Wars, Just and Unjust
Arouse us to the Fight
Arouse us to the Fight (composed on 17 Sept., 2018) To the tune of “America” (Thesaurus Musicus, 1744) (“My country ’tis of Thee, Sweet land . . . “) Our land defiled with blood Shed in our neighborhood Let justice roll Arouse us to the fight Give us courage and might To keep their bodies […]
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Anno Domini 2018 Lord, have mercy upon us Christ, have mercy upon us Glory be to God on high And on earth peace, good will toward men Peace, Lord, to those in the womb Who have yet to see your marvelous light Protect them from the knife of the abortionist And all Family Planners who […]
LifeSite Fake News
Generally, we appreciate the work of LifeSite News. They produce reports on citizen efforts to encourage mothers not to slaughter their children and they occasionally report on “activists” such as Monica Migliorino Miller and her “Red Rose Rescues.” (See https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-lifers-reject-as-fake-news-report-on-upsurge-of-pro-life-violence-at-us ; Lifesite News, May 15, 2018 ) These refer to public speaking events at which, without an invitation, […]
In Defense of Another: The Paul Hill Brief (posted Oct., 2017)
The brief attached at the link below, written by Michael Hirsh in 1995, was published by the Regent University Law Review. It provides the legal argument for the termination of an abortionist by one who is acting in defense of the innocents who are threatened by the actions of said abortionist. Hirsh brief
Laying Down Your Life for Your Country
9 May, 2017 We Americans, generally, have held it out to our children, traditionally our young men, to be noble citizens, willing to defend the nation. Indeed, we have honored our fallen almost without equivocation. Who can speak evil of one who gives up his life for another? We still suffer a national embarrassment from the Viet […]
Snarr, Civil Rights, and THE Issue at Hand
22 Feb., 2017 As reported by Neil Snarr in the Journal (21 Feb., 2017) there was in Wilmington an anti-slavery newspaper published from 1851-1855, The Herald of Freedom, edited one John W. Chaffin. I was delighted to read about it. To the glory of Biblical truths and justice and to the credit of these Christian […]
The Single “Issue” and Trump
7 Feb., 2017 A false parity between “the right” and “the left” continues now into the middle of the fifth decade. I have in mind of course the “abortion issue.” It is not true that those on each side ought to respect one another’s opinion and patiently wait for a peaceful outworking of “differences.” We […]
War, What is it Good For?
“War, What is it Good For? War for Justice; War for Peace” Expanded from a Sermon delivered to Reformation Lutheran Church in Bowie, Maryland on 2 March, 2003. On Saint Patrick’s Day as I sat at the trial of James Kopp, the subject of the impending war on Iraq was brought up by a fellow […]
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