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The Koran, The Gospel, And Spiritual Warfare

September 9, 2010

The news world is currently abuzz over the decision of Florida Pastor Terry Jones to carry on with his “Koran burning” this September 11th. The ensuing declamations have been many and diverse, varying from anxiety over the geopolitical consequences to appeals for multicultural pluralism. In response to the latter critique, some Christians have correctly pointed to the inconsistency in those who are so willing […]

A Dangerous Fiction

July 28, 2010

In his book Restoring the Lost Constitution, Randy Barnett argues the idea of “popular sovereignty” is nothing but a carefully devised myth – though a useful one. Yet like many helpful fairy tales, it grew with every retelling and no longer fits its intended purpose. Now we must ask, does this myth really help anymore? Popular sovereignty – the idea that a government’s […]

Hiding Behind the U.S. Constitution

July 21, 2010

Randy E. Barnett in Restoring the Lost Constitution (pg. 2): To openly challenge the legitimacy of the Constitution – held sacred and regarded as authoritative by so much of the public – would be to admit that there is no ‘man behind the curtain.’ Instead, by subtly undercutting the legitimacy of the Constitution while at […]