The Editors

Jon A. Shields on abortion coverage at the New York Times : Nearly twenty years ago, the judicious James Davison Hunter noted that journalistic reporting on abortion is “remarkable for its superficiality” since it rarely explores the “deeper issues and implications of the abortion . . . . Continue Reading »

William Doino Jr. on democracy and the gospel of Christ : Christianity’s relationship toward democracy has always been complex, and sometimes fearful, because certain democracies have been anything but Christian. The most notorious example is the French Revolution, where “the sovereign . . . . Continue Reading »

Wesley J. Smith on our dangerous obsession with ‘health’ : This Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to legalize assisted suicide, an agenda against which I have advocated energetically since 1993. During much of that time, I often asked myself the “why now?” . . . . Continue Reading »

A statement of the Pennsylvania Catholic Bishops on the 2012 elections : We, the bishops of Pennsylvania, see next Tuesday (November 6), Election Day, as a day of historical challenge for our time. We propose this statement now because the upcoming elections, at every level, offer a critical . . . . Continue Reading »

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Timothy George on Reformation Day : It was around two o’clock in the afternoon on the eve of the Day of All Saints, October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther, hammer in hand, approached the main north door of the  Schlosskirche  (Castle Church) in Wittenberg and nailed up his Ninety-Five . . . . Continue Reading »

Andrew Doran wonders what will become of the Middle East’s Christians : In the fall of 2010, a few months before revolution swept the Muslim world, I happened to be in Yemen for work. The trip coincided with the start of the Eid holiday, which provided ample free time to see much of the . . . . Continue Reading »

R.R. Reno on Jacques Barzun and the lexicon of pussyfooting : The educational establishment attracts a great deal of Barzun’s icy criticism. Anyone who thinks multicultural education is a recent perversion should read his chapters on education. He states a plain fact that remains true: Those . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter J. Leithart on the voice of the martyrs : Last week, gunmen from the Islamic sect Boko Haram attacked the Church of the Brethren in the village of Atagara in northern Nigeria, killing two and torching the church on their way out. Over several days, the terrorist group killed dozens in the . . . . Continue Reading »

Russell E. Saltzman wonders why Lutherans can’t take Catholic communion : Intercommunion for us is no big deal, though it used to be. Beginning in 1875 and for about a century thereafter, we had the Akron-Galesburg Rule: Lutheran pulpits for Lutheran pastors only; Lutheran altars for Lutheran . . . . Continue Reading »