How to Deal with Ridicule

What's the response to ridicule? Rejoice! "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." (Matthew 5: 11) and "Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they...

Jack Neworth is an Illegitimate Bully

As a California conservative Republican, and a one-time Bush supporter (barely), I shared with this paper that “Laughing Matters” Columnist Jack Neworth and I agree on Seinfeld. Despite our previous exchange about sitcoms (on TV and in D.C.), Neworth still engages in...

Christie, Gay Aversion Therapy, and Leadership

I am dismayed to read that Governor Chris Christie is opposing gay-aversion therapy. Frankly, he and other leaders in our political culture should take a stand for truth and mercy in dealing with this issue, which has become politicized, and thus more complicated than...

Senator Rob Portman is Wrong: Gay is Not Good

US Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) is a conservative Republican. For a long time, he opposed gay marriage, along with the majority of members of his party. Recently, he discovered that his son was "gay", or that he revealed that he was gay. When he learned this...