Friends of religious freedom—and even those not so friendly to it who wish to learn more about it—will enjoy a public conversation on the subject next week at Georgetown University, where the Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs will . . . . Continue Reading »
I plan to write up a summary of where we stand on the recently released rules, or more accurately proposed partial rules, for the contraceptive mandate for the next issue of the magazine. In the meantime, I’ve found myself reflecting on the larger trends. Here is my general view. . . . . Continue Reading »
Eleanor Pettus on a Bible that keeps us apart : It should come as no surprise to anyone that Protestants place a high value on Scripture. Examples of this attitude abound: the popular Awana program gives an award to second graders who have memorized 150 Bible verses. “Bible quizzing” . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’m going to be speaking at Hampden-Sydney Thursday night at 7:30 on what remains my view on the change we can actually see. I still see two basic Lockean movements against BIG GOVERNMENT: The first is the implosion of all the safety nets—from pensions and unions and tenure to . . . . Continue Reading »
Verdi or Wagner? Patrick West, Spiked The Reformation Comes to China Bruce Baugus, Reformation21 When Progressives Wage War on Science Alex Berezow and Hank Campbell, New Scientist Demolishing a Skyscraper to Save a Cathedral Victor Gaetan, National Catholic Register “So God Made a . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Powerline , Paul Mirengoff makes a sensible argument against Black History Month, echoing calls from an NRO writer. Normally, I’d be at least open to the argument, would sincerely wonder what Shelby Steele would say about it, and would be interested in discussing Mirengoff’s . . . . Continue Reading »
I agree with about eighty percent of this Liz Mair post. Some of it is similar to the stuff I wrote yesterday, but better written and more detailed. One area where I slightly diverge (not really disagree) is in her description of the Republican disadvantage in technology. Mair writes that many tech . . . . Continue Reading »
As an English major I cringed at some of the recommended rhymes, but this advice is definitely right: “One thing in your song should always be on fire, be it our heart, our souls, this generation . . . Something needs to be in flames.” (h/t Colin Gormley ) We were reminded of this . . . . Continue Reading »
On last night’s episode of Downton Abbey, we heard the unfamiliar Catholic slur “left-footer.” Series creator Julian Fellowes—-himself an occasional target of anti-Catholicism —-has really outdone himself this time. Mackerel-snapper, sure. But left-footer? What could . . . . Continue Reading »
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