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The Second Amendment, Mass Shootings and Other Atrocities
by Rod D. MartinJune 1, 2022 19 kids at a school is a terrible, terrible thing. You know what is more terrible? Millions of Jews murdered by their government. Millions of Ukrainians murdered by their government. Millions of Cambodians murdered by their government....
Abortion: The Great Moral Evil of Our Time
by Rod D. MartinMay 3, 2022 Slavery was the great moral evil of another time. Abortion is the great moral evil of our time. The Dobbs ruling is like the Emancipation Proclamation: both glorious and incomplete, better than many had dared to hope for and also the best...
It Is Not Just the Southern Baptist Convention That’s At Stake. Here’s What You Can Do.
by Rod D. MartinApril 9, 2022 For many, the Southern Baptist Convention seems like a lost cause. And that’s understandable: every day we hear of some new compromise, some new chapter in an ongoing downgrade. Who wants to be part of such a thing? The problem is, we’re...
I Just Read the Entire Bible in 54 Days. You Should Too.
by Rod D. MartinMarch 6, 2022 I just read the entire Bible in 54 days. Some thoughts: First, it was easy. Yes, easy. Anyone can read the entire Bible in a year in just 15 minutes a day (yes, you read that right). Ergo, anyone can read the entire Bible in 90 days in...
The Slow Meltdown of the Chinese Economy
by Thomas J. DuesterbergDecember 22, 2021 China is experiencing a slow-motion economic crisis that could undermine stability in the current regime and have serious negative consequences for the global economy. Despite the many warning signs, Western analysts and...
Yes, “Cultural Christianity” Was a Good Thing
by Rod D. MartinDecember 18, 2021 I’m listening to all these wonderful Christmas songs from the 1940s and 50s, probably mostly sung by unbelievers, thinking: How very short-sighted and ungrateful all those pastors and pundits were a few years ago railing against...
Wokeness, Like All Marxism, Is About Power
by Rod D. MartinDecember 2, 2021 Here, Southern Baptist scion Grant Gaines tells us that you're only allowed to support the overturning of Roe v. Wade if you do it for non-Christian reasons. He says that if you oppose abortion because of anything the Bible says,...
Three Things About Virginia
by Rod D. MartinNovember 4, 2021 First, Virginia was a "lost" state: red-turned-blue and written off by all the "smart people". It was a no-hoper...where we just won back the top three statewide offices and the House of Delegates. Six months ago, or six weeks ago,...
Caring Well
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 29, 2021 Yesterday, after five hours of deliberations, the SBC Executive Committee adopted my motion by a vote of 77% to 23% to give the officers another week to find unity and consensus with Guidepost Solutions and the Task Force. My motion...
For the Good of the Survivors and of the SBC
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 23, 2021 I was one of the large majority of SBC Executive Committee members who voted for the motion asking for further contract discussions over the next several days. I have a lot to say about that, but for now, this is the essence. First,...
The Hidden Fascism of Big Tech and ESG Investing
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 13, 2021 Rod D. Martin on Economic War Room with Kevin Freeman: The Hidden Fascism of Big Tech and ESG Investing, and How We Can Beat It. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QscvGQces The Hidden Fascism behind the Hard Left Democrat Party’s...
Trump’s Greatest Accomplishment
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 13, 2021 This morning's headline in the Washington Post: "Bill Kristol Endorses McAuliffe in Race for Virginia Governor". Oh wait, no: they called him "Conservative Bill Kristol". Gag. The single best thing Trump accomplished was getting our...
Afghanistan: What We Should Have Done
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 6, 2021 There actually was a better answer. I told you about it in 2014, here. Unfortunately, we’re getting the exact opposite. The Taliban are now China’s clients. The Chinese won’t care what the Taliban do, so long as Chinese interests (in...
Unbiblical Orders Must be Disobeyed
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 6, 2021 Another snippet from our African Development Summit at Liberty University, featuring Dean (and former Congressman) Dave Brat, NYT bestselling author Kevin Freeman, and me. Among other things, I address the travesty of absolutizing...
Socialism is Covetousness, Capitalism is the Golden Rule
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 4, 2021 A snippet from our African Development Summit at Liberty University. If you look closely you’ll notice the former US Secretary of Defense on my panel, among others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-FfH_mAxQg Our Faith Tells Us What...
Elon Musk’s Plans for the Moon
by Rod D. MartinAugust 26, 2021 ScienceAlert.com reports this morning that SpaceX Now Claims They Might Return Humans to The Moon Even Before 2024. Jeff Bezos pitched a hissy fit when Elon Musk won the competition to build America’s next lunar lander, at a fraction of...
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
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.
The future of technology is the future of America. Rod Martin sees that future clearly, and also sees how to shape it for the betterment of all. He is firmly rooted in the traditions of faith and patriotism that have made America great. That’s why he has made, and will make, so many outstanding contributions in so many areas.