Wallace B. Henley

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  Dec 18, 2014

  Jonathan Gruber, Amy Pascal and the Lurking Nihilist

  If we learn anything from the current debacles over Jonathan Gruber's unfortunate comments regarding the importance of not being transparent to the "stupid" electorate regarding some facets of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the repugnant values expressed in hacked emails of Sony executive Amy Pascal it is this: There is a nihilist lurking in most — if not all — of us.

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  Dec 7, 2014

  Pearl Harbor: 4 Spiritual Lessons We Can Apply Personally (Pt. 2)

  In 73 years (I was born December 5, 1941, two days before Pearl Harbor) I have never seen the world situation more volatile.

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  Dec 6, 2014

  Pearl Harbor: 6 Things We Should Remember to Avoid Repeating History (Pt. 1)

  The conditions that led to the Pearl Harbor attack in Hawaii exist today, on an even broader scale.

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  Nov 26, 2014

  China: Persecuting Christians Is Like Fitting a Race Car With a Steam Engine

  When it comes to religious freedom for Christians, China is running that race for global economic leadership like an Indy 500 car chugging on a steam engine. It is true that Christianity in China is growing by leaps and bounds and may outstrip every revival in history. But it is also true that China's industrial future is being undermined by restrictions on religion and other freedoms, and that could eventually be a serious drag on Chinese economic aspirations.

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  Nov 4, 2014

  Pope Francis and the Cultural Blitzkrieg

  The Church of Jesus Christ everywhere is under cultural Blitzkrieg. The German term was coined to describe Hitler's strategy in his early assaults especially on Poland, the Sudetenland, and Austria. The attacks combined suddenness (Blitz) and all-out war (Krieg) rather than slow incremental incursions.

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  Oct 20, 2014

  Secular Jihad in Houston

  Secular jihad – that's the best way to characterize the subpoenaing of sermons and other communications from pastors opposing the Houston city regime and their "bathroom law."

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  Oct 15, 2014

  The Houston Subpoenas and the Criminalization of the Pulpit

  The first step toward criminalization of the American pulpit may have just been taken in Houston. It is a frightening moment not just for the church in America's fourth largest city, but for the pulpit throughout the United States.

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  Oct 9, 2014

  Obama's ISIS Confession and Winston Churchill's Nazi Crisis

  Mr. Obama is to be congratulated for his frank assessment of the situation, but his indiscretion regarding the time, place, and reason for his confession is disturbing. When that reality began to sink in on the West Wing, there was much scurrying, shuffling, and buck-passing.

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  Sep 19, 2014

  The Global Tsunami Against 'Good': Antinomianism and Hope (Part 3)

  Not even a superpower like the United States can solve the world's problems anymore, according to a quote attributed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel widely circulated over recent weeks.

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  Sep 13, 2014

  The Global Tsunami Against 'Good': Antinomianism and Immigration (Pt. 2)

  In our times a rushing tidal wave threatens Lady Liberty because a borderless region is no longer a sanctuary from those suffering under lawless regimes, but loses the very sanctity that makes it a safe and opportune place for the "tired... poor... wretched refuse... homeless, and tempest-tossed."