Alan Sears

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  Aug 31, 2013

  No City of Man Without City of God

  When President Ronald Reagan spoke to the Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 23, 1984, he stressed the important role religion plays in the Church and in the state. And he warned against diminishing the former to increase the latter by suggesting "the city of man cannot long survive without the city of God."

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  Apr 26, 2013

  When it Comes to Marriage, the Play's the Thing

  That's what my teacher friend's plight makes me think of, as I watch the manufactured groundswell of public support for redefining marriage.

• May 27, 2012

  Peering Through the Smoke of the Marriage Debate

  Childhood camping experiences taught me you don't want green wood when you're starting a fire. It creates too much smoke. Plenty of heat, too, but mostly smoke, of the kind that envelops you and leaves you too blind to see the marshmallows and hot dogs you're burning to a crisp.

• Mar 29, 2012

  The Battle Requires Perspective and Perseverance

  Frequently, in the fights for life, marriage, and religious freedom, it's easy to get caught up in the moment, throw one's hands up in the air, and wonder if the struggle is worth it. And this is especially so when it seems court decision after court decision is going the wrong way…for a time.

• Dec 30, 2010

  Morality and the Military

  Someday, historians will record the Senate\'s repeal last week of the imperfect \"Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\" policy regarding homosexual behavior in the military as the loss of a battle.