Donald Trump’s comments about going after terrorists’ families are immoral and point to common misconceptions about the ethics of war
Keith PavlischekDecember 3, 2015
The current controversy over admitting Syrian refugees into the country raises some very challenging questions for Evangelical Christians.
A.J. NolteNovember 21, 2015
A Christian approach to the human catastrophe of the Syrian refugee crisis—partially instigated and immeasurably worsened by Mr. Obama’s floundering foreign policy—must reject legislation rooted in fear, bigotry, and nativism. We need a mature debate about how to respond with prudence and compassion to this crisis. Yet we also have an obligation to expose the intellectually and morally bankrupt arguments that cascade unceasingly from the mouth of this president.
Joseph LoconteNovember 20, 2015
After Paris America needs Muslims to show and tell how Islam enables them to be loyal citizens in a robust democracy as Muslims.
Gideon StraussNovember 20, 2015
Given that Obama’s strategy is incoherent and will not work at achieving a specific goal, whether that goal is stopping ISIS or removing Assad, American voters should consider the three alternative options proposed at Brookings on November 16.
Mark MeltonNovember 18, 2015
A memorial mass at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris for victims of the recent terror featured the French tri-colors illuminated on the altar. The organ played La Marseillaise, the French national anthem, prompting the congregation to stand. Some waved small French flags.
Mark TooleyNovember 18, 2015
There are two ways to think about the November 13 Paris attacks. The first is that ISIS has taken a strategy to hit Western countries in order to pull them out of the game, to dissuade them from further airstrikes in greater Syria. The second way to understand this is as a strategic miscalculation that will raise Western resolve. Let’s explore both strategies and what is then likely to happen.
Eric PattersonNovember 14, 2015
