Millions of Americans (or thousands of journalists, wonks, and wags) are sitting on pins and needles right now, waiting for the Court’s determination: Will the world’s only superpower decree that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right? Other decrees came down this week—ranging from . . . . Continue Reading »
Praying the Lord's Prayer in the midst of tragedy is a timely reminder of the unity we all share as image-bearers of God. Continue Reading »
May the Rising Generation Redeem the Time?
Russell Kirk, The Imaginative Conservative
How to Read More Books
Erik Raymond, The Gospel Coalition
With Friends Like These
B. D. McClay, The Hedgehog Review
The Velvet Revolution
David Walsh-Little, America
Pope Francis recently criticized those who call themselves Christians but invest in the arms industry. But what about rumours that the Vatican itself invests in arms manufacturing?
Continue Reading »
Don't Buy the Same-Sex Marriage Tidal Wave Illusion
Cathy Ruse, The Stream
America's Oldest Synagogue Wrestles With Court Battle — and Its Own Decline
Paul Berger, Forward
Why the Saudis Are Going Solar
Jeffrey Ball, The Atlantic
The Courage to Be on the Wrong Side of History
Ryan Shinkel, Public Discourse
In the 1970s, the radical Islamist organization al-Gamāʿah al-Islāmiyah (Islamic Group) stormed onto the scene in Egypt, calling for Egyptians to return to the correct form of Islam by waging jihad and applying Shari’a. However, on July 5, 1997, the Gamāʿah did something extraordinary in the history of radical Islam. It issued “Initiative to Stop the Violence,” a formal statement declaring its renunciation of all violence. Continue Reading »
This week in New York, the “One Faith: East and West” art exhibition is at the Catholic Center of NYU, after stops in Beijing and Moscow. The exhibition is a concrete expression of Christian unity, and the artists are from several different countries and confessions: Roman and Byzantine . . . . Continue Reading »
Quinn Hillyer at National Review is calling the anticipated change in the U.S. $10 note “outrageous and ignorant.” The change entails removal of Alexander Hamilton’s portrait for that of an as yet unnamed woman. It’s not the woman that arouses Hillyer’s unhappiness, but the removal of his . . . . Continue Reading »
Clarence Thomas Takes on a Symbol of White Supremacy
Garrett Epps, The Atlantic
The Rise and Fall of New York City's Private Social Clubs
James Nevius, Curbed
Where Christianity Ends
Ross Douthat, New York Times
A Former Fecundophobe’s Reflections On Fatherhood
Matthew Cochran, The Federalist
Already a victim of someone else’s hate, forgiveness frees you from being a victim of your own hate. This allows the victims to pursue justice with a clear conscience.
Subscribe
Latest Issue
Support First Things
