Go to Jail and Get a Seminary Education? Public Discourse , Byron Johnson Church produced film ‘Courageous’ lights up box office on opening weekend CNN , Gabe LaMonica High court struggles with church-state case L.A. Times , David G. Savage Tea Party Envy: Careful what you wish for, . . . . Continue Reading »
Three items on the agenda this morning: First, we need your help. During the month of October First Things is attempting to enroll 500 readers as web donors. Because the website receives no subscription income, we rely on our generous readership to help us underwrite the expense. If you . . . . Continue Reading »
So I posted my standard pomocon criticism of Sagan, CONTACT and all that here . I’m trying to fit into a BIG THINK theme. That’s tough, because I have so little to say about the death of STEVE JOBS. That’s not to say I don’t admire all his “i” inventions. . . . . Continue Reading »
So without descending to the drudgery of linking, I can report that the conventional wisdom is that Herman is an absolutely implausible nominee. Nobody without political or military experience ever gets a presidential nomination. And the 9-9-9 thing can’t withstand close scrutiny. Cain is a . . . . Continue Reading »
Am I the only full-blooded social conservative to be glad to see an end to “don’t ask, don’t tell?”The policy seemed designed to encourage deceit and place military men and women in a position to be blackmailed.If homosexual practice is a vice, then it is incompatible with . . . . Continue Reading »
James Atlas has written an interesting piece for the New York Times about an emerging category of youths in America’s upper echelon: Super People. Hailed as the Great Academic Leap Forward, the movement of which these young people are a part is populated by the hysterically competitive, . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington Post headline is misleading: “Scientists Report Possibly Crucial Advance in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” In actuality, this is a potential advance in human cloning research.(Scientists have long known how to create ES cell lines from destroyed embryos.)The story, . . . . Continue Reading »
The quest by some in the Republican Party for a savior is unseemly. We have a choice between the incumbent president and a long list of good men and women with strong backgrounds. This list includes the governor of one of our largest states, a former governor and business leader, a former . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter offers a very brief theology of new media culture: One of the areas that I think about most is online media and how Christians can use them to influence the production, consumption, and redemption of culture. The first step in developing a theology of . . . . Continue Reading »
I wish single payer plans could work in the USA. I really do. But alas, they don’t, and they can’t.Here’s an example of the mess we are in. Doctors and recipients are suing California for cutting compensation to doctors, and the case has landed in the Supreme . . . . Continue Reading »
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