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The Moral of the Court
The final paragraph of Justice Kennedy’s decision is being hailed as an eloquent and humane expression that…
First Links—7.1.15
On the Banning and Burning of FlagsJoseph Pearce, The Imaginative Conservative Marriage and the Court: The Expected…
Mideast Christians and Authoritarian Regimes
Last week’s ruling in Obergefell took up a lot of attention, but I’ve been meaning to link…
In Praise of Missionary Dating
You haven’t kissed her yet?” A classmate furrows his brow, as if trying to understand some antiquarian…
#LoveWins—Or Else
In the aftermath of Friday’s Supreme Court decision, attention is turning toward the future of religious liberty. And…
Barbarians Inside the Gates
On Monday, “CBS This Morning” had a brief segment featuring former CIA deputy director Michael Morrell speaking…
The Benedict Option for Evangelicals
In the wake of Obergefell, I expect we’ll be talking for quite some time about the “Benedict…
First Links—6.30.15
Thanks for Everything, Justice Kennedy Matthew J. Franck, Public Discourse Archbishop Kurtz on Same Sex Marriage Ruling,…
Reading Romans 1 & 2 on the Feast of St. Paul
This has been a wild weekend. The Supreme Court handing down its decisive ruling that marriage is…
Some Words Against Despair
Many social conservatives are rightly disappointed and dismayed by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which…
First Links—6.29.15
Why the Church Should Neither Cave Nor Panic About the Gay Marriage Decision. Russell Moore, Washington Post…
Christus Rex
As the dust settles and the role that conscientious dissenters will have in our New Society is…
First Links—6.26.15
Who is the Philosopher Who Holds So Much Influence Over Pope Francis? Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post Confessions…
Sea and the Dry
When a storm breaks out at sea on a voyage to Tarshish, the sailors want to know…
Euro-centric Theory
In an essay entitled “The World is Not Flat,” sociologist Stephen Warner describes his growing realization of the limits…
