“Judge not, that ye be not judged,” Christ said two millenia ago. Pope Francis’ recent restatement of this—-“A gay person who is seeking God, who is of good will—-well, who am I to judge him?”—-will surprise only those who have accepted the ugliest . . . . Continue Reading »
Inventing the Egghead Evan Kindley, The Point Surprising Sources of Missionaries Melissa Steffan, Gleanings Journey Through the Checkout Racks Laura Vanderkam, City Journal The Poem the Pope Never Wrote Mary Rezack, CNA As Seen by Others Bobbie Jameson, Gospel Coalition . . . . Continue Reading »
I want to like Chris Christie, but his attack on “libertarians” who oppose the NSA’s metadata collection program missed the mark. You can make a reasonable case for the value and reasonableness of the program, but dismissing any privacy concerns as “esoteric” and . . . . Continue Reading »
So Ken has a very astute review of Jim et al.’s excellent analysis of the recent election. Ken does well especially in giving telling examples of Ceaser’s incisive wit and framing of the issues. Ken does even better by reminding us all that the Republican future depends on the key . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m safely back at home in the Panera of Rome, GA. Tomorrow (the 29th—I walked most of Sunday thinking it was the 29th) is Tocqueville’s birthday. I’m trying to finish up an article on THE MIND OF THE SOUTH. There’s really quirky and brilliant book of that name by a . . . . Continue Reading »
Events are moving fast, but let’s stop and think a moment, prompted by this major new TWS essay from Reuel Marc Gercht , former CIA guy in Turkey and prodigious commentator on things Middle-Eastern, and author of (2011) The Wave: Man, God, and the Ballot Box in the Middle East . Many will . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m in Atlanta on the way back home from vacation. Naturally I saw THE WAY WAY BACK on Carl’s suggestion. It’s very funny. The audience laughed out loud time and again. The waterpark manager Owen (played by Sam Rockwell) is a knock off of Bill Murray in MEATBALLS. In this case . . . . Continue Reading »
In an interview with io9, Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin went out of his way to take a swipe at believers. The interviewer asks about Martin’s writing method, and the process by which he creates characters. Seeing a link between a comment Martin made and Sherwood Anderson’s . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s column , Richard J. Mouw comments on recent remarks by prominent pastor Pat Robertson: Regarding the Snowden revelations about government surveillance, Robertson observed that these practices were setting the stage for the “End Times.” We seem to be approaching an epoch . . . . Continue Reading »
In this morning’s On the Square , Wesley J. Smith testifies to his Orthodox Christianity: The Orthodox Catholic Church—as it is formally called—is the second largest in the world with about 300 million members. And while we remain almost microscopic in the United . . . . Continue Reading »
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