The Leakiness of Surveillance Culture Tim Maly, Quiet Babylon Too Much Sociology Editors, n+1 Léon Bloy and Pope Francis Joe Heschmeyer, Shameless Popery RIP, Franziska Jägerstätter Tom Roberts, National Catholic Reporter . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s biographer Claire Berlinski on Margaret Thatcher : Almost to a man, or in this case a woman, the historical figures who matter have had the ability to recognize forces accumulating that others either ignore or do not see; and when given power, they have the capacity to master them. . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday Mahmoud Salem published a piece in the Daily News Egypt , entitled “Morsy’s Christian Problem.” In the piece, Salem condemns the Egyptian government’s lack of protection for the Christians in that country. He acknowledges that President Mohamed Morsi . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s hard to know what to make of these results, but a recent Huffington Post /YouGov survey reveals that roughly one-third of Americans would favor amending the Constitution to make Christianity the nation’s official religion. A similar percentage would favor making . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week, Russell Moore, president-elect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, gave C-Span an interview in which he discusses the role of religion in American politics and culture. In his new role leading the ERLC, Moore will promote honest and civil . . . . Continue Reading »
In a column published a month before his death, the revered film critic stated his opposition to abortion : My choice is to not support abortion, except in cases of a clear-cut choice between the lives of the mother and child. A child conceived through incest or rape is innocent and deserves the . . . . Continue Reading »
From an interview with the Catholic Herald , December 1978: “Methodism isn’t just a religion for Sundays—no faith is only a faith for Sundays. There were a lot of things during the week which one attended. Methodism is a pretty practical faith; there were the mothers’ sewing . . . . Continue Reading »
R. R. Reno on conservatism and gay marriage : Redefinition of marriage to allow same-sex unions undermines the proper separation of cultural and governmental power that is so important for a liberal regime. Marriage is an institution as fundamental as religion and morality. It is more primitive and . . . . Continue Reading »
Thinking Trivially About Radical Orthodoxy Benjamin Robertson, Second Nature On Dualisms Eva Brann, Imaginative Conservative St. Francis, Christian Love, and Biotechnology William B. Hurlbut, New Atlantis How I Believe in Roger Ebert Steven D. Greydanus, National Catholic Register Professor Judt . . . . Continue Reading »
This week had some big news in the world of movies. Unfortunately it didn’t include any new movies worth watching at the local multiplex. First, Roger Ebert sadly passed away. In certain circles, his style of movie criticism—thumbs and all—was criticized as simplistic, bordering on . . . . Continue Reading »
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