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Faith & CultureLady Thatcher’s Valedictory
by Rod D. Martin April 11, 2002 At the end of March, just before announcing she would never again...
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Author: Rod D. Martin
Our Own House Out of Order: Racial Oppression and Its Defenders
The Gospel denies any racial distinction, putting the Gentile and the Jew on the same footing, abolishing any thought of a salvation based on blood and establishing a covenant of spiritual rebirth made possible through the grace of Christ’s self-sacrifice alone. Rich, poor, black, white, Jew, Gentile, covenant child or converted pagan, there is no difference. We all come equally to the Lord in our common need and that common hope.
Racism practiced by Christians denies all of this, and makes a liar of our Lord. It is nothing but an abomination.
Read MoreThe Home Front: Social Security Reform
by Rod D. Martin February 12, 2002 In a State of the Union last week notably devoid of domestic issues, George W. Bush pointedly plugged his plan to partially privatize Social Security. The pitch came not a moment too soon. Most...
Read MoreThe Necessity of Civil Defense
by Rod D. Martin January 16, 2002 September 11th brought into sharp focus the defenselessness of America. And despite our astonishingly-effective offensive campaign in Afghanistan, here at home we remain as we were. The United...
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Christian Fortune Tellers: Judgment, America and the Prophets of Doom
by Rod D. Martin December 31, 2001 So was September 11th God’s judgment on America or not? It’s a...
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Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
Praise for Rod Martin
Peter ThielPayPal, Founders Fund, Facebook, PalantirRod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.