Doc Cochran's Weblog

Project 13:3

• Oooh, I’m Telling the IRS on You
  Having just read the letter  sent to the IRS by Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, my emotions are bubbling over like too much potion in a witch’s pot.  It is hard to know where to begin. Apparently, once Barry Lynn sends a sketchy letter to the IRS, it’s over.  [...]
• Israel or Islam?
  Thank you, Jonathan Tobin, for the succinct and precise critique of the 60 Minutes hit piece against Israel–the only country in the Middle East in which even Muslims are free to believe what they want to believe. Yet, somehow, Israel is blamed for the problem of diminishing Christian influence in Palestine.  With one simple question [...]
• Christians in Syria’s Trouble
  Last spring, President Obama demanded that we do something to stop the seemingly imminent atrocities from occurring in Syria.  This spring, atrocities are multiplying in Syria more frequently than Hollywood divorces. Of course, the series of slaughters in Syria are much more serious than the carnival affairs of Movieland. Indeed, for Christians in Syria, the […]
• Religious Freedom and the Category Clash
  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report,  detailing the 16 countries which are of particular concern because of their stringent opposition to freedom in matters of religion.  The countries of particular concern this year are Burma, North Korea, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, China, Saudi […]