A Way to Avoid Verbal Confusion

by John Mark Reynolds

If this pastor says “Allah” everyone knows he is a . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

Earliest Known Hebrew Biblical Inscription Deciphered

by Joe Carter

While most First Things’ readers won’t be surprised by the claim that the Hebrew language was used during the period of King David’s reign, this is still an interesting and significant archaeological corroboration : A breakthrough in the research of the Hebrew scriptures has shed . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

Coakley Isn’t Anti-Catholic, She’s Just Pro-Democratic Party Platform

by Joe Carter

Journalist Michael Kinsley once said that, “A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.” Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley recently committed such a gaffe by telling the truth about what the Democratic Party stands for. In a radio interview this week Coakley said that . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

On Allah and Christians

by John Mark Reynolds

Not to be simple minded, but since Christians in the Middle East have been using “Allah” for centuries before there was Islam (what other word could they have used?), why are we worried about its use here?Is this a bit like being worried that English speakers are not worshipping Jesus, . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

“Things Have to Get Worse Before They Get Better”

by Mary Rose Somarriba

Check out FT senior editor David P. Goldman discussing the tough state of the U.S. economy on yesterday’s Kudlow Report: . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

Global Warming Hysteria: Danny Glover’s Religion

by Wesley J. Smith

We all sighed and shook our heads at Pat Robertson’s ridiculous assertion that the Haiti earthquake was caused because the brave slaves who rebelled against France back in the 19th Century had “made a pact with the devil.”  But we should be just as dismissive of Danny Glover, . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

Why Are We So Offended All the Time?

by Joe Carter

Over on the Evangel blog, Kevin DeYoung has one of the most offensive posts I’ve ever read: Offendedness is just about the last shared moral currency in our country. And, I’m sorry, but it’s really annoying. We don’t discuss ideas or debate arguments, we try to figure out who . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking

by Joe Carter

In the Chronicles of Higher Education , Michael Roth, a humanities professor at Wesleyan University, explains how the notion of “critical thinking” has devolved into the game of just being critical of whatever someone says: A common way to show that one has sharpened one's . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

Americans Literally Can’t Get Any Fatter

by Joe Carter

First, the good news: According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans, at least as a group, may have reached their peak of obesity. Now the bad news: The plateau might just suggest that “we’ve reached a biological limit” to how obese people could get. . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2010 0

Tragedy and Theodicy

by Joe Carter

Tens of thousands of Haitians have already died in the wake of the devastating earthquake on Tuesday, and tens of thousands more are threatened by disease and a lack of food and clean water. We thought this would be an appropriate moment to revisit David B. Hart’s essay from the March 2005 . . . . Continue Reading »

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