Is the Twilight series a faith-based paean to chastity? That is what author Stephanie Meyers claims . As Kathleen Gilbert notes, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is widely known to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), and openly acknowledges that her faith has had an . . . . Continue Reading »
Although “One of the shibboleths of the Church of the Holy Screen is that iPhones, Twitter, and Kindle make our age unique, uncharted territory,” observes Daniel J. Flynn in Unplugged , summarizing William Powers’ thesis in Hamlet’s Blackberry , “Man has been there, . . . . Continue Reading »
Col. Ralph Peters, the New York Post columnist and terrorism expert, warns of a new Muslim crusade against African Christians in an op-ed today . He writes, “The bombings that recently butchered World Cup fans in Uganda were just the latest in a long line of crazed attacks on African . . . . Continue Reading »
Abortion foes win a round in health overhaul , AP Abortion foes have scored a victory and traditional allies of the Obama administration are grumbling about a decision to ban most abortion coverage in insurance pools for those unable to purchase health care on their own. The Catholic bishops . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been reading through Eric Metaxas’ biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer . It is truly excellent. At points it almost has a dreamlike quality. I highly recommend it. What motivates this post is the point in the narrative where the German state church is confronted by the Aryan Paragraph . . . . Continue Reading »
“To integrate abortion so that it’s a seamless part of health care for women — embraced rather than shunned . . . is the future,” declares the author of yesterday’s cover story in the New York Times Magazine . But it’s not, writes our managing . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been reading through Eric Metaxas’ biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It is truly excellent. At points it almost has a dreamlike quality. I highly recommend it.What motivates this post is the point in the narrative where the German state church is confronted by . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert George joins in on the discussion about who want ” marriage equality” do not want marital fidelity : Evidence is now beginning to pour in that a vast number of persons in same-sex sexual partnerships, including those legally recognized as marriages, simply do not view monogamy or . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell K. Nieli reports that the “diversity” in Ivy League isn’t so diverse : Most elite universities seem to have little interest in diversifying their student bodies when it comes to the numbers of born-again Christians from the Bible belt, students from Appalachia and other . . . . Continue Reading »
Blogging has several functions. One function that I particularly enjoy is broadcasting what’s “out there,” an appropriately vague phrase to capture the bewildering number of events, films, and books that deserve attention. I informed Evangel readers about recent films that are . . . . Continue Reading »
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