Joe Carter

I’ve been made aware of so much perversion in our fallen world, so much that is sick and twisted, that I thought nothing else could shock me. Then someone goes and puts broccoli in a cupcake . I don’t think I know any culinary sociopaths, but just in case I’ll say this: If you . . . . Continue Reading »

Rabbi Ari Shvat’s ruling—which appeared in the marvelously-titled study, “Illicit sex for the sake of national security”—says that its okay for female agents of Israel’s foreign secret service, Mossad, to have sex with the enemy in so-called “honey-pot” . . . . Continue Reading »

Sometimes the New York Times is like breakfast cereal: You’re pouring yourself some boring, high-fiber, colon-cleansing all-bran and then . . . a plastic secret decoder ring plops into your bowl. You have no idea how it sneaked out of the box of Super Sugar Surge and got mixed in with your . . . . Continue Reading »

Jordan Ballor points out a trend that I too have noticed over the past few years: Some years ago Robert Benne wrote an essay in First Things called “The Neo-Augustinian Temptation,” which he describes as a movement “committed to the construction of an independent and distinct . . . . Continue Reading »

This clip is from February but I figured if I missed it then you probably did to. At the influential TED conference, Bill Gates explains how we can impede global warming—reduce the number of people through “new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services.” Here is the exact . . . . Continue Reading »

In ancient Greece, young humans that were unhealthy or deformed would sometimes be put in a clay jar and deserted outside the front door or on the roadway until they died. In modern America, young humans that are unhealthy or deformed are sometimes put in a petri dish and deserted inside, behind . . . . Continue Reading »

In modern America there are almost as many brands of conservatism as there are conservatives. There are neocons and paleocons, theocons and crunchy cons. There are social conservative and fiscal conservatives, conservatives who aim for National Greatness and others who strive to be Compassionate. . . . . Continue Reading »

Name: R. Albert Mohler, Jr.Why you should know him: Oft-quoted for his views on cultural and religious issues. Time.com called Dr. Mohler the “reigning intellectual of the evangelical movement in the U.S.”Denomination: Southern BaptistPosition: President and Professor of Christian . . . . Continue Reading »

Note: This weekend a friend asked me to recommend some resources on the fine-tuning of the universe. Since I had those handy, I thought it might be useful to turn it into a post.] The heavens tell of the glory of God,” claimed the Psalmist, “The skies display his marvelous . . . . Continue Reading »

Should Intelligent Design be taught as science? Stephen Barr, professor of physics at the University of Delaware (and First Things contributor), debates that question with Michael Behe, a professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University and senior fellow at the Discovery Institute. You can listen to . . . . Continue Reading »