Court evangelical James Dobson just released his monthly newsletter. It is worth comparing what Dobson said about presidential character in 1998 with what he is saying today about presidential character. Here is 1998 (italics mine): As it turns out, character […]
1990s
Image of the Day
December 17, 1998:...
The Last Dance
This looks amazing. Watch the last 45 seconds for the star-studded lineup. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Peh9Yqf1GXc&w=560&h=315]...
Blame Gingrich
According to McKay Coppins, Newt Gingrich “turned partisan politics into bloodsport, wrecked Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise.” Here is a taste of his piece at The Atlantic, “The Man Who Broke Politics”: There’s something about Newt Gingrich that...
Today’s Court Evangelicals Once Believed That “Character is Destiny”
At the time Gary Bauer wrote this he was the president of American Renewal, a public policy organization that promotes family, faith and freedom. He was also the president of the Family Research Council.. Today he is a prominent court...
What Did Christian Scholars of Religion and Public Life Say About Bill Clinton in 1998?
One of my Facebook followers recently called my attention to a 1998 document that has some implications for our present moment. The “Declaration concerning religion, ethnics and the crisis in the Clinton presidency” was signed by religious leaders and scholars...
Album of Day
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4XxfVSnTmE] I used to listen this album (on cassette) over and over again driving from Deerfield, IL to Winnetka, IL to catch the train to Loyola-Chicago where I took some graduate courses in the early 1990s. I was driving […]