Author Archive: David Shedlock
God has blessed David and his wife Judy with 5 boys, and 16 wonderful grandchildren. His book entitled "With Christ in the Voting Booth: Casting Down Imaginations" Before Casting Your Vote", with a Foreword by Mike Huckabee, has been released in paperback March 28th. The cheapest price can be seen on www.TurretinPress.com.
David is currently an adjunct instructor of Composition and Speech at Marshalltown Community College in Iowa, and a youth counselor at Woodward Academy. His wife and he have also owned a business selling antique and collectible postcards on eBay since 1999. David was an activist with Operation Rescue in the early 1990s. He has been been a member of Trinity Presbyterian Reformed Church in Johnston, Iowa for over 15 years.
I Found Somebody Who is Literally Un-American
A while back, one of my colleagues corrected herself after using the word “Americans” to refer to well, some Americans. She then changed it to “North Americans”. There is something that borders (pardon the pun) on silliness about this whole thing. First of all, the idea that using American is somehow inaccurate or elitist just [...]
Moderation and Moderates
Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Moderation by definition is not about obeying a law, but using restraint where there is no law. It applies to matters of personal conscience and choice. This is easy to illustrate. There is no moderate position on abortion. You either [...]
Today is the Anniversary of the Worst School Massacre in United States History.
“America’s bloodiest crime against students wasn’t committed by white teenagers in black trench coats, tired of being bullied. Nor was it carried out by an angry Chinese graduate student disappointed that a rival claimed an academic honor he was hoping for. It wasn’t a gangster, a preppie, a nerd or a geek. No. It was [...]
Fear of Obama vs. Hope in God
Admit it. Many of you are afraid we will get four more years of Barack Obama. You think he will steal the Republic and make himself King. Some of you think he already has. You’ve seen government grow and grow and grow and believe that Obama’s coup is just around the corner, immediately following a [...]
Bachmann Breaks FAMiLY Leader Vow Made Before God, Endorses Romney. Will Santorum Follow Suit?
Back in July, I challenged Christians and other Republicans to ask Michelle Bachmann and Rick Santorum whether they would actually keep the FAMiLY Leader vow they made before God not to endorse or support any GOP candidates who did not make the vow, such as Mitt Romney. Here is the vow that citizens were [...]
Republicans Encouraging GOP Voters to Vote Twice for Romney? (Why Once is One Too Many)
People say this to me all the time (well, not all the time): Not voting for Mitt Romney for U.S. president is really voting for Barack Obama; that is, staying home on election day (or voting a third party) counts as a vote for Obama. Where does this idea come from? Let’s turn it around a moment. [...]
Cult is the Wrong Word to Describe Mormonism.
Mormonism is in the news like never before. The third biggest talker in the Land, Glenn Beck is a Mormon. The presumed GOP nominee for president, Mitt Romney is a Mormon. One of his potential running mates, Marco Rubio, used to be a Mormon, before converting to Catholicism. Many Christians through the years have designated [...]
If Obama is Worse Than Hitler, Does That Make Romney Like Karl Binding?
Comparing American presidents with German National Socialist Adolph Hitler is hardly new. Even Harry Truman, the first U.S. President elected after Hitler had died, has been compared with the mass murdering dictator. The analogy is so often infused into arguments, its effectiveness as a rhetorical device is almost nil. And the metaphor or simile is [...]
Anne Graham Lotz Won’t Vote for an Atheist. Is That the Standard?
Evangelist Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, who is also a preacher, told a group of panelists that she could not vote for an atheist for president. It appears she was in the minority. Good for her. But will she and scores of other prominent preachers and Christian leaders maintain a Biblical standard for civil [...]
Conservatives Adrift with Romney at the Helm
Our illustrious and caffeinated leader, Shane Vander Hart, has correctly pointed out that Mitt Romney appears to be ready for a lurch to the left. But I say, who can blame him? In 2008, Romney tried to cater to social conservatives and where did it get him? He lost to Mike Huckabee by a large [...]
