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On the Square Today

Peter Leithart on a tale of two imperialisms : It is common these days to read the Bible as an anti-imperial epic, the story of God and Israel, then (for Christians) God and Jesus, against empire. “Come out, come out from Babylon, my people!” is the theme. It’s a hard sell for all . . . . Continue Reading »

Saul Alinsky & Newt Gingrich

Michael Kazin and Russell Arben Fox  have critiqued Newt Gingrich’s claim that “The centerpiece of this campaign . . . is American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky. ” Like them, I find many contemporary denunciations of Saul Alinsky to be unhinged. . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 1.27.12

Is Europe More Pro-Life Than America? Austin Ruse, Catholic Thing Anti-Muslim Law Wielded Against Jews Elli Fischer, Jewish Ideas Daily HHS Mandate and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Ed Whelan, Bench Memos Social Justice Starts with Communities Adam J. MacLeod,  Public Discourse Vatican . . . . Continue Reading »

The Nicene Creed, A DVD Documentary

Some of you might have noticed this, but I thought it appropriate to point out on Evangel that First Things has produced its first video, The Creed: What Christians Profess, and Why It Ought to Matter. It is a documentary about the Nicene Creed. I stumbled on this because I was looking for . . . . Continue Reading »

It Seems

that with every debate the questions just seem to get worse and worse.  Zero questions on Medicare.  Who-knows-how-long on moon colonies.  Why should your wife be the best  First Lady?  What job would you give Marco Rubio (it wasn’t phrased that way but . . . )?  . . . . Continue Reading »

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