What we owe Haiti – a summary by Bill Quigley

Here’s the full text of an excellent email that arrived today from a U.Washington global health feed: Why The US Owes Haiti Billions – The Briefest History Jan 17, 2010 By Bill Quigley Bill Quigley’s ZSpace Page / ZSpace Why does the US owe Haiti Billions? Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, stated his [...]

The rank falsehood of Pat Robertson’s “history”

On Wednesday morning, Dr. Robertson stated that the nation of Haiti made a pact with the devil. “True story”, he said, and claimed that this explains why Haiti  suffered so much in the years since. Au contraire: everything about his statement is false. Robertson’s claims: “Haiti was under the heel of the French, Napoleon III [...]

Pat Robertson and Haiti – where angels fear to tread

I had a great birthday. January 12 was a happy day for me, all day long. But a couple of days later I discovered what a big tragedy it was… an earthquake hit Haiti, killing maybe 100,000 people. Aside from the small donation I sent to World Vision, there isn’t much I can do. I [...]

George Washington’s respect for religion

No doubt any Christians who read my yesterday post would wonder how I could seem to face the loss of morality in our culture with equanimity. I do not. I share George Washington’s view, that religion and morality are the foundation of political prosperity: Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, [...]

My dialog on Ex-Christian.net

I’m an odd bird, and this post is an example of that oddness. A Christian who opposes “Christians”. A believer who enjoys dialog with unbelievers. The issue in the thread cited above is the propensity of Christians to be judgmental of others, and hypocritical in the process. My take, quoted at that site, includes some [...]

Abraham Lincoln’s problem with orthodoxy

I’ve been a Civil War buff for years, and a Lincoln buff. I’ve never read anything that would indicate what my evangelical brothers would call “saving faith” in Lincoln’s life. A few who knew Lincoln claimed him to have such faith. Some of Lincoln’s own words are laced with religious language. His mission in life [...]