all.
The abortion issue is far beyond the reach of the individual man and church. Thus, bringing the issue to the state will once again bring the individual and the church one step closer to bringing this despicable practice to an end.<>
Interview with Jesse Ventura
This was a very thorough with Jesse. I disagree with much of his social policy, but this is a good detailed overview of Ventura’s life.
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Bill Kristol Supports Obama
Jeff Poor writes:
It’s not an endorsement Barack Obama probably expected — or wanted — but Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol gave the president high marks for his recent foreign policy gestures.
In his “You’ve come a long way, baby” post Monday night, Kristol praised Obama for his address to the American people about the action he took against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. On Wednesday’s “Red Eye” on the Fox News Channel, Kristol took things a step further and declared Obama “a born-again neo-con.”
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A Reformed Response to Rob Bell’s Hell
My good friend Luke Welch and I have just finished our review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins. I hope it proves to be helpful.
Here is our paper as PDF: He Has Fixed A Day: A Reformed Response to Rob Bell’s Hell
About Luke:
Luke Welch is a Reformed and Presbyterian thinker who serves as a lay preacher at Saint Andrews Anglican Fellowship (AMIA) in Baltimore, MD. He is married to Krista, and is the father of Anastasia, Evangeline, Evensong, Ephiphany and Phinehas. Luke is graduating from Covenant Theological Seminary (St Louis) in May of 2011 with a Master of Arts in Theological Studies. Luke’s blog, Polish the Brass, ( notsinking.com ), is decidedly optimistic about God’s plan for the future of the world. His favorite moment of the week is walking with his wife and children to the table of the Lord, and celebrating the resurrection of his Great King.
Ron Paul Fears Empire Invading Pakistan
As Jordan Fabian summarizes:
GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is worried the U.S. could invade Pakistan after Osama bin Laden’s death.
“I am absolutely afraid we will be in Pakistan trying to occupy that country,” Paul, a congressman from Texas and a critic of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
Paul acknowledged he has no solid evidence that the U.S. has plans to “invade” Pakistan, but described his observation as being based on American foreign policy over the past two or three decades, and its “unintended consequences.”
Paul implied that the Obama administration’s apparent mistrust of Pakistan’s ability to fight terrorism could lead to a full-scale invasion.
While most politicians in both parties have celebrated the mission ordered by President Obama to enter Pakistan and take out bin Laden, Paul has been a critic.
He has said he would not have auhorized the mission to kill bin Laden, because of problems with international law. Paul also has said that the killing of bin Laden should convince the U.S. to bring home its troops from Afghanistan.
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