Remember all those times Newsweek went out of its way to make candidate Obama look like an inexperienced empty suit by their photo selections of him? And how the “mainstream” pubs treated him and Gov. Palin the same? Oh yeah, forgot. That never happened. See Andrew Cline’s The Newsweek Bachmann Cover
Remember all those times NPR went out of its way to make evolutionary zealots look bad and gave even voice to biblical Christians? Never happened. Never will. NPR dedicated a piece during prime drive time this morning to parroting the recent Christianity Today cover article showcasing the leading evangelical compromisers on human origins. NPR phrased the issue as whether evangelicals were going to rely upon the authority of science or lose all intellectual credibility and stick with the authority of scripture – the classic science v. Bible false dichotomy. The only positive in the coverage was that they did take a few seconds to talk to one Biblical evangelical, Dr. Mohler, which is more than I recall Christianity Today having done. NPR also gave Dr. Mohler the last word and he used his soundbite well, stating “The moment you say ‘We have to abandon this theology in order to have the respect of the world,’ you end up with neither biblical orthodoxy nor the respect of the world.”
Societies that jettison God’s truths devolve into moral bankruptcy. Systemic economic bankruptcy is typically tied directly to moral bankruptcy. Pray we turn this mess around here and in Europe. Interestingly, the church is thriving in the east, particularly in China and South Korea and their economies are booming. So far, the 21st Century is foreshadowing that 2100 will be more different from 2000 than 2000 was from 1900. Like the last century, technology will continue to transform cultures and societies, but it appears a significant geo-political and economic shift is occurring. Head West young man, so far you go east …
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