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Good Christians First
America is awash in rights talk. Rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness permeate our Founding documents and our culture...
Shying Away from Mercy
The Decline of Mercy in Public Lifeby alex tuckness andjohn m. parrishcambridge, 318 pages, $29.99 Though mercy is a Christian virtue, our post-Christian society shies away from relying on...
Mechanized Justice
Justice Through Apologies: Remorse, Reform, and Punishment by nick smith cambridge, 413 pages, $33 For decades, American Christians have worried about the dwindling room for religion and religiously inspired...
Pardon Me
As the President prepares to pardon the White House’s Thanksgiving turkeys, it’s worth looking back to our colonial roots to ask what role mercy should play in criminal justice....
Moral Debate, Secular Correctness, and Judge Edith Jones
Is moral argument, particularly morality flowing from religious beliefs, taboo in criminal justice? A recent controversy highlights how some lawyers shun the moral reasoning at the foundation of the...
Colson’s Enduring Legacy
When Chuck Colson passed away last month, obituaries naturally remembered him first and foremost as the White House counsel brought down by his role in Watergate’s dirty tricks. But...
