by James H Boyd | Jun 10, 2023 | Church & Culture
Should ministers run for political office? I write this only a few days after longtime Christian broadcaster and former presidential candidate Pat Robertson passed away. As people remember his legacy, both the positives and the negatives, I thought it would be a good...
by James H Boyd | Mar 13, 2023 | Church & Culture
This was a paper I wrote for a Political Science class I took back in the early 2000s. While the issues today are different, the underlying issues are very much the same. The inscription on our nation’s beloved Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, gives us a stirring...
by James H Boyd | Mar 13, 2023 | Church & Culture
The holidays are here, and not a moment too soon. Although the season has vastly different meanings to different people, it provides us with an opportunity to end the year on a much needed “up” note that appeals to our highest ideals. However, as usual,...
by James H Boyd | Mar 12, 2023 | Church & Culture
On occasions where my writing veers into the political arena, it is easy for some to assume that I am a Republican. The truth , however, is that I have not actively identified with any political party in well over twenty years. That decision was very deliberate and I...
by James H Boyd | Mar 12, 2023 | Church & Culture
Published in The Daily Beacon, Monday, February 19, 2007 Adolf Hitler once remarked that “Once the enemy has been identified, all proof becomes automatic.” When society looks for scapegoats, religious groups have always been an easy target. In today’s...
by James H Boyd | Mar 10, 2023 | Church & Culture
Regardless of what one believes about the presidency of George W. Bush, he does deserve credit for introducing a new concept into the American political conscience, one which politicians today would do well to revisit. That concept is known as “Compassionate...
