You don’t have to agree with everything Josh Barro says or how he says it, but he has a point here: Namely, these strategies all accept the premise that middle-class entitlements are unsustainable and must be constrained, and that one purpose of this constraint should be to make the federal . . . . Continue Reading »
As Matt Franck notes, Aslan’s PhD dissertation focuses on the rise of jihadism in the twentieth century. But what about the content of his research and its value to scholars? Are Aslan’s critics unfairly attacking him for his background just because he doesn’t have the right . . . . Continue Reading »
In his Monday On the Square , Timothy George takes square aim at those who would sanitize biblical language about the holy anger of the world’s judge: ” Sin , judgment , cross , even Christ have become problematic terms in much contemporary . . . . Continue Reading »
In this morning’s column , R.R. Reno describes a former pastor who has now parted ways with orthodox Church teaching: Half-a-dozen years before he administered to me the grace of full communion he came to serve as the pastor of St. John’s, the church on the Creighton University campus, . . . . Continue Reading »
Christians haven’t been thrilled with Reza Aslan’s new book, Zealot: The Life and Times Jesus of Nazareth . His search for Jesus finds a fresh version of the “historical Jesus.” Over the last couple of hundred years the “historical Jesus” seems to sound an . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a bit of a hubbub about an interview conducted by Lauren Green, religion correspondent for Fox News Channel, with Reza Aslan, author of a new book on Jesus titled Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Our friend Joe Carter, over at GetReligion, has the basic . . . . Continue Reading »
“Judge not, that ye be not judged,” Christ said two millenia ago. Pope Francis’ recent restatement of this—-“A gay person who is seeking God, who is of good will—-well, who am I to judge him?”—-will surprise only those who have accepted the ugliest . . . . Continue Reading »
Inventing the Egghead Evan Kindley, The Point Surprising Sources of Missionaries Melissa Steffan, Gleanings Journey Through the Checkout Racks Laura Vanderkam, City Journal The Poem the Pope Never Wrote Mary Rezack, CNA As Seen by Others Bobbie Jameson, Gospel Coalition . . . . Continue Reading »
I want to like Chris Christie, but his attack on “libertarians” who oppose the NSA’s metadata collection program missed the mark. You can make a reasonable case for the value and reasonableness of the program, but dismissing any privacy concerns as “esoteric” and . . . . Continue Reading »
So Ken has a very astute review of Jim et al.’s excellent analysis of the recent election. Ken does well especially in giving telling examples of Ceaser’s incisive wit and framing of the issues. Ken does even better by reminding us all that the Republican future depends on the key . . . . Continue Reading »
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