¿Did I miss something in the article or am I right that he never answer his own question? (why pay doctors at all?).

It seems obvious to me that the majority who stick up for public prayers have forgotten that it is prayer itself that makes all the difference, not whether the prayer is heard by others or even known to happen. In fact, Jesus taught us to pray IN SECRET. All this controversy, therefore, is about 2nd-class prayer. 1st-class prayer no one else needs to know about but it's effect will certainly be felt. (And secret prayer will change the one who does it so that they -we- will be better Christians and will even treat those we argue with here on the TH with more respect and less name-calling.

The fatal flaw in these younger, idealistic conservatives is that the one GOP idea they all accept is that whatever must be done, must be done within the GOP. They all fall for the lie that "if you start a 3rd party you only help the Democrats." However small the seats gained in Congress by a truly Conservative party be, if they keep doing as Rand Paul just did, they will gain more support each election cycle, and they will be able to (at first) frustrate the other two blocks, and eventually win by the numbers. I say let's keep sending Mr. Smith to Washington until we have 100 in the Senate and a House-full as well. ....... Uh, ¿have I been asleep? ¿dreaming?

¿Could it not be that the "smartest economists of the world" who run the IMF suggest and do such dumb things because it isn't their money they are working with, but ours? Nothing makes a person wiser than when it's his/her own assets which are being wasted.

Dear pinenee: How long has "2+2=4"? The age of a principle has nothing to do with whether we should honor it and live by it. The principles given us thousands of years ago need to be applied in ways specific to our century but the principles do not change. You sound like there is some kind of change that you want and that old principles are in the way.

in our given situations; he isn't defending bad examples.] 3. I'd really like to hear your details in regard to this 3rd statement ! 4. Again, 2000 year old statements are only the principles, not details of how to apply them in the 21st century. ¿How old is the truth that "2+2=4"? Age doesn't decide if it's right or wrong. 5. This statement can be applied to a number of historical situations, but you are wrong to use the word "never." 6. Resistence to "light" is a lot older than 1600 years, and not limited to resistence to Christianity - remember Socrates was condemned because he shed too much light on what was happening in his society. "Men love darkness because their deeds are evil." 7. By "secular Christianity" I assume you mean

Dear pinenee, to address your 7 points: 1. Everyone has ethical principles from somewhere; if I run for the presidency promising voters that I will always serve according to my ethical principles (say, honesty, fairness, respect for all, accountability, etc.) ¿what difference woud it make to you where I got my principles? But, I think you really meant that you fear I would impose my religion on the whole country. That, however, is prohibited by the 1st ammendment. 2. Christianity does have the ethics, values, and morals to respond to the unknown, uncertain, and unfamiliar. [Of course, some don't abide by their own standards, but that's a different story. Brown speaks of the "principles," and is not giving details as to how to apply them

I think we all missed the boat on day 1 of the Sperling-Woodward memo scrimmage: No one apparently asked Sperling "why would Bob regret taking a stance on what he knows to be true?" Not even Woodward seemed curious as to why Sperling thought so. So, why DID Sperling think W would regret it?

slavery. I hope that an increasing number of Christians will - while standing ground on the Bible's prohibition of homosexual activity - vibrantly condemn harrassment or other cruelties toward any who practice it, and seek to find ways to show love and concern and respect for those individuals (not always easy because such is often rejected by the individual, but that's another topic).

slavery. I hope that an increasing number of Christians will - while standing ground on the Bible's prohibition of homosexual activity - vibrantly condemn harrassment or other cruelties toward any who practice it, and seek to find ways to show love and concern and respect for those individuals (not always easy because such is often rejected by the individual, but that's another topic).

slavery. I hope that an increasing number of Christians will - while standing ground on the Bible's prohibition of homosexual activity - vibrantly condemn harrassment or other cruelties toward any who practice it, and seek to find ways to show love and concern and respect for those individuals (not always easy because such is often rejected by the individual, but that's another topic).