Charles Colson

everlasting tension between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of men draws Charles Colson, the author of God and Government, to offer seasoned reflection from his experience. Colson was a well known author, radio commentator, and a former presidential aide to Richard Nixon. As a former atheist worker in the white house and a converted Christian, he highlights the concerns of the involvement of religion in politics. Colson understands the possible dilemma of an individual in trying to keep the Christian

of choices. “There are always consequences to your actions. Before you act, make sure you are prepared for them.” – Unknown. Charles Colson quickly learned a few lessons in consequences; every possible human being has committed a sin and chose the wrong paths that probably lead to destruction at least once in their life. In the book Born Again, Charles also known as Colson was forced to face his mistakes, his accusations, and himself during the time of the monstrous case of the Watergate Scandal

Charles Wendell Colson, (“Chuck”), American political and religious figure (born Oct. 16, 1931, Boston, Mass.—died April 21, 2012, Falls Church, Va.), was a close political aide (1969–73) to U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon and was the reputed mastermind behind the campaign of “dirty tricks” advanced to discredit the president’s opponents that culminated in the Watergate scandal. He was tried and convicted (1974) for having obstructed justice in an elaborate cover-up staged to hide the activities that took

Same-sex marriage at this time one of the most debated political issues in our nation. The controversy over same-sex marriage is a very touchy subject. It involves many legislative, religious and family matters. Advocates claim that same-sex couples should have the same marriage rights and that same-sex marriages should be acknowledged the same way as heterosexual couples. Advocated state that eliminating gay marriage is a form of discrimination. The varying definitions of marriage comes with a large

In August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, there are multiple characters that struggle with things that happened in the past. Bernice Charles is often shown fighting with her brother, Boy Willie, over selling the piano that has carvings of their family’s history, which is very valuable to her. Another thing Bernice fights is her family’s history as slaves and this is shown through her daughter’s lack of knowledge of her family’s history. She says she does this to keep her daughter safe because those who

Gay Marriage Gay marriage has been a controversial topic throughout all of time. Until recently, straight marriage was the only kind of marriage acceptable to most people. Gay marriage is defined as the legal marriage between two people of the same sex. In the United States of America, Same-sex marriage is legal, but it has not always been that way. Since the 70’s, the path to marriage equality for homosexuals has not been easy. It took blood, sweat, tears, and countless hours of protest

In August Wilson’s, The Piano Lesson, there are multiple characters that struggle with things that happened in the past. The character Bernice Charles is often shown fighting with her brother over selling the piano that has carvings of their family’s history, which seems to be very valuable to Bernice. Another thing Bernice fights is her family’s history and this is shown through her daughter’s lack of knowledge of her family’s history. She says she does this to keep her daughter safe because those

Same-sex Marriage is a controversial topic. Everyday across the country, there are news stories about acts of discrimination, violence, or hate crimes against same-sex couples. It is very often criticized and looked down upon because many people think that this act is “against the bible”, or it’s “disgusting”, “gross”, or “not natural”. The discrimination against same-sex marriage is preposterous and discouraging. If you really think about it, they’re just the same as any other sexuality. We all

Gay marriage is one of the most controversial issues in this modern world. In my opinion I do not consider “gay marriage” marriage, because marriage has always been a covenant between a man and a woman by its nature. When two men or two women “marry” it denies the reputation of keeping the human race and the raising of children. Gay marriage also violates the natural law, and we should follow “avoid evil and do good”, the natural law is for every human being in the world and we should follow it

In the book,“The Piano Lesson” Augustus Wilson tells a story about his family who is struggling with their past. The story begins with a Boy Willie coming up from the South to bring up the idea of selling the family’s legacy, a piano, which he will sell to buy the land that his ancestors were slaves on. The only problem is that his sister Bernice owns half the piano and she doesn’t want to let him sell it. Throughout the play Wilson portrays the theme that we need to forget our past in order to