Author Archive: Shane Vander Hart
Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caffeinated Thoughts. Shane has been involved in youth ministry since 1992 in church, para-church, and Christian school settings, and currently works with juvenile offenders in the Des Moines Metro area. He has also been an interim pastor for a local Evangelical Free Church and provides pulpit supply for area churches. Shane also serves as the Communications Director for American Principles Project with their Preserve Innocence Initiative. Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids. Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA. You can connect with Shane on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.
Fewer Americans Consider Themselves “Pro-Choice;” Reaches A Record Low
A Gallup Poll released yesterday showed that now only 41% of Americans consider themselves “pro-choice.” I would suspect that if you applied the label that is truly accurate – “pro-abortion” there would be fewer yet… since only 38% find abortion morally acceptable, 51% say it is morally wrong. I say that is the truly accurate [...]
Sweeney Receives Endorsements from State Senators Zaun and Greiner in Iowa House District 50 Primary Race
Iowa House District 50, which encompasses parts of Butler and Hardin Counties and all of Butler County, has a tight primary matchup between two incumbent Republican State Representatives on June 5th. State Representative Annette Sweeney (R-Alden) who currently represents House District 44 (which consists of Hardin County and western Marshall County) and State Representative Pat [...]
Huckabee, Obama and Morally Repugnant Political Whores
I cringed when I wrote the word “whores” in the title of this post, but hey if it’s good enough for the English Standard Version of the Bible, it’s good enough for me. I don’t know how I missed this fundraising letter, but apparently a fundraising letter was sent out with former Arkansas Governor Mike [...]
Christian Rhetoric and Engagement in “Culture Wars”
Personally I hate the term “culture wars;” I’m not at war with those whom I disagree. I am not battling with those with opposing yard signs or who vote differently than I do. I can resonate to a point with younger evangelicals’ tiredness of such rhetoric even if I don’t agree with their response. I [...]
Obama’s Name Dropping
Usually people when they name drop they drop another person’s name into a conversation. Not so with our President. President Obama’s staff has dropped his name into former Presidents’ official biographies at Whitehouse.gov. The Obama administration has added bullet points to every President’s biography since Calvin Coolidge with the exception of the late President Jimmy [...]
Obama’s Losing to Romney Among Women; Same Sex Marriage a Losing Issue
I’ll preface any comments I make about the CBS poll that was just released today that it is early and could change, but I found it very interesting especially after Democrats have accused Republicans for declaring a war on women. Not only is Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama among all voters 46% to 43%, [...]
Tony Evans on Obama’s Same Sex Marriage Endorsement
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien recently interviewed Dr. Tony Evans who is the Senior Pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, TX. He also is President of The Urban Alternative. I found this interview to be interesting because I don’t believe I’ve ever seen him interviewed on cultural issues such as President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement [...]
When Offending Others Becomes Criminal
Jonathan Turley, a professor of public interest law at George Washington University, wrote an op/ed earlier this week that I think is spot on for the most part. He expressed concern over the increasing criminalization of certain kinds of speech. He wrote: Magisterial District Judge Mark Martin was hearing a case in which an irate [...]
ALEC Delays Vote on Anti-Common Core Model Resolution
I’m not surprised, but disappointed by the American Legislative Exchange Council executive board decision yesterday to delay their vote on a anti-common core resolution proposed by the American Principles Project, Goldwater Institute, and Washington Policy Center last summer. American Principles Project sent out a press release on the vote: Washington, DC – Today, the board [...]
Life is Always the Right Choice
Live Action profiled a video that has become viral about a young mother who chose life even though she was told he would be severely disabled. Christian, the baby whom the video is about, was born with a disorder that only 1 in 50 people in the world have, and unfortunately, his case was much [...]
