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The Journal

2011-12 Summit Journal
IN THIS ISSUE: Examining the Chronic U.S. Debt
» pg. 2 | Letter from the Editor
» pg. 3 | Christ's Influence on World History
» pg. 7 | Catching Up with a Summit Alum
* Sociology, Economics, Politics, Islam

2011-10 Summit Journal
IN THIS ISSUE:
» pg. 2 | Letter from the Editor
» pg. 3 | A Look at Our World
* Christianity, Multiculturalism, Origins, Sociology, Economics, and History
* More articles can be found in the online version of The Journal at summit.org

2011-08 Summit Journal
IN THIS ISSUE:
» pg. 2 | Letter from the Editor
» pg. 3 | A Look at Our World
* Christianity, Sociology History, and Education
* More articles can be found in the online version of The Journal at summit.org

2011-05 Summit Journal
IN THIS ISSUE:
» pg. 2 | Letter from the Editor
» pg. 3 | Summit Oxford Update
» pg. 4 | A Look at Our World
* Christianity, Social Justice, Marxism and Islam, and History
* More articles can be found in the online version of The Journal at summit.org

2011-03 Summit Journal
IN THIS ISSUE:
» pg. 2 | Letter from the Editor
» pg. 3 | A Look at Our World
* Christianity, Economics, Politics, Ethics, Science, and History
* More articles can be found in the online version of The Journal at summit.org

2010-04 Summt Journal
IN THIS ISSUE:
» pg. 2 | Summit Alumni Spotlight: James Strang
» pg. 3 | Letter from the Editor: David A. Noebel
» pg. 4 | Highlights from around the Globe
* Christianity, Economics, History, Marriage and Family, and Global Warming

2009-12 Summit Journal
» pg. 2 | Summit Alumni Spotlight
» pg. 3 | Letter from the Editor
» pg. 4 | Highlights from around the Globe
Christianity, History, Ethics, and Politics

2004-04 Summit Journal
Journal - April 2004

2003-12 Summit Journal
Journal - December 2003

2003-09 Summit Journal
Journal - September 2003

Essays

The Religious Foundation of American Politics
At its most foundational level, this war over ideas is over the place of religion in public life. In recent years, some people have used the concept of "separation of church and state" as a principle to eliminate religious perspectives from public places and public education. These people emphasize that ours is a "pluralistic" society. However, others contend that religion, and specifically the Bible and Christianity, has an important role to play in our political system and public issues. As a result of these two opposing views, there continues to be a debate about the proper place of religion in the public square. To settle the dispute, something must be known about the foundation upon which our government is built. Knowing how something is designed is crucial to its operation...

Censoring the Past
There is a lot of talk today about censorship. Recent art exhibits, funded by tax dollars and promoted by the National Endowment for the Arts, have come under severe attack. Many Americans rightly criticize these exhibits as inappropriate, certainly for viewing, but most assuredly for government support and funding. Museums, government-funded artists, Hollywood activists, homosexual groups, and the government-funded NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) are crying "censorship" over such protests. Another battle is raging over the selling of pornography in popularly trafficked bookstores. Rev. Donald Wildmon and his American Family Association have targeted Waldenbooks, a subsidiary of K-Mart, for selling pornography. Harry Hoffman, president of Waldenbooks, says that Wildmon and others like him "want to censor and stop the sales of constitutionally protected publications they deem objectionable." Protests against pornography and government-funded art are not acts of censorship. Censorship is...

Truth & Consequences

God and Government
It seems that all we hear from the campaign trail is constant bickering, blaming the other party for whatever the current national bad news happens to be, and personal attacks on political opponents. These tactics obscure the real issues and cause many Americans to grow weary of the rhetoric. To cut through the fog of political spin we need to get back to the basic ideas that are foundational to good government. To recall those basic concepts, let's start with a question. What would you say is the foundational document of the United States? It may come as a surprise, but according to a Newsweek cover story...

Martin Luther King and Natural Law
On the third Monday of every January our nation celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. It was King, more than any other public figure of the past century, who pricked the nation's conscience concerning the injustice of treating people differently because of the color of their skin. But while most of us recall King for his efforts as a civil rights leader, few people are aware of the specific reasons why King fought so valiantly for equality before the law. King understood that ideas about individual liberty and civil justice must come from prior assumptions concerning the law. These assumptions are grounded on considerations of what is morally right and, ultimately, on the nature of God. But sadly, we have forgotten those principles...

Thinking Worldviewishly
"What's your worldview?" Try that question on a friend sometime. What do you think would be the typical response? A blank stare? A forty-five minute monologue? If you asked the average person about their philosophy of life, you would probably get some sort of answer, even if it turned out to be a little sketchy. While many people may not be sure what they believe, they would admit to some set of ultimate beliefs and values. This set of beliefs, or worldview, is the basis for...

Christianity and Slavery
In the United States, February is designated as "Black History Month." The history of the black race is steeped in the matter of slavery and this raises the issue of the role Christianity played in the practice of selling and owning other people. It's been popular in recent years to accuse Christianity of being a primary promoter of slavery. For example, William McDonald of the New York Times wonders...

In God We Trust
Fifty years ago, on July 30th, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a joint resolution from Congress declaring "In God We Trust" the official motto of the United States. But it was in 1861 that Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln, first saw the need to recognize our creator by writing to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia that "No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, or safe except in His defense. The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins." By subsequent acts of Congress, the phrase has been stamped on U.S. coins since 1864. However, it wasn't until 1956 that...

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