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First Things ’ senior editor David Goldman will be on CNBC’s Kudlow Report tonight around 7:25 p.m. EST . . . . Continue Reading »

There are probably a number of legitimate perspectives that First Things could offer on Glenn Beck’s recent rally in Washington, D.C. As an evangelical who is allergic to civic religion, my take is likely to be extremely unpopular. I am a fervent believer in the need for Christianity to take . . . . Continue Reading »

At the always superb Public Discourse, Matthew J. Franck and Gwen Brown have a great essay on why same-sex marriage is becoming more “accepted”: In the 1993 Seinfeld episode “The Outing,” a female reporter mistakes Jerry Seinfeld and his friend George Costanza for homosexual . . . . Continue Reading »

At InsideCatholic, Jeffrey Tucker, director of research at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, argues that Catholics don’t understand economics : For years I’ve puzzled over the question of why Catholics have such trouble coming to terms with economics. This problem applies only to modern . . . . Continue Reading »

1. An “Interview” with the Apostle Paul on the Law, Life, and Death °°°°°° 2. “The Pope Is Not a Pedicurist” From Judge Kleinfeld’s concurrence in the judgment in Spencer v. World Vision : The core of Judge Berzon’s dissent is the idea that . . . . Continue Reading »

America tends to import its key religious figures. That was the lesson I learned while trying to compile a last week’s list of most influential native-born religious figures . Many readers grumbled that the arbitrary criteria excluded some of the most important men and women in . . . . Continue Reading »

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As proof that we Christians don’t have exclusive rights to the making of cheesy, religious-oriented videos , I give you the National Jewish Outreach Program’s reimagining of Kanye West’s “Gold Digger.” Who knew Rosh Hashanah was inspired by the movie Pay It Forward ? . . . . Continue Reading »

First question to ask your doctor: Are you on my HMO? Second question to ask your doctor: Do you believe in God? Atheist doctors are almost twice as likely to take decisions that speed up death for very ill patients as those who are deeply religious, research has found. Those with a strong faith . . . . Continue Reading »

In the latest scientific scandal, an internal investigation at Harvard University concludes that Marc D. Hause, their star evolutionary psychologist, is guilty of scientific misconduct for falsifying research on monkeys . Earlier this month, the Boston Globe reported that Hauser, 50, the author of . . . . Continue Reading »