So Richard Reinsch has a good article on the limits of James Madison’s religious thought—as expressed in the overrated MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE. There the duty each of us has to our Creator is private or merely “conscientious.” It’s a limit to government, to be sure. . . . . Continue Reading »
at Forbes: In the wake of a very good story about American day care by The New Republic ‘s Jonathan Cohn , the liberal blogosphere is abuzz with ideas about improving day care for Americans. And as is required (I think it’s in the Constitution somewhere), any American left-of-center . . . . Continue Reading »
Today is an “ Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action for Immigration Reform ” in Washington, D.C., with many evangelical luminaries, and even more evangelical activists, hosting advocacy worship services and lobbying Congress for immigration legislation that would legalize the approximately . . . . Continue Reading »
If only the Church of England had paid Mrs Thatcher the courtesy of taking her Christianity seriously when she was in power,” writes the Telegraph ’s Damian Thompson about her years as prime minister . She was, he argues, a serious and thoughtful Christian, but the established church’s . . . . Continue Reading »
At the Center for Law and Religion Forum yesterday, my colleague Marc DeGirolami wrote about the establishment-clause implications of a yoga garden at the White House’s Easter Egg Hunt. His post reminded me of something I saw twenty years ago as a lawyer for the federal government. . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel suggests reforming the College of Cardinals : As configured on February 28 (when Benedict XVI’s abdication took effect), the College was a somewhat strange electorate, albeit one that produced a striking result. Almost 20 percent of its members were retired. Only eight . . . . Continue Reading »
It turns out that the “Gang of Eight” comprehensive immigration reform bill is going to have a guest worker component that will grow over time. The border security “trigger provisions are eyewash. Marco Rubio gives the game away when he explains that we need a guest worker program . . . . Continue Reading »
On Monday, Mark Tooley of the Institute on Religion and Democracy responded to my piece on some unfortunate comments by Fred Luter. In my piece I cautioned Christians about confusing church and state. I’m thankful for Tooley’s response, and I agree with some of his points, though not . . . . Continue Reading »
Don’t miss the latest Mark Judge column in which he compares the new movie about Jackie Robinson, 42, with the new Selena Gomez party-feature SPRING BREAKERS. Why in the world would you compare the two? Well, the latter stars Gomez as a character named Faith: . . . she’s an evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »
Martyrdom Against Moss and Rushdie Michael Jensen, ABC Religion & Ethics Counter and Strange: Contemporary Catholic Literature Nick Ripatrazone, The Millions The Perils of Wonkery Peter Frase The Carroll-Dulaney Religion Debates Samuel Hearne, Acton Institute Schizophrenia in America Quang . . . . Continue Reading »
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