The Bahnsen Viewpoint

Principled Voting in One Lesson

DLB — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:15:29 +0000

By David L. Bahnsen and P. Andrew Sandlin Every campaign season, we hear disputes over electability, third parties, voting for the lesser of two evils, and voting by principle rather than pragmatism. Christian conservatives are especially susceptible to these debates, because they (rightly) embrace their political principles with tenacity. Principles are wonderful things, but principles should be [...]

The Notable Thing about Evangelical Endorsement of Rick Santorum

DLB — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:42:21 +0000

I have not endorsed any candidate in the Republican primary, other than to say that I plan to enthusiastically support the guy who ends up running against Barack Obama. If any of these candidates are nominated (besides Ron Paul) I will be prayerfully and aggressively supportive of their candidacy. I have my own [...]

Ron Paul’s Love of Iran

DLB — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:32:21 +0000

I don’t know how anyone can dispute my oft-repeated assertion that Ron Paul’s foreign policy is, to put it very, very mildly, lacking in moral clarity. Powerful video. I wish it were exposing Ron Paul’s hypocrisy. But it is not. it is, instead, exposing what he REALLY believes. Ron Paul video = [...]

Why has Wall Street turned on Obama?

DLB — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:51:13 +0000

I would be very surprised if National Review had a bigger supporter than I, but that is not the subject of this piece. I confess to having been disappointed in a recent piece from their very capable and gifted writer, Kevin Williamson. Essentially, Williamson contends that Wall Street is filled with shady characters [...]

What I Want from the President

DLB — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:09:36 +0000

I am far more comfortable than many of my like-minded conservative friends are with a President who is less than perfect ideologically. Reagan was the last President who I think had a coherent political philosophy, yet he was not the last President who did some good things (Bush Sr. gave us Clarence Thomas, Clinton [...]

The Attraction of Ron Paul to the Mediocre Among Us

DLB — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:21:54 +0000

I put a little “teaser” up on Facebook the other day that I was going to write this piece, and as is nearly always the case when Ron Paul is spoken of in some sort of negative context, the wheels fell off the bus for his adoring fans. It is unfortunate that Ron Paul [...]

Annual Thanksgiving Day Reflections 2011

DLB — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:12:00 +0000

I left the room I am sleeping in at the cabin I am staying in up at Lake Tahoe at 4:00 am to have some coffee, do a little work, and draft these annual reflections, and ultimately to get some reading done before the calvary awakens at 6:00 or 6:30. I confess part of [...]

The GOP Debate Circuit comes to CNBC

DLB — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:10:23 +0000

I have been excited about this particular GOP debate for some time, knowing that it was the only one CNBC was going to host and knowing that MSNBC and CNN were not hosting it. The various moderators and panelists are also people I spend every day of my life with, as CNBC serves as [...]

The Eight Things the Church is Doing to Screw up the World

DLB — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:35:34 +0000

Hit the link below for an audio download of the speech I recently gave at the annual Center for Cultural Leadership conference in San Francisco. I enjoyed giving the speech, and perhaps you will find something in it you agree with. For those who do not like my focus on cultural engagement or [...]

Did the Housing Crisis Teach Us Anything?

DLB — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:48 +0000

I saw this large poster at the entry of a retail bank on Park Avenue today as I was walking to a meeting. I can’t think of a more ridiculous synopsis of what is wrong in the world that caused the financial crisis. Of course, your home is not “where the equity is”; [...]