We will be continuing this week with The Great Energion Political Debate Roundtable. Participants in the roundtable are: Bob CornwallElgin Hushbeck, Jr.Allan R. BevereArthur SidoJoel Watts I had some trouble creating our next question. It’s on taxes, but I wanted to ask something about taxation that would get our participants’ more general take on the…
As I thought likely, one thing that will separate our participants is the choice of which issues are of most importance. Elgin Hushbeck’s answer: The Big Three Bob Cornwall’s answer: 3 issues: Income disparity; Immigration; Health Care. Hard choices.
I’m going to continue with a question that will allow both authors to introduce themselves and their overall views. Next week, I’ll be getting very specific. Please feel free to send me questions you think should be asked. You can comment on this post or email pubs@energion.com. Here’s the question: What are the three most…
Both Bob and Elgin have posted their responses to the first question: Bob Cornwall: How does faith inform your political decisions? Elgin Hushbeck: Faith Politics and the Election If you join in by posting on your own blog, post your link in a comment here or e-mail it to pubs@energion.com. Both writers also took the…
The breaking news this morning is that Mitt Romney has selected Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. That’s the sort of breaking news this type of extended debate is not really equipped to keep up with. I’m sure the blogs will be filled with commentary today. If either of our participating authors blog…
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— Henry Neufeld, Energion Publications owner. For the election season here in the U. S. A. we have put our political titles on sale. Look for savings in the neighborhood of 30% on four titles, Preserving Democracy, Faith in the Public Square, Christian Archy, and The Politics of Witness. (Note: To get the sale price,…
by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. In his latest column, “Mormons Have Irrational Beliefs? Who Doesn’t?” Dennis Prager falls into some common errors concerning the concepts of faith, belief, reason and irrationality. First, let me point out that I do not disagree with all of the claims in his column and those made during the discussion of…
D. Kevin Brown has an interesting essay written as he watched the most recent Republican debate. I think a key sentence is this: The only way to change a person is on the inside. Read Kevin’s post and comment.
Paul’s admonition in Romans 13: 1-7 is quite familiar to most Christians… Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment….