In the most recent issue of First Things, Gerald McDermott writes about “Evangelicals Divided,” which explores current trends in evangelical life relative to what he describes as a struggle between traditionalists (who tend to be Reformed) and Meliorists (who tend to be Arminian). A . . . . Continue Reading »
Via the magic of the Internet, comes the knowledge that at least one person, and probably only one person, reads what I write in the town of Stoke-on-Trent, England. I cannot imagine what this reader did to deserve international literary torment, but I appreciate the support. The mystery of why . . . . Continue Reading »
Maybe be close to an oxymoron , according to a Northwestern study. . . . . Continue Reading »
Bueno! The Idaho Legislature has overwhelmingly passed legislation to explicitly outlaw assisted suicide in the state. From the story:The Idaho House has concurred with the Senate and voted to ban assisted suicide in Idaho. The measure, Senate Bill 1070, passed the House 61-8. It now . . . . Continue Reading »
From Rick Garnett , a law professor at the University of Notre Dame: Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear (what I think is) the most important religious-freedom case in 20 years. The Supreme Court this morning granted cert in Hosanna Tabor Church v. EEOC. ( More here , at the Religion . . . . Continue Reading »
The Sacramento Bee is like all major California newspaper editorial boards—liberal and in the tank for Big Biotech. (I still don’t understand this love for BB, and the concomitant loathing of Big Pharma amongst the liberal chattering class. Both have the same agendas.)But . . . . Continue Reading »
As an evangelical who is extremely sympathetic to natural law theorizing, I have been fascinated by the recent discussion that Joe Knippenberg mentioned earlier today. However, I’ve been surprised that while many have hinted at it, no one has directly asked the obvious question: Why . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square column , David Mills responds to those who praised homeschooling when it was a counter-cultural alternative but are wary of it now that it is an option for politically, culturally, and religiously conservative parents: This new criticism is, to someone like me, a very . . . . Continue Reading »
I am only partially tongue in cheek when I assert that radical environmentalists want to return us to hunter/gatherer societies, or rather, just gatherers. No source of energy is pure enough. Nukes? Not for decades and certainly not now! Oil? Evil! Coal? Global warming! END THE . . . . Continue Reading »
Dear Highway Department, I’ve lived in Japan three different times and have developed a great admiration for the people of that country. They are innovative, energetic, and enterprising workers. But I’ve never considered them to be all that different from Americans. I certainly never . . . . Continue Reading »
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