October 3

‘Outside the box’

When Ben Carson announced he was running, people often said to me that they liked him but he wasn’t electable. That was frustrating, but now that Carson is high in the polls those who worried about throwing their vote away should reconsider.

Ann Shane on wng.org

Your cover photo captures perfectly the personalities of these two.

Betty Griffin / Mullica Hill, N.J.

I have some concerns about Trump, but his appeal is obvious. So many Republican elites are out of touch with the concerns of the party’s base. I will not vote for anyone I see as weak on illegal immigration, and judging by poll numbers the issue is important to many Americans.

Keith York on wng.org

You assert that Carson “likely won’t peel a large number of minority voters away from the Democratic Party,” but he is highly regarded by many in the black community.

Tom Burley / Alto, Mich.

I long for a conservative president, but we also need to support someone able to win over moderate voters. Carson may be that man. I love what he stands for, but even more I appreciate the humility and kindness he demonstrates.

Ben Beverly on wng.org

The Apostle Paul describes the kind of men who will come in the last days: lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, abusive. Doesn’t this perfectly describe Trump?

Sue Mertz / Ponca City, Okla.

I love Carson’s Christian beliefs but do not think he is qualified to be president. Candidates like Marco Rubio, however, have strong Christian beliefs and political experience.

Lily Menard on wng.org

We need to restore dignity to the office of president; Trump can’t do that.

J. Schultz on wng.org

How do we know Trump believes what he’s saying? Who can go up against Hillary and win? A blowhard like Trump or a serious achiever like Rubio or Fiorina?

Joan Brauning on wng.org

‘On the move with nowhere to go’

I was shocked that the Obama administration stated that it “will not issue visas for Syrians based on Christian faith.” If Obama, who claims to be a Christian, loved Middle Eastern believers threatened with persecution at best, genocide at worst, wouldn’t he offer them refuge at least on the same footing with the Yazidis and Muslim groups?

Glen Reeves / Weiser, Idaho

This is so unbelievably sad. If our president had acted properly regarding Syria, instead of declaring red lines and not standing by his word, perhaps some of this could have been prevented.

Tim Wasielewski on Facebook

Although I want to help the refugees, I fear the tidal wave of humanity will disperse radical Islamic terrorists throughout the world, not just Europe. Our Enemy is taking advantage of this great crisis. Let us be merciful and wise.

Bev Roe on wng.org

Some European countries are facing criticism for not taking in more refugees, but why aren’t surrounding nations in the Middle East doing more? It seems that this flood of Syrians was headed directly for Europe and nowhere else.

Debra Stevenson / Fairfax, Va.

‘Purpose-driven film’

I am excited to see this movie. The Purpose Driven Life played a huge role in my return to Christ and in my passion for a real purpose.

Blanca Velasquez on Facebook

‘A real head start’

Let’s help parents create nourishing home atmospheres and not continue to mindlessly throw money at the problem.

Angela Childers on Facebook

‘Recycling a tragedy’

The humanist mantra of more funding for education rarely seems to work, especially when it comes to a moral problem. Your article showed that most of the AIDS problem is due to homosexual male sex. So why are we forcing others to celebrate it? We aren’t serious about this disease.

Scott Printz / Abilene, Kan.

‘90 Minutes in Heaven’

It is always unfortunate—but predictable—when Christian filmmakers lower their expectations instead of aiming high. Still, a huge thank-you to all Christians trying to make films about Christianity. Trying to reach the lost and lift up the saved is so admirable and so tough.

Jeff Barbee on wng.org

‘Overdrawn Banksy’

Avant-garde artists haven’t figured out that 50 years ago they could rail against the establishment, but now they are the establishment. Their ideas are no longer “cutting edge” but banal and boring.

Phil Hawkins on wng.org

‘America’s legacy’

As America’s heritage continues to fade, so does our liberty. As the three branches of government have lost their original function of checks and balances and the executive branch takes power beyond what the Constitution allows, we are seeing attacks upon Christianity.

Paul B. Taylor on wng.org

‘Life after death’

You quoted Gene Rudd saying protecting our children is “much more important than this abstract linkage” between today’s vaccines and the original vaccines made with fetal tissue. But if parents purchase these vaccines, manufacturers will continue developing them and the FDA will have little reason to approve alternatives. That linkage is neither abstract nor in the past.

Paul Munson on wng.org

Using those vaccines is totally unethical. There is no moral ambiguity. The ends do not justify the means.

Paul Kollek on wng.org

September 19

‘Aimless affection’

There is a doubleness to “love and obey,” just as God loves us like a mother and a father. The Apostle Paul described how he loved the Thessalonians like a father, who expects you to shape up and obey, and like a mother, who loves “unconditionally.”

Marian Hungerford / Guider, Cameroon

I agree with Cheaney. Unconditional love does not equal unconditional approval. If it did, the cross is a travesty.

Frank Brown / Port Republic, N.J.

September 5

‘Off the grid’

Thank you for a wonderfully encouraging Sept. 5 issue. As a homeschooling mom who’s daily in the trenches of moral, spiritual, and academic formation with her four children, the issue helped renew my resolve and bolster my joy. Parents need as much grit as students do.

Hannah Schopf / Soap Lake, Wash.

‘A good book is a good book’

Our culture is truly pathetic if we now need affirmative action in literature. As a young girl, I never found myself analyzing characters’ skin color or trying to balance ethnic groups in my book selections. Let’s allow writers to tell stories and not worry about meeting a quota.

Lisa Meek / Bothell, Wash.

Corrections

McFarland USA is a recent sports movie that champions faith (“Woodlawn,” Oct. 17).

The CEO of cell phone company HTC is Cher Wang (“Islands of influence,” Oct. 17).

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