The Constitution Is the Issue

John W. Whitehead September 16th, 2008

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"In America, the law is King. For as in absolute governments, the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other."–Thomas Paine

As usual, the contenders for the White House are making a lot of promises about what they will change if elected. They're singing the siren song all politicians adopt by telling us exactly what we want to hear: reduce taxes, lower gas prices, reform Social Security and provide us … (Read More)

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Lord, Save Us From Your Followers – Dan Merchant on SBE

Erik Guzman August 22nd, 2008

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Why is the gospel of love dividing America? Dan Merchant spent two years looking for answers to that question, and the result is the entertaining and thought-provoking documentary, Lord, Save Us From Your Followers.

Dan's quest to explore faith and culture in America included everything from engaging people on the street as "Bumpersticker Man," to interviewing experts, to shooting a game show called "Culture Wars." Use one of the options below … (Read More)

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The Church & Politics – Tony Campolo on SBE

Erik Guzman July 18th, 2008

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Our Favorite Lib., Tony Campolo, joins us on this edition of Steve Brown Etc. to give us the latest on his efforts to represent pro-lifers "to the highest members of the Democratic Party." Use one of the options below to listen.

Mr. Campolo has been appointed to the Democratic Party's platform committee and he says Democratic officials are open to hearing his argument that abortion is a human rights issue. We talk about that and the need for Christian … (Read More)

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The Chronicles of Narnia – Douglas Gresham on SBE

Erik Guzman June 13th, 2008

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A once-free land under the thumb of a twisted ruler. A prince who has risen to give hope to the people and lead them to victory over evil.

No, not Prince Caspian. I'm talking about Obama!

Use one of the options below to join us on this edition of SBE as Steve attempts to straighten out my "spurious" political views.

Then, stick around for a visit from Douglas Gresham, co-producer of the Narnia films and C.S. Lewis' stepson, as he talks about ma … (Read More)

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The Faith-Driven Vote

Erik Guzman March 28th, 2008

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The president and strategic leader of The Barna Group, David Kinnaman is on SBE this week to talk about understanding the faith-driven vote.

What are the moral and social issues that concern Christian voters the most? How do those concerns compare with the U.S. population as a whole? And what about the volatile utopian cocktail that often results when mixing faith and politics? Use one of the options below to listen.

Since joining Barna in 1995, David has desi … (Read More)

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Obama's Pastor & The Frog

Steve Brown March 20th, 2008

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It's not an uncommon problem. In fact, I have a degree of sympathy for Barack Obama.

What do you do when your pastor says really stupid things?

It's not that I have to apologize for my pastor. I'm thankful that I don't; but, frankly, I suspect that a lot of friends have had to apologize for me.

If you ever visit the Key Life building, you should note a cartoon that hangs on the wall in the lobby. It's a picture of a pastor standing in fron … (Read More)

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