American Politics
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Bridging a False Divide
Two years ago, a colleague of mine, a specialist in the OldTestament, sidled over to me at…
The Christ of Marc Chagall
It recently became widely known that the favorite paintingnof Pope Francis is the White Crucifixion by Marc…
Washington’s Politics of Reality Distortion
I don’t give a [expletive] about piracy. But for that money I have to admit, I started getting…
Not Just For Profit
Post-argument predictions will continue to pour out regarding Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius, cases…
Britain’s Baby Burning
The British public is currently being scandalized by the revelations that hospitals there have been incinerating the…
Implied Consent
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the Affordable Care Act’s “contraception mandate”— the requirement…
Marriage Equality Now!
I’m committed to it. You should be, too. The inequality’s a scandal in our society. Like good…
Isolated in the Information Age
Young voters are more politically up-for-grabs than one would think. They are more likely to favor same-sex…
How to Reach the Hip, Urban, and Socially Liberal
Bishop Rimbo is getting creative. Leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s New York diocese since…
Time to Accommodate the Divorce Revolution?
In the wake of the divorce revolution that swept Europe and the Americas over the last half-century,…
Taking a Back Seat at CPAC
Pot was in and social conservatism was out. That is the best single sentence summary I can…
A Terrible Ruling Against a Terrible Film
It may seem hard to get upset that the Ninth Circuit recently demanded that YouTube take down…
Just War Revisited and Revitalized
Every once in a while, a truly special book comes down the theological pike: a book both…
Gene Robinson Makes the Case for Gay Marriage
God Believes in Love: Straight Talk about Gay Marriage by gene robinson vintage, 196 pages, $24.00 In…
Revolt Against the Revolting Masses
Fred Siegel’s new book, Revolt Against the Masses, presents the story of a group of liberal elites…
