Got Some Truth! Emphasis on the some. Being against Carter in 1980 was an easy step. A number of rockers got the political jitters towards the end of the 70s—Bowie famously suggested, under whatever mix of drugs I know not, that Britain might need a fascist strongman, and even Paul Weller, as . . . . Continue Reading »
At Christianity Today , Chris Norton reports on the reactions to the release of a document on the ethics of Christian evangelism. Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for Conduct is the first such document to receive a unanimous endorsement from the World Evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . that John Lennon ended up being a sort-of Republican who was all for Reagan. And that he even knew how silly the lyrics were to his signature song. That’s evolution we can believe in? . . . . Continue Reading »
Can a person be both a Muslim and a Christian? For most of us, the answer is obviously “no.” But Yale Divinity School theologian Miroslav Volf argues in his new book Allah: A Christian Response that it is possible. Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile, a former follower of Islam, responds to . . . . Continue Reading »
Obama’s Position on Gay Marriage Faces New Test , The New York Times (Sheryl Gay Stohlberg) Let Freedom Ring: The Muslim Call for Religious Freedom Public Discourse (Abdullah Saeed) Technology, Free Speech and Children , The New York Times (Emily Bazelon) Must N.Y. Business Say ‘I . . . . Continue Reading »
In The Australian , Frank Furedi, a professor of sociology at University of Kent, argues that “the cultural elite’s support for gay marriage is more about distinguishing themselves from homophobic plebs than fighting for equal rights.” From a sociological perspective, the . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . at the conversational table of plenty that is the POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVE blog. Mr. Spiliakos, the most able and independent political voice in the blogosphere (check out his contributions at NO LEFT TURNS), opens below on the saddest of supermen (not Obama). Pete has joined Carl (and John) . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the standard interpretations of the Superman mythology goes something like this: Clark Kent is a seeming weakling who is despised by the girl he wants. She is mean to him, but he wants her just the same. He doesn’t just want a relationship with her, he also wants her . . . . Continue Reading »
Former FBI supervisory special agent Ali Soufan reviews Glenn Carle’s new book The Interrogator: An Education : A persistent and damaging national-security myth is that in the years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks a dispute developed between the FBI and the CIA over the use of so-called . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Bauerlein discusses a correlation that I hadn’t considered before: the race and reading habits of teenagers . When we look at the results broken down by race, more concerns arise. Table 11 doesn’t separate racial groups into age groups, but the racial groups in general show marked . . . . Continue Reading »
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