The Nelson-Hatch amendment, which would prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortions in the health care legislation, was defeated in the Senate yesterday by a vote of 54-45. According to the official roll , two Republicans voted against the amendment (Collins and Snowe, both of Maine) while six . . . . Continue Reading »
Frequent First Things ’ contributor Matthew Milliner claims that David Bentley Hart, a contributing writer for FT, has written the ” theological book of the decade “: Hart’s 2003 tome [ The Beauty of the Infinite ] was the theological book of the decade, a postmodern elegy, . . . . Continue Reading »
As I’m writing this fourth part, I’m betting that you’re worn out already — “OK, Frank: wrath of God. I got it. Christ was born to satisfy the wrath of God, and that’s good, and that’s a really sound reason to have joy at Christmas. Amen — I’m . . . . Continue Reading »
Christmas came to old Anna, because Anna was waiting. Anna saw beauty, because God chose her and she said, “Yes.”A weird belief in our culture is that God is pretty lucky if we choose him. “Why should I believe in God?” people will ask me and there are certainly answers to . . . . Continue Reading »
I swear, this isn’t one of those one and done type outings.After my introduction to the kind and vocal members of Evangel, I had all the best intentions of becoming an active and regular voice on this site. I went home to Mississippi for Thanksgiving, did a little reading, a small amount of . . . . Continue Reading »
I have my annual predictions for 2010 coming out in the CBC newsletter very soon—which I will link here. One of my predictions, already written, is the passage of Obamacare, without the public option but with some form of non profit national private insurance exchange. It looks . . . . Continue Reading »
The well-known evangelical theologian and historian John Stackhouse has added his name to the ranks of Christians who don’t find much to like about the Manhattan Declaration. There is a twist in this case, though. He isn’t complaining about the alliance between evangelicals . . . . Continue Reading »
A law permitting the execution of gays who have HIV is a very important human rights issue that Christians should engage in united opposition. From the story : The Ugandan legislation in its current form would mandate a death sentence for active homosexuals living with HIV or in cases of . . . . Continue Reading »
The name of René Girard, I’ve noticed, has of late been cropping up on this site a bit more often than usua l. I don’t want to rehearse what I’ve written elsewhere on this remarkably original thinker, now inducted into “The Immortals” of the Académie . . . . Continue Reading »
Check this out. The leadership of the Catholic Theological Society of America protests against being labeled “left-leaning.” Let’s get this straight. The CTSA is committed to real theology. You know the buzz words: “the task of critically examining the faith,” which of . . . . Continue Reading »
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