Politics

Divine Providence Towards America

David Hall
Mar 10, 2016
Originally a lawyer (and cousin of an early President), the clergyman James Madison (1749-1812) had high academic potential (even teaching philosophy and math at the College of William and Mary) and was ordained to the Anglican ministry in 1775. Shortly thereafter he was appointed to the presidency...

Election Year at Place for Truth

Robert Brady
Mar 4, 2016
How should Christians act and speak in the midst of this loud and divisive political season? While websites devoted to politics and news give you the latest buzz, polls, and minute-by-minute analysis, you will find Place for Truth slightly different, dare I say refreshingly different. Place for...

Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers

David Hall
Mar 3, 2016
Colonial thinkers Samuel Adams and Rev. Jonathan Mayhew argued against the innate goodness of man with implicit reference to King George III: “Ambition and lust for power,” they claimed, “are predominant passions in the breasts of most men. . . . power is of a grasping, encroaching nature . . . [it...

Election Year at Place For Truth

Jonathan Master
Feb 25, 2016
How should Christians act and speak in the midst of this loud and divisive political season? While the websites devoted to politics and news will give you the latest buzz and the minute-by-minute analysis, our approach at Place for Truth will be slightly different. What we’d like to provide is some...

God's Voting Guide? (and an aside on Bernie's socialism)

Bruce Baugus
Feb 22, 2016
What should we look for in a candidate for president? That seems to be a pressing question for Americans right now. Rick has recently told us not to talk up or opt for socialism because "socialism is evil." It's worth noting, I think, that his reasons for why socialism is evil apply fully to crony-...

Old Princeton: Samuel Miller and the Need of the Hour

Jeffrey Stivason
Feb 19, 2016
Let me begin with a question. When you think of politics, watch campaign news, or read the latest pollsters - does your heart race? Do you get excited? Do you have that "I've got to do something!" feeling? Okay, if you answered "yes," then, at the very least, you are an emotionally invested citizen...

How Should We Then Defend?

Scott Oliphint
Jan 25, 2016
I suspect that 2015, from a Christian perspective, will go down in history as one of the darkest and gloomiest years of human history. The cavalier destruction of human life, in the name of religion, is on the rise worldwide. No matter how much we protest that terrorists will not change our way of...

How Should We Then Defend?

Scott Oliphint
Jan 25, 2016
I suspect that 2015, from a Christian perspective, will go down in history as one of the darkest and gloomiest years of human history. The cavalier destruction of human life, in the name of religion, is on the rise worldwide. No matter how much we protest that terrorists will not change our way of...

Two Kingdoms Politics [part 4]

Brad Litttlejohn
Apr 27, 2015
This is the fourth part of Brad Littlejohn's series exploring 'two kingdoms' theology. The introductory post can be found here , the second dealing with ecumenism here , and the third treating pastoring is found here . - Editor When the subject of the "two kingdoms" comes up, the first thing that...

On the Virtue of Spoiling Ballot Papers

Carl Trueman
Nov 4, 2008
One of the advantages of the British system of democracy has to be the relative brevity of the election season. An election can be called any time within the five year period and the trick for the incumbents is to get the timing right, though this is not always the case, as with the disastrous...