Election Central
Cruz Names Fiorina His VP
Category: Election Written by Jim Denison

I am not writing today to comment on either announcement. Rather, I want to focus on those who are. Both stories were covered by news outlets around the world. In the same way, American reporters are covering global stories this morning.
For instance, this morning's Wall Street Journal reports on the stalled peace talks in Syria, a suicide bombing in Turkey, and a migrant detention center in New Guinea. The front page of today's New York Times tells us about efforts to end a half-century of fighting in Colombia.
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The transgender bathroom controversy
Category: Election Written by Jim Denison

What are the issues involved? What does God's word say?
This controversy is complicated—the biological, psychological, social, and legal issues involved are still evolving and hotly contested. The following essay is intended to provide brief responses to the most common questions associated with the transgender debate.
Clinton Says Unborn Person Doesn’t Have Rights
Category: Election Written by Nick Pitts

By humanizing the fetus, Clinton went on to add that "the woman's right to make decisions" is most important when it comes to abortion. "Now, that doesn't mean that we don't do everything we possibly can in the vast majority of instances to, you know, help a mother who is carrying a child and wants to make sure that child will be healthy, to have appropriate medical support." But in Clinton's framework, the subjectively determined health of the mother trumps the objective life of the child.
Diana Arellano of Planned Parenthood said Sunday that Mrs. Clinton's comments undermined the cause for abortion rights. She said via Twitter that Clinton's comment "further stigmatizes #abortion." Describing the fetus as a "person" or "child" has long been a poor word choice to the pro-choice movement, which argues the terms misleadingly imply a sense of humanity.
The Art of the Deal vs. the Art of the Meal
Category: Election Written by Mark Cook

Donald Trump's boardroom metaphor is representative of the way most people think of leadership. In this conception, power is the central force at play, and coercion is the way you use your power. So, whoever has the most power is the person that is most able to get things done, and, by extension, lead.
I'd like to contrast this conception of leadership to a model of leadership championed by Jesus. The boardroom metaphor of leadership is by no means exclusive to Trump, but instead represents something the general public truly believes about leadership. It can be summed up as the Art of the Deal versus the Art of the Meal.
Georgia Governor Vetoes Religious Liberty
Category: Election Written by Nick Pitts

House Bill 757 would have provided shelter for clergy from having to officiate same-sex weddings. It would have prevented faith-based organizations from being forced to hire someone who publicly undermines their mission. Also, it would have also prohibited the state government from discriminating against churches and their affiliated ministries because they believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. What is so striking it that this modified version of the original bill did not offer protections to bakers, florists, and other wedding service providers that have been in the news as oflate. Yet, even this watered down bill did not pass.