Culture, Anti-Culture, and Nostalgia

by Carl R. Trueman

Responding to two common criticisms of my view of the rise of the anti-culture. Continue Reading »

10 May 2016

Indiana and Social Conservatives

by Pete Spiliakos

Given what happened in Indiana last week, what steps might we take? Here are some suggestions: Continue Reading »

6 Apr 2015

Duck and Cover Catholicism

by R. R. Reno

As I expected, the leaders of the Catholic Church have done everything they can to avoid saying anything in response to the furor over the Indiana RFRA. Their counsel is “dialogue,” an unfortunate weasel word long used by administrators who don't want to take a stand. Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2015

Ironies in Indiana

by Mark Movsesian

On the basis of distortions, mistakes, and uncertain predictions, we seem ready to abandon a foundational principle that exists, not only in American law, but in legal systems across the world. Continue Reading »

2 Apr 2015

Indiana, Religious Freedom, and the Hysteria

by R. R. Reno

Yesterday I put forward my analysis of the extraordinary propaganda blitz and its implications. In doing so, I said that no prominent Republicans have come forward to back Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana currently under attack. This is not true, and I've updated the post. Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry, and Scott Walker has expressed support in one way or another. Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2015

When Opposing Laws Like Indiana's Costs Lives

by R. R. Reno

Meet Mary Stinemetz Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2015

Five Reasons Why Indiana Is the Perfect Place for the Left to Boycott

by Phillip Bethancourt

In the wake of Indiana passing a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), nationwide momentum has swelled for a #BoycottIndiana movement among the left. This hashtag activism seeks to punish the state for enacting legislation similar to laws already passed in nineteen other states that mirror a federal bill that received widespread bipartisan support in 1993. Continue Reading »

31 Mar 2015

Willing Incompatible Worlds

by Andrew T. Walker

To find the words that describe with accuracy the media hysterics involved with Indiana’s passing of a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) may be impossible. The sanctimonious moral preening offered via social media from such figures as Apple’s Tim Cook and the historically amnesiatic Hillary Clinton are both laughable and inexcusable for their dedication to spreading flavor-of-the-moment distortions. Continue Reading »

30 Mar 2015

Neither Side Got What It Wanted

by Douglas Laycock

On July 21, the President issued an Executive Order prohibiting government contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. There is no exception for religious organizations with government contracts. But neither is there any override of existing legal protections for religious liberty. The Department of Labor is to issue more detailed implementing regulations in ninety days. Continue Reading »

31 Jul 2014

Will Doctors Be Forced to Kill?

by Wesley J. Smith

The wailing and gnashing of teeth in some quarters over the modest Hobby Lobby decision has me worried. Apparently, many on the political port side of the country believe that once a favored public policy has been enacted, it immediately becomes a “right” that can never be altered or denied. More, once such a “right” is established for the individual, others should have the duty to ensure access—even at the cost of violating their own religious consciences. Continue Reading »

25 Jul 2014