Given that this post points to one digital calendar, here is another, this one, Menologion, which offers an Eastern Orthodox perspective.And if you happen to be in or around the Atlanta area, do drop in on the parish (St. John Maximovitch) to which the author of the software attends. I did while on . . . . Continue Reading »
Frank Turk offers an example of why hermeneutics (what/how we extract meaning from text) is important. I’ll offer a quote to spur discussion:It is curious, to say the least, that many Americans read the Bible and claim to understand what its authors mean. For early Christian authors and their . . . . Continue Reading »
It turns out Karl Marx was wrong: religion is not the opiate of the people; it’s the Prozac of the people. So says the man who originated the concept of male bonding in this fascinating article in Canada’s foremost English-language newsweekly: Macleans interview: Lionel Tiger. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’rith calls the Presbyterian Church to account for yet another display of leftist knee-jerk hostility to the State of Israel:ADL: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH USA REPORT“OFFENSIVE ATTACK ON JUDAISM AND ISRAEL” New York, NY, March 11, 2010 . . . . Continue Reading »
I haven’t been blogging the daily machinations of those trying to pass Obamacare—even after losing the political debate over it. But Yuval Levin made a pithy comment over at The Corner about this huge mess that is worth noting. From his post:Democratic leaders should be . . . . Continue Reading »
Just to keep things interesting, I’m posting my response to JMR on the front page here. I thank him for his engagement on this issue, even if he is actually wrong about a lot of things.I think the heart of our disagreement is the Bible and how to read it.I think that’s unquestionably . . . . Continue Reading »
I am frequently asked in interviews how a radical and misanthropic organization like PETA gets so much money. The answer is simple. Many average people think the group is about just being nicer to animals, when it is actually about ending all animal domestication.Then there are the shallow . . . . Continue Reading »
Joe Carter has a splendidly detailed history of Dutch euthanasia in the “On the Square” feature here at First Things. Read it carefully. It will show how mercy killing, sold to the Dutch as a restricted practice, expanded steadily to where it now includes infanticide and . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday at HBU we hosted Daniel Cardinal DiNardo as our guest for convocation. Our director for the school of theology, David Capes, suggested the event after having heard the cardinal speak on a prior occasion. I honestly had no idea what to expect.Cardinal DiNardo asked about any themes we might . . . . Continue Reading »
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