In the October issue David Goldman examined the rise of the horror film , noting “The horror-film genre is multiplying like one of its own monsters, showing six-fold growth over the past decade—turning what used to be a Hollywood curiosity into a mainstream product.” The rise of the . . . . Continue Reading »
O.k., sportsfans, here is this week’s round up for the blawgosphere: The Ninth Circuit issued a controversial ruling this week holding that prisoners in the State of Washington have the right to vote . Roger Clegg offers his thoughts on the decision here . Chief Justice Roberts, fiscal . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m not a poet. Actually, a more candid statement more accurately state that I’m just about as far removed from being a poet and possessing poetic sensibilities as one might get. When I read prose fiction, I don’t see words ... images and a sense of what transpires moves through my . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the world’s premier interpreters and conductors of Bach music is the Japanese musician Masaaki Suzuki. And he gets Bach, unlike many Westerners. I am sick and tired of discussions of Bach by secularists who do everything they can to avoid, dismiss, denigrate and intentionally ignore the . . . . Continue Reading »
Traditional Christians oppose torture based on their understanding of Divine Revelation and centuries of experience learning the corrosive effects torture has on the society that justifies its use. Traditional conservatives should oppose torture because giving the government power to torture is . . . . Continue Reading »
Contemporary American literature is one of my (many) weak spots. And while I suspect some literati might object, reading this essay in the NY Times magazine does little to make me want to emend it.Rophie’s central point is that the current batch of American male authors lack the verve of . . . . Continue Reading »
From Van Til:It is but natural to expect that, if the church is strong because its ministry understands and preaches the whole counsel of God, then the church will be able to protect itself best against false teaching o every sort. Non-indoctrinated Christians will easily fall prey to the peddlers . . . . Continue Reading »
You might want to put down that fountain drink before reading this: Beverages obtained from soda fountain machines in the U.S. contain microorganisms, including coliform bacteria Ninety beverages of three types (sugar sodas, diet sodas and water) were obtained from 20 self-service and 10 . . . . Continue Reading »
At Christianity Today , Sarah Pulliam Bailey talks to Brit Hume about faith, the media, and Tiger Woods: Is Christianity welcome in the media? No. Christianity is scorned by many in the media. Did you see that before you made this statement? Sure. Think of how many times we’ve seen an athlete . . . . Continue Reading »
“There are reverent minds who ceaselessly scan the fields of Nature and the books of Science in search of gaps,” wrote Henry Drummond , “gaps which they will fill up with God. As if God lived in gaps?” In his Lowell Lectures on the Ascent of Man , Drummond continues: When . . . . Continue Reading »
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