Daniel Darling and Richard Land

Daniel Darling and Richard Land

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  • Christianity: The foundation and first principles (part 1)

    Christianity: The foundation and first principles (part 1)

    During our most recent time together, this young man asked me, “What is the most important thing I can tell someone?” I immediately thought, “What a great question!” To answer that question you have to immediately go back to basics or first principles.

  • Religious convictions vs. gay rights: A modest proposal

    Religious convictions vs. gay rights: A modest proposal

    The question at issue in the 303 Creative v. Elenis case is really quite simple: Should an American citizen be compelled to violate their conscience and create speech advocating that which they find morally abhorrent?

  • Has America lost her way?

    Has America lost her way?

    When brave Iranians came out in the streets in the first months of the Obama administration in 2009, they were waving American flags and their protest signs were in English, as many of the signs in Tiananmen Square were, appealing to us for support and help.

  • America in turmoil: How should Christians respond?

    America in turmoil: How should Christians respond?

    This humanistic, morally relative society has been metastasizing within American society for several generations, and its destructive chickens have come home to roost.

  • The secret to being thankful despite circumstances

    The secret to being thankful despite circumstances

    Given the divisive rhetoric employed by both sides in this election cycle, the results have been received by the populace with impressive acceptance and the American spirit of “we will try to do a better job of making our case to the American people in the next election.”

  • Why we shouldn't be surprised by the election result

    Why we shouldn't be surprised by the election result

    The most astounding result across the land from last Tuesday’s election was this — 98% of incumbents from both parties who ran for re-election were victorious. Yet exit polls revealed that 75% of voters think the country “was headed in the wrong direction.”

  • Mother Teresa: A spiritual hero for any age

    Mother Teresa: A spiritual hero for any age

    One of the most remarkable women produced by the 20th century passed away after living a truly remarkable life during her 87-year sojourn among us. Her name was Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, known to the world as Mother Teresa.

  • American universities: Are the inmates running the asylum?

    American universities: Are the inmates running the asylum?

    Why was Dr. Jones fired? The answer is simply because he was “too hard” and students were not receiving the grades in his class to which they felt they were entitled.

  • What is the proper balance between church and state?

    What is the proper balance between church and state?

    It has been suggested by some, including myself, that Jefferson meant literally a wall of separation between the institution of the church and the institution of the state—not the separation of religiously informed morality and public policy.

  • James Meredith: A truly American story?

    James Meredith: A truly American story?

    In the past fortnight, the University of Mississippi welcomed back perhaps its most famous graduate (with the possible exceptions of Archie and Eli Manning and the author John Grisham).