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Natural law underpins our Constitution

Friday, 6 November 2009 07:45 by Greg Schaller
(CCU Faculty) In the landmark abortion case of Roe v Wade, the late Chief Justice Rehnquist (then Associate Justice) wrote a dissent opposing the majority’s opinion that the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable search and s... [More]

CCU disputants find common ground at symposium

Sunday, 25 October 2009 03:32 by Greg Schaller
Prior to last week's Colorado Christian University all-campus event, the "Symposium on Faith, Family and Freedom," members of the CCU faculty and fellows of the Centennial Institute have engaged in a spirited debate over the proper rol... [More]

Nobel Committee hails the weakening of America

Sunday, 11 October 2009 09:29 by Greg Schaller
The proclamation announcing the Nobel Peace Prize for President Obama states that he “created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and... [More]

So suddenly Obama is a fighter?

Wednesday, 7 October 2009 15:15 by Greg Schaller
Last Sunday on "Meet the Press," US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice was questioned on the wisdom of President Obama’s failed effort to secure the 2016 Olympics for the city of Chicago.  Ambassador Rice replied that “It's ... [More]

Constitution Day 2009: Perpetuation of Our Institutions

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 10:38 by Greg Schaller
On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention, having met for four long, hot, and humid summer months in Philadelphia, had finally completed their task.  On that day, they lined up and signed their names to... [More]

Further thoughts on liberty, law, virtue, and faith

Friday, 11 September 2009 10:04 by Greg Schaller
Editor: Kevin Miller's forum on "Liberty & Christianity: Allies or Adversaries?", held at CCU on 8/28, continues to stir discussion.  After Greg Schaller weighed in on 8/30, Bill Watson countered on 9/8. Schaller now offers his rebuttal to t... [More]
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Liberty and virtue in the Founders' eyes

Sunday, 30 August 2009 08:46 by Greg Schaller
Editor: On questions of civil law in America today, should Christians, at the margin, prioritize liberty or virtue?  Centennial Institute Fellow Kevin Miller, speaking at CCU on Aug. 28, counterposed Position A, putting liberty first, against Po... [More]

Dems in, Repubs out, game over? Not so fast.

Thursday, 27 August 2009 07:28 by Greg Schaller
Our temptation to prognosticate is nearly insatiable and our media-driven politics exacerbates this tendency.  The reliability and value of these predictions is tenuous at best.  Poll-driven politics is obsessed with “who’s ahea... [More]

So dissent isn't patriotic after all

Friday, 14 August 2009 11:09 by Greg Schaller
Our current season of protest, demonstrated by the Tea Parties and the recent health care protests at numerous town meetings around the country, provides an opportunity to observe the leadership of the Democrat majority spinning themselves in circles... [More]

Redistributive US tax code would shock Founders

Monday, 3 August 2009 10:46 by Greg Schaller
  How much of America's total tax burden is now borne by a tiny fraction of our total population? An astonishing and disturbing amount.  Scott Hodge of the Tax Foundation reports on recent IRS data about the rate of tax rece... [More]