The recent media attention lavished on evangelicals is dangerous, because it appeals to our pride and takes advantage of our naiveté in the world of public policy.
We are morally obliged to use the environment responsibly, both because it is a gift from God and because the good of others (present and future) depends on it. Most commonly, this moral obligation will be met through the conscientious use of private and corporate property.
The developing world owes most of the good news about its economic fortunes to the free market, along with its anchors of rule of law, private property, freedom, access to markets, and the lowering of barriers to trade
When parents are not permitted (or are too apathetic) to make decisions regarding the training of their children, government takes the reins. The result can be inimical to the desires of most parents.
It is very difficult for the clergy to speak with authority against corruption if the ecclesiastical constituency suffers corruption of the same nature as the public administration.
Any plant – in Grand Rapids or elsewhere – must be world competitive and continually improving in order to survive and thrive. We are compelled to uphold freedom even when it rolls us painfully through the wringer of global capitalism.