Articles & Op-Eds

The Unspoken Tension Between Pastors and Laity

May 19, 2013

Dr. Thom Rainer writes a piece this morning entitled “The Unspoken Tension Between (Some) Pastors and (Some) Laity”. It points out some of the growing problems between the two groups, and provides solid pastoral counsel …

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Video: Atlanta the New Silicon Valley of …

April 4, 2013

Gil Amelio and Rod D. Martin interviewed by Dennis Kneale of MarketsNow on Fox Business, on the emerging biotechnology sector in Atlanta, Georgia. They discuss the advantages in Atlanta, exciting breakthroughs toward a …

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Making Atlanta the Silicon Valley of Breakthrough …

April 3, 2013
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by Gilbert F. Amelio and Rod D. Martin | America’s Founders sought to unleash the creative energies of every citizen, not just the privileged few.  They created a system designed to encourage and protect commerce …

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Video: Are North Korean Rockets a Threat to the …

March 29, 2013

Rod’s interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business. Dr. Martin spoke about the North Korean threats against the United States, and what that means for businesses in the target zones. *** Editor’s Note: This …

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The Case for Palestinian Independence

November 29, 2012
Jewish World Review

Israel’s case against a UN-sanctioned Palestinian independence isn’t wrong. The initiative all but scuttles the Oslo peace process and, newly reinforced by a Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Egypt, very likely …

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Things the Election Meant

November 7, 2012
FoxNews.com

I have not entitled this op-ed “What the Election Meant”.  That might be a bit grandiose for the day after.  But November 6, 2012 definitely taught us some things we must not ignore. First and possibly foremost, …

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The Golden Age Upon Us

November 4, 2012

The following is the op-ed I had ready to go in case of a Romney win.  The problem with that statement, of course, is that “in case of” meant “when”, as, like nearly everyone on our side, I was …

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The Islamist War on Women

May 19, 2013

Lee Habeeb reports in National Review that there continues to be an all too real “war on women”, and that American feminists couldn’t care less. The world is upside down when it comes to how our …

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Response to Capitalism’s Critics

May 18, 2013

Several commenters have replied to my piece concerning the Pope’s attack on capitalism.  The strongest of these point out the tendency of some capitalist economies (particularly ours, of late) toward monopolies, …

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Are Women Less Ambitious? Confessions of a …

May 16, 2013

My friend Jennifer Wortham posted to Facebook this article called “Are Women Less Ambitious?  Confessions of a Corporate Dropout“.  A very good read in its own right, she introduced it as follows: For my …

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The Pope’s Error

May 16, 2013

The Pope’s comments on capitalism today were unfortunate and wrong, albeit well-intentioned.  He seeks the alleviation of poverty and the mindfulness of the wealthy toward the poor — I couldn’t agree …

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Warp Drive, Coming Soon?

May 15, 2013

Space.com reports today not only that Einstein’s general relativity may permit FTL (faster than light) travel after all, but that NASA is actively working on it in a laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. The …

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Are We Becoming a Police State?

April 29, 2013

These thoughts were originally part of a Facebook discussion, but they bear repeating here.  Much verbiage is being expressed of late concerning the worry that we are becoming a police state.  Indeed, leftist …

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Love Your Neighbor, Change Your World

April 21, 2013

We need to remember — and some of us just need to learn — how sensitive some people still are about race: not in the “chip on shoulder” sense many imagine (and sometimes encounter), but in the …

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