Archive - Dwayne Hastings
Economic boom for purveyors of poison
Projections that sales of the so-called “morning-after” pill will continue to climb should remind every person who believes human life is precious that not everyone in the U.S. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Jul 31, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Living, Health, Life, Abortion
An Indecent Ruling
As a father and a concerned citizen, the June 4 ruling by a U.S. Court of Appeals concerning the Federal Communications Commission’s right to penalize television networks for airing indecent language is as nearly offensive as the words the FCC was targeting. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Jun 5, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Family, Pop Culture, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
Just Justice
The Innocence Project (innocenceproject.org) recently announced it had helped clear another man wrongly convicted of raping, robbing, assaulting, and kidnapping a Chicago office worker in 1982. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - May 15, 2007 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Citizenship, Capital Punishment, Human Rights, Social Issues
Wiping out environmental woes
Singer and environmental activist Sheryl Crow—in her quest to save the planet—has now decided the fate of the globe might hang on toilet paper. Perhaps that is overstating her view, but Crow recently lamented the amount of toilet tissue Americans use. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Apr 25, 2007 - comments: 2 - topic(s): Citizenship, Science, Environment
The anatomy of a retraction: Setting the record straight
Here is another object lesson in the old saying: “Don’t trust everything you read.” The Washington Times printed a serious mischaracterization of Richard Land in an article, Republican ’08 options disappoint evangelicals. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Apr 16, 2007 - comments: 9 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National
Rating the Presidents
It is only appropriate this week—as we mark the birthdays of two of our most beloved presidents—that we ask the question: Who’s number one in U.S. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Feb 19, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Citizenship
Evangelicals for Darfur coalition step up efforts to end the genocide
WASHINGTON (BP)—Southern Baptist ethicist Richard Land, joining a diverse group of evangelicals in a teleconference on the bloodshed in Darfur, noted that “would-be perpetrators of genocide in other capitals around the world are watching closely to see if we are going to allow the gangsters in Khartoum [Sudan’s capital] to get away with it.” more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Oct 19, 2006 - comments: 5 - topic(s): Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Issues
Prisoner Reformation
There are over 2.1 million prisoners in U.S. jails and prisons. And, if trends continue, of the nearly 750,000 inmates who are released each year, two-thirds of them will be arrested again within three years and approximately half of these individuals will spend more time behind bars. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Sep 1, 2006 - topic(s): Citizenship
Christians’ Responsibility to the Needy
While there is a general expectation among many people that government is responsible for addressing the problems of poverty and hunger, Scripture indicates otherwise. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - Jul 1, 2006 - topic(s): Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Beware: Pornography may be coming to a cell phone near you
You have the computer in a very public area of your home so you can monitor its use, and you’ve subscribed to the best Internet filtering system available. more »
by: Dwayne Hastings - May 1, 2006 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Family, Parenting, Pop Culture, Sexual Purity, Pornography