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Rod Dreher explains why, in 2006, he left Catholicism for the Orthodox Church : The main reason why Orthodoxy is so attractive to converts, at least to this convert, is its seriousness about sin. I don’t mean that it’s a dour religion – it is very far from that! – but rather . . . . Continue Reading »

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed , Jennifer Moses, a Jewish “New Millennium mom,” wrestles with this question of why we allow our teenage daughters to dress like prostitutes : It’s almost like they’re saying, ‘Look how hot my daughter is.’” But why? “I . . . . Continue Reading »

The young obstetrics and gynecology resident watched as the two-pound fetus was placed in a bucket, crying and struggling to breathe. Although the other medical personnel who participated in the illegal abortion pretended not to notice, the medical student recognized they were overstepping the bounds of morality by picking and choosing who should live and who should die… . Continue Reading »

In an interview about their new book , American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us , sociologists Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell about one of the main findings that surprised them: Campbell: We were surprised at the evidence we found both in our data and in other data, like the . . . . Continue Reading »

Last Friday Meghan Duke wrote about Kate, Prince William, and cohabitation before marriage . Meghan noted that cohabitation isn’t really practice for marriage. That’s certainly true, but she failed to address one of the advantages of cohabitation: “milk testing.” According to . . . . Continue Reading »

David Weiss on rediscovering his faith amid the ravages of mental illness : I have a group of three friends. We call ourselves the “bipolar buddies.” We all went to the same church, and we were the nerds, the kids with straight As and college scholarships. With a 3.8 GPA, I was the . . . . Continue Reading »

After the royal wedding, television footage caught a church caretaker cartwheeling down the aisle where William and Kate wed. But Westminster Abbey is reportedly displeased that the footage was made public. Britain’s Sunday Mail reported that the caretaker was feeling “fairly . . . . Continue Reading »

“He has issues with his wife, and he has issues with his kids, financial issues, you know, the kids aren’t listening, the kids aren’t doing this and that. It comes down to (the fact) he’s a father and he’s a person.” So said 21-year-old Abdurahman Khadr about . . . . Continue Reading »

Sign of the Times of the Day: Superman announces that he is going to give up his U.S. citizenship. Despite very literally being an alien immigrant, Superman has long been seen as a patriotic symbol of “truth, justice, and the American way,” from his embrace of traditional American . . . . Continue Reading »

Although these videos are about Lutherans (does First Things have any Lutheran readers?*), I think a lot of other Protestant denominations will be able to relate. (Via: Anthony Sacramone) *Yes, that was a joke. Wondering if Lutherans read FT is akin to Ian Faith saying that Boston is ” not a . . . . Continue Reading »