On Monday, Mark Tooley of the Institute on Religion and Democracy responded to my piece on some unfortunate comments by Fred Luter. In my piece I cautioned Christians about confusing church and state. I’m thankful for Tooley’s response, and I agree with some of his points, though not . . . . Continue Reading »
Don’t miss the latest Mark Judge column in which he compares the new movie about Jackie Robinson, 42, with the new Selena Gomez party-feature SPRING BREAKERS. Why in the world would you compare the two? Well, the latter stars Gomez as a character named Faith: . . . she’s an evangelical . . . . Continue Reading »
Martyrdom Against Moss and Rushdie Michael Jensen, ABC Religion & Ethics Counter and Strange: Contemporary Catholic Literature Nick Ripatrazone, The Millions The Perils of Wonkery Peter Frase The Carroll-Dulaney Religion Debates Samuel Hearne, Acton Institute Schizophrenia in America Quang . . . . Continue Reading »
Masha Gessen is a talented writer. Her widely praised (and sharply critical) biography of Vladimir Putin is only the most recent of her books across a range of subjects from Russian history, to mathematics, to the social implications of modern genetics. On top of her exertions . . . . Continue Reading »
Much recommended is Brian Doyle’s All the Flinty Women , published in the Notre Dame magazine. It’s in the same mode but more sober than his The Brilliantine Coattails of Lust , which we published in the March issue. Though this was amusing: My father said my grandmother would . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent post , Wesley Hill discusses the apparent tension between the Christian ideal of universal, unconditional love and the particularity of friendship, and cites Samuel Johnson’s worry that “All friendship is preferring the interest of a friend, to the neglect, or, . . . . Continue Reading »
Metropolitan Methodios , the leader of Boston’s Greek Orthodox Christians, contrasts the act of terror with the humanistic values represented by the tradition of marathon-running: On a day particularly rich with symbolism, an act of terrorism wounded the beautiful heart of our city and broke . . . . Continue Reading »
James R. Rogers enumerates the costs and benefits of economic globalization : The source of increasing inequality in the U.S. also can be a source of decreasing inequality in less-developed countries as workers earn more and capital earns less. This complicates the morality of policies that seek to . . . . Continue Reading »
Last weekend I had the privilege of speaking to the Harvard College Faith and Action student ministry (which, incidentally, makes the Boston Marathon bombings feel so much closer—I sat next to two runners on my flight there). Rarely have I encountered such a vibrant, passionate group of . . . . Continue Reading »
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