• Politically Correct | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 06 2008

    I’ve been watching the way some of us use the phrase politically correct to characterize the other side in an issue of public debate. As I understand it, many of us use the term PC to refer to the social pressure we feel to accept and respect groups that we think should be opposed or [...]

  • Hate Crimes (2nd of 2) | Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 04 2008

    Hate crimes have a long history. Followers of Christ living under the Caesars were victims of torture and death. So were Jews under the Third Reich, Native Americans in the land of their birth, and Africans who were kidnapped, sold into slavery, used, bred, and traded like domestic animals.
    By nature, hate crimes are contrary to [...]

  • Hate Crimes (1st of 2) | Posted by Mart De Haan on Feb 29 2008

    I’ve been noticing the way some followers of Christ are resisting and speaking out against hate crime laws. One religious trade group reasons that, “‘Hate Crimes’ legislation would have a harmful ‘chilling effect’ on the religious freedoms of … Christian ministries to communicate the whole counsel of God on such subjects as false religious doctrines [...]