War

Here is a bit of news that requires a great deal of prayer... The US Military has started buring Bibles written in the Afgan languages confiscated from US soldiers...

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/05/19/us-army-burns-bibles-in-afghanis...

One of the hardest things I find about being a Christian is when rules and conscience come into conflict. I understand the requirement for the army to be religiously neutral, but the writer of the blog linked above is right; What would happen if we burned a bunch of Korans in the same situation?

Disclaimer:
Stilltruth is a blog about bible study, but it's also my blog. So I'll publish articles like this on occasion but they'll stay on the inside not on the front page.

Past

Breaking the sixth commandment is a hallmark not only of his past politics but also his determined future should he obtain office.

I was watching, of all things, a commercial from John Hancock this morning. The end of the completely silent advertisement (The reason I looked up was because the room was suddenly quiet) exhorted the potentially wealthy to use John Hancock to "Protect your legacy."