Earlier this month, Penguin Books India agreed to recall and destroy copies of a book by American scholar Wendy Doniger, The Hindus: An Alternative History. Penguin did so in order to settle a four-year old lawsuit by a Hindu activist group, Shiksha Bashao Andolan, alleging that publication . . . . Continue Reading »
Everywhere we turn these days, we are confronted with issues of religious liberty. Can employers be compelled to include contraceptives and abortifacients in their employee health plans, if their faith teaches it’s wrong? Can a photographer be fined for refusing, because of her faith, to . . . . Continue Reading »
Subterranean Kuyper wars, the patron saint of place, and more daily articles of interest. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis’ recent address to a conference of prosperity-preaching ministers sponsored by Kenneth Copeland has many people talking. On the one hand, there are those who have expressed deep concern and dismay about this event. They wonder what ecclesial status Tony Palmer—a longtime . . . . Continue Reading »
Revolutions and physical public squares. Continue Reading »
What to make of the recently scuttled FCC study of newsrooms? Gabriel Rossman argues that the FCC’s proposed study of the story selection by media outlets could usefully inform future FCC decisions to deregulate the communications industry. Meanwhile, Jesse Walker argues that the proposed . . . . Continue Reading »
The forgotten story of the Flushing Remonstrance, a Christian socialist defense of George Weigel, and more daily articles of interest. Continue Reading »
Kirsten Powers and Jonathan Merritt accuse Christians who refuse to provide goods and services for gay weddings of being hypocritical cherry pickers. Continue Reading »
It’s George Washington’s birthday, and the problem a lot of us have is that he comes across too stiffly for us to really appreciate. What we need are the best books and, essays, as well as the best film depictions and art-works, that bring the actually quite passionate man to life. Here . . . . Continue Reading »
“Being an Orthodox Christian in the Public Square,” “St. Francis of Assisi and the Western Tradition,” and other upcoming lectures of interest. Continue Reading »
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