The news of a $30 million, 3D movie of the creation account based on the Book of Genesis is a reminder that throughout history people have been awed and thrilled by retellings of their culture’s creation story. Aztecs would tell of the Lady of the Skirt of Snakes, Phoenicians about the . . . . Continue Reading »
Animal rights activists would never stop screaming if the actions they take were directed against them. They demand the right to free speech—which some activists expand beyond recognition to include threats, intimidation, and even bombings—but have little problem with denying it to . . . . Continue Reading »
Note to Joel Osteen: When you get called out for not preaching the gospel by Benny Hinn—yes, Benny Hinn—it might be time to consider a new profession.Benny sounds a bit like Mark Driscoll in this video (and that’s a good thing). (Via: Rae . . . . Continue Reading »
Since I work at a technical institute I will tread carefully in my criticisms of the problem an obsession with technology poses to the university . James has already announced this excellent symposium in The New Atlantis but it’s now available in its entirety online. Our own Peter Lawler . . . . Continue Reading »
So I was driving in to work today, and the news/traffic/weather station I listen to on the commute every day comes up with this story about the 9-1-1 call Corey Haim’s mom made to the police when she found her son unconscious and not breathing. They actually played the tape the police . . . . Continue Reading »
In a USA Today column, Rod Dreher makes the case that voodoo—and other minority religions—shouldn’t be off-limits from journalistic examination: In a recent New York Times column, religion reporter Samuel G. Freedman rightly lamented the way the American news media have largely . . . . Continue Reading »
He was an aristocratic Brit, kidnapped by pirates at the age of sixteen and sent to Ireland where he was sold into slavery. Six years later he escapes, becomes a priest, returns to Ireland, and faces off against hordes of Druids. Because of his work, thousands of Irish pagans came to know Christ . . . . Continue Reading »
I will be tomorrow (Thursday) at Notre Dame. The time is 7:30 p.m. and the place is Debartolo 129. And I’ll be speaking in Dallas at the Adolphus Hotel on Saturday afternoon. (For more details, go to the ISI website). YOU are invited to both events free of charge. The topic in both cases will . . . . Continue Reading »
In many cultures in the Middle East and elsewhere in the world there is a strikingly different approach to sexuality and the interactions between men and women. These cultures feature an emphasis on honor and shame as well as well as being on the other side of the individual/collective axis from . . . . Continue Reading »
Several years ago I wrote a short piece on this topic which appeared in Comment, the publication of the Canadian think tank Cardus. Here is an excerpt:Must the pursuit of social justice be tethered to statist solutions? Not necessarily. This is where I believe neocalvinism has much to offer as an . . . . Continue Reading »
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