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Carl R. Trueman
If King Charles III is going to bow to politics, then he will really be no more representative of the entire nation than Biden or Trump is representative of the United States. Continue Reading »
If gay partnerships are legitimate, why deny them the status of marriage? And if they are not legitimate, why bless them? Continue Reading »
Perhaps paradoxically, my freedom requires rules, which sometimes run against my instincts. It is thus a mercy that those rules are given to me and, where necessary, enforced by external authority. Continue Reading »
Our world stands at a moment of anthropological crisis. Advent offers us each an opportunity to reflect upon how Christ, God Incarnate, offers a vision of humanity that speaks to humanity’s deepest needs. Continue Reading »
It is clear that identity politics has a home on the reactionary right just as it does on the progressive left. This is no real surprise: In a world where everything has become politicized, it was bound to come to pass. Continue Reading »
I welcome the clarity of David French’s stand on the Respect for Marriage Act even as I disagree with him. Continue Reading »
We might dub this the Ingratitude Industry, not only because of the sheer quantity of ungratefulness, but also because of the lucrative careers that are made by selling ingratitude as a commodity. Continue Reading »
The winners and losers may change, but the game is always the same: to dethrone whatever today’s dominant categories might be, whether of heterosexuality, whiteness, or the gender binary. Continue Reading »
Romance is dead. Continue Reading »
A legal conflict between two organizations in the U.K. demonstrates that sometimes allies are found in unlikely places. Continue Reading »
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