Who is This?

Charles Wendall "Chuck" Colson founded Prison Fellowship Ministries in 1976, "an outreach to convicts, victims of crime, and justice officers. Colson is the author of several books, including How Now Shall We Live? and a daily radio feature, BreakPoint, which airs on 1,000 radio networks. In 1993 Colson won the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion." .

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Commentary: Defending Life, Marriage, and Freedom

On Friday, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., I and a dozen evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox leaders faced the microphones to announce the release of an historic document-one of the most important documents produced by the American ...

From CHUCK COLSON, The Christian Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Press Club,  U.S. Congress

Now Is the Hour to Stand Up for Religious Freedom

Allow me to make a very direct statement. I believe it is time for the Church in this country to stand up for religious freedom. Especially over the course of the last few years, we have seen repeated efforts—in the courts, in state legislatures, in ...

From CHUCK COLSON, Crosswalk,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Catholic Charities,  National Press Club

The Manhattan Declaration: Defending Life, Marriage, and Freedom

Today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., I and a dozen evangelical, Catholic, and Orthodox leaders face the microphones to announce the release of an historic document—one of the most important documents produced by the American church, at ...

From CHUCK COLSON, Crosswalk,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Press Club,  U.S. Congress

Commentary: Stand Up for Religious Freedom

Allow me to make a very direct statement. I believe it is time for the Church in this country to stand up for religious freedom. Especially over the course of the last few years, we have seen repeated efforts-in the courts, in state legislatures, in ...

From CHUCK COLSON, The Christian Post,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Catholic Charities,  National Press Club

Commentary: Breaking the Bank

The biggest single vote to be cast on health care reform is taking place right now. Not in the halls of Congress or in some smoke-filled back room. Not in the Oval Office. Not in the media. No, the single most important vote on health care is being ...

From CHUCK COLSON, The Christian Post,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  New York Times Company,  United States Department of the Treasury

Commentary: Depressingly Predictable

The constitution of St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands states that the British territory wishes to respect “Christian and family values.” And the constitution of the Cayman Islands declares that it is a “God-fearing country based on ...

From CHUCK COLSON, The Christian Post,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chris Bryant,  National Health Service

Tanked! Out of Prison, Former NFL Agent Ready for Redemption

It's the kind of story I know very well. A talented, driven young man of modest means fights his way to the top of his profession. He makes his mark among the powerful and the elite. And then, through pride, or carelessness, he "takes his eyes off the ...

From CHUCK COLSON, Crosswalk,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Sterling Sharpe,  Andre Rison,  Carl Banks,  Jevon Kearse

The House Health Care Bill Is Full of Surprises

Ronald Reagan once joked, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" Well, the Gipper was wrong. I have 12 even more terrifying words: "I'm the government's health care choices ...

From CHUCK COLSON, Crosswalk,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ronald Reagan,  New York Times Company

Who Can Be Saved Vs. Who Won't Be Saved

As I have said before on Breakpoint, much of the hype and even hysteria surrounding the H1N1 flu strain is unwarranted. That's not to say that the swine flu's potential impact isn't devastating—it is, but not in the way cable news would have us ...

From CHUCK COLSON, Crosswalk,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Department of Health

Commentary: You’re Teaching My Kid What?

Dr. Miriam Grossman was lecturing at a Philadelphia college about sexual health. The students had invited her to talk about something they’d never encountered in all their years of sex education-the dangers of non-marital sex. Grossman will never ...

From CHUCK COLSON, The Christian Post,  10 Nov 2009

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