As is the case in so many other countries, the Australian government is revisiting the question of higher education. The United States isn’t all that different. We’re worried about how to finance our gigantic system, and we’re concerned about how to ensure that various . . . . Continue Reading »
Dinesh D’Souza and Peter Singer will debate “Is God the Source of Morality?” on Monday, September 13, with Eric Metaxas as moderator—brought to you by Socrates in the City . Promises to be an interesting evening! The New Yorker has called Peter Singer “the . . . . Continue Reading »
Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List , providing perspective for us old timers on how students just entering college see the world. For the Class of 2014: 1. Few in the class know how to write in cursive. 12. Clint Eastwood is better known as a . . . . Continue Reading »
Thirty or so years ago, when the homosexualist movement got moving in the Episcopal Church, they argued for giving the “lesgay community” the same opportunity to solemnize their (allegedly) monogamous relationships as heterosexual couples had. The arguments were variations of “God . . . . Continue Reading »
You’re marriage may be in trouble if, while rifling through your important documents, you discover your spouse has taken out an insurance policy to protect against divorce : SafeGuard Guaranty Corp., an insurance start-up based in North Carolina, recently released what it’s billing as the . . . . Continue Reading »
At Public Discourse, my friend Michael Fragoso explains why the so-called “week-after pill” is an abortion drug hidden under the guise of contraception: On August 13 th the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug “ella” (ulipristal acetate) for prescription use as . . . . Continue Reading »
“Vienna is dying,” Elizabeth Scalia wrote in her journal during a visit to the city a few years ago. While traipsing its avenues and hopping on and off of buses, we see a materialistic society bearing more dogs on leashes than children in strollers. The concierge is from Turkey. The hotel . . . . Continue Reading »
Last October I invited two dozens evangelical pastors, philosophers, theologians, and bloggers to join together for an on-going conversation. The intention was to create a place where we could discuss the issues that are important to our community and to explain ourselves to non-believers, . . . . Continue Reading »
After overturning the ban prohibiting same-sex marriage, Judge Walker was ready to start allowing gay marriages to resume in California on Wednesday. But the region’s federal appeals court has put that on hold : The ruling, issued by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals . . . . Continue Reading »
Evangelical theologian Clark Pinnock passed away on Sunday at the age of 73. The controversial advocate of open theism and annihilationism was an important influence in Wesleyan and Pentecostal theological circles. . . . . Continue Reading »
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