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Marvin Olasky, born on June 12, 1950, is an accomplished editor known for his profound insights into journalism and public affairs.

The Tragedy of American Compassion

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“[The disestablishment of religion] may not have been such a good idea.”

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Author:Marvin Olasky

“Lack of understanding, along with outright anti-Christian prejudice, leads to journalistic amazement or horror at the supposed self-deception of those who do see a spiritual realm.”

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“Many journalists seem to desire 'liberation' from Christian roots.”

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“Powerful groups with anti-Christian worldviews dominate major media and major educational institutions.”

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“Do we want to know whether Christ was resurrected on Easter? God provides the grace to believe in that, but note: Such belief requires less faith in things unseen than believing that the world as we know it evolved out of nothing.”

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Author:Marvin Olasky

“Biblical social scientists have an advantage because they know truths about human nature. Those who dismiss the Bible and create surveys that don't measure crucial factors are the ones who have closed minds. Sometimes the Bible gives us clear answers and sometimes it doesn't, but it always helps us to ask the right questions.”

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Author:Marvin Olasky

“On sensitive issues, talk isn't cheap - it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut.”

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“Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics.”

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“But to understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ.”

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“Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring can return.”

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“The data, however, do indicate that Christians who see Jews through a 17th-century lens, believing that most are thoroughly religious, are thoroughly wrong.”

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“A job should employ God-given talents in a way that glorifies Him.”

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“And yet, those who speak loudly and call anyone who disagrees with them a wimp often do a disservice to the cause they are promoting.”

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“Epidemics historically have tended to kill the very young and the very old, but AIDS is different: Those ages 20 to 40 are most affected, which means that so far over 12 million African children have been orphaned because of AIDS.”

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“I don't know the right number of immigrants to let in.”

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“Fifteen years ago, while I was temporarily chairing meetings of pro-life leaders, I pleaded with the angry males to say no to interviews, and instead let beautiful pro-life women become the face for the movement.”

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“I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian.”

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“I still favor alternatives to governmental race-based preferences.”

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“It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working.”

Way Jobs Defined

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“Many American Muslims are peaceful and define jihad primarily as an internal struggle to improve.”

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“Materialist philosophies that treat human beings as machines or animals possess the high ground in our culture - academia, the most powerful media and many of our courts.”

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“For nearly a decade Democrats have sought a religious wedge issue that could separate big chunks of white evangelical voters from their Republican home. Now they've found it, and are thrusting at the Social Darwinist/Ayn Rand underbelly of American conservatism.”

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“Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as we age, to close in upon ourselves.”

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“Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who tired of looking the other way as their communities fell apart.”

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Author:Marvin Olasky

“Political journalists love graduate student intelligence, the ability to make clever allusions in seminars, and in 1999-2000, they hassled George W Bush for not having it. They didn't realise what this book succinctly displays: that the president has something far more important - CEO intelligence, the ability to ask tough questions, garner essential information and make discerning decisions.”

“More people need to understand the games secular liberals play. Here's one rule-of-thumb: No matter how bad a story sounds - particularly if it sounds bad - recognize the pattern of defamation.”

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“Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.”

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“Since governmental quotas expand bureaucratic power, provoke a backlash and are unfair to individuals, we need to find a better way to increase minority opportunities.”

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“Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.”

Giving Regret

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“Today, unless women gain jobs and athletic scholarships commensurate with their percentage of the population, feminists scream discrimination.”

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“The holy land was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.”

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Born: June 12, 1950
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