About that Speech…

By Byron Harvey / January 27, 2009 /

Barack Obama has been my president for a week now. Yes, he is my president, because I am an American, and whether he was my choice or not, it is my responsibility as a citizen and as a Christian to pray for him and support him, not in every policy initiative or decision, but in…

What I Wrote My Senators

By Byron Harvey / January 26, 2009 /

Generally speaking, a president should get to name the Cabinet of his choosing. However, a tax cheat as Secretary of the Treasury undermines the very position, and gives Americans–whose confidence in government is, as it SHOULD BE, historically low–even less confidence that you guys in Washington have a clue. Please reward the modicum of confidence…

The Tragic Legacy of George W. Bush

By Byron Harvey / January 21, 2009 /

As George W. Bush rode off into the sunset yesterday, it was a bit hard not to acknowledge the fundamentally decent man that he is. I appreciate much about the man as a person, and I credit him with keeping us safe for over seven years in the wake of 9/11. That said, his economic…

"Abstinence-Only" Sex Ed Programs: Yes, and Maybe

By Byron Harvey / January 19, 2009 /

Comes this article from Fox News today: Critics Push to End Abstinence-Only Sex Education First, the “yes”: people who don’t have sex don’t contract sexually-transmitted diseases. Abstinence, it has been noted, works every single time it’s tried, in this regard. Further, abstinence-only education appropriately treats people as people created in the image of God, instead…