How Stupid Can Republicans Be

By Byron Harvey / December 1, 2011 /

I have said many times that polls this far out don’t matter a whole lot, and they don’t, insofar as the general election is concerned. But this poll, taken as it was just a few short weeks before the beginning of the primary season, and because of its startling results, does matter—and what it means,…

Why I Probably Won't Visit the Creation Museum

By Byron Harvey / November 26, 2011 /

I have some good friends who have at various times recommended to me that I some day pay a visit to the Creation Museum, developed somewhere in Kentucky by creation scientist Ken Ham. I’ll most likely take a pass, thanks. Look, I appreciate Ken Ham’s commitment to Christ, his great learning, his attempt in the…

Aggressive Capitulation: One "Church" Deals with the "Gay Marriage" Debate

By Byron Harvey / November 24, 2011 /

I think I have found—or rather been again reminded of—my exact polar opposite when it comes to people calling themselves followers of Jesus. A little history here is in order. Between January, 1990 and March, 1993, I was pastor of a small Southern Baptist church in High Point, NC. Students of church history will recognize…

Only in Washington

By Byron Harvey / November 24, 2011 /

The sky is falling. Well, at least if the pundits are to be believed. The so-called “SuperCommittee” didn’t turn out to be so super after all, and was unable to agree to budget cuts this week, so according to a previous decision (one now being protested by Republicans and Democrats alike, and one being correctly…