Collin Garbarino of Houston Baptist University has reacted to Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter’s offhand suggestion on a radio show that North Korea’s recent military threats represent divine judgment on America for pondering same-sex marriage. Luter later . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. profiles basketball scout Tom Konchalski : Faith and athletics, Konchalski says, both “encourage discipline, sacrifice, and the pursuit of excellence.” Both draw clear boundaries, and those who act selfishly and transgress settled rules suffer the consequences. And no . . . . Continue Reading »
We’ve already voiced concerns about the Obama administration’s use of drones and its dubious claims about the program. Last week, classified intelligence reports obtained by McClatchy belied the administration’s repeated assertions that drones rarely kill civilians, . . . . Continue Reading »
Perhaps you’ve heard about the MSNBC promo—-part of its “Lean Forward” series—-in which Melissa Harris-Perry asserts that “we have to break through our, kind of, private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families.” Commenting on . . . . Continue Reading »
Going the rounds on Facebook this morning is “Legalize Polygamy! No. I am not kidding.” by Jillian Keenan on Slate. She observes that “Two-parent families are not the reality for millions of American children. Divorce, remarriage, surrogate parents, . . . . Continue Reading »
On Friday, thanks to the work of Mollie Ziegler Hemmingway and Kirsten Powers , anyone who uses social media probably noticed his feed blow up with references to Kermit Gosnell, the abortionist currently on trial for eight counts of murder. Most media organizations had ignored the trial, but now . . . . Continue Reading »
Converting the (Other) Hagia Sophia Melissa Steffan, Christianity Today Reality and Public Policy George Weigel, National Affairs Where Flannery Became Flannery Ann Napolitano, Writers’ Houses Fifteen Days in Rome Stacy Meichtry and Alessandra Galloni, Wall Street Journal The Bible vs. the . . . . Continue Reading »
This time it’s in South Carolina. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) on litigation between two rival factions in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. One faction, representing the leadership and about two-thirds of the membership, . . . . Continue Reading »
In a thought-provoking essay at Center for Law and Religion Forum , University of Michigan Law School’s Dan Crane wonders how Jesus might have responded if someone had asked him about same-sex marriage, the way people asked him about taxes to Caesar and divorce: Chances are that Jesus’ . . . . Continue Reading »
We’re in the midst of a big shift, no doubt. Check out this report from the Nation : “ NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality .” The piece speaks of sports as a bulwark of “heteronormative socialization,” with the implicit suggestion that this, like . . . . Continue Reading »
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