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Judging the Nations?

Collin Garbarino  of Houston Baptist University has reacted  to Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter’s offhand suggestion on a radio show that North Korea’s recent military threats represent divine judgment on America for pondering same-sex marriage. Luter later . . . . Continue Reading »

On the Square Today

William Doino Jr. profiles basketball scout Tom Konchalski : Faith and athletics, Konchalski says, both “encourage discipline, sacrifice, and the pursuit of excellence.” Both draw clear boundaries, and those who act selfishly and transgress settled rules suffer the consequences. And no . . . . Continue Reading »

#Gosnell: Where Do We Go from Here?

On Friday, thanks to the work of Mollie Ziegler Hemmingway and Kirsten Powers , anyone who uses social media probably noticed his feed blow up with references to Kermit Gosnell, the abortionist currently on trial for eight counts of murder. Most media organizations had ignored the trial, but now . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 4.15.13

Converting the (Other) Hagia Sophia Melissa Steffan, Christianity Today Reality and Public Policy George Weigel, National Affairs Where Flannery Became Flannery Ann Napolitano, Writers’ Houses Fifteen Days in Rome Stacy Meichtry and Alessandra Galloni, Wall Street Journal The Bible vs. the . . . . Continue Reading »

How Would Jesus Rule on Same-Sex Marriage?

In a thought-provoking essay at Center for Law and Religion Forum , University of Michigan Law School’s Dan Crane wonders how Jesus might have responded if someone had asked him about same-sex marriage, the way people asked him about taxes to Caesar and divorce: Chances are that Jesus’ . . . . Continue Reading »

Bespoke Identity Formation

We’re in the midst of a big shift, no doubt. Check out this report from the Nation : “ NHL Takes ‘Historic Step’ for LGBT Equality .” The piece speaks of sports as a bulwark of “heteronormative socialization,” with the implicit suggestion that this, like . . . . Continue Reading »

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