One of the main themes of Evangel’s early days was evangelicals’ complex relationship to culture.I recently came across Evangel contributor Dr. Russell Moore’s astute analysis on the question from 2007 in the pages of Touchstone, the other ecumenical magazine of record.Dr. . . . . Continue Reading »
Katha Pollitt’s article at The Nation (Focus on the Fetus) continues the unchanging rhetoric of the Left’s support for death. She repeats the same old, tired arguments against choice. There is nothing new here. But there is something old that bears notice.She complains about the monies . . . . Continue Reading »
I am currently reading the Book of Exodus. I remember teaching this peculiar book to high school students. All showed interest in the exodus narrative, some in the sojourn narrative, and none in the Sinai narrative. I guess contemporary Americans are not much different than ancient Israelites: we . . . . Continue Reading »
Where is the American media? The global warming hysteria infrastructure is collapsing, and mostly we get silence. But the UK press are acting like journalists—even though most papers editorially support radical efforts to fight supposed AGW. Now, the Telegraph reports . . . . Continue Reading »
Last summer I wrote in a post titled, Marriage Minus Monagamy , that, One of the unspoken assumptions in the debate over gay marriage is that monogamy is equally valued by both gay and straight couples. While far too many heterosexuals opt for a form of serial monogamymarriage, divorce, . . . . Continue Reading »
From the Austrian Times : It’s pre-school childcare - Chinese style. Dad Chen Chuanliu has told how he chains his two-year-old son to a tree while he’s working because he can’t afford a nursery place for him. The rickshaw cyclist, from the Chinese capital Beijing, decided to put . . . . Continue Reading »
The IPCC’s report was not only politicized, it was factually erroneous. The newest complaint comes from the Netherlands. From the story:The Dutch environment minister, Jaqueline Cramer, on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the 2007 report by the UN’s . . . . Continue Reading »