I Wonder as I Wander

by Peter Lawler

BIG THINKING by ME. Merry Christmas! . . . . Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2011 0

Homework

by Pete Spiliakos

I think that Peter Lawler’s thoughts about how conservatives should deal with Ron Paul (and more specifically with the phenomenon of Ron Paul’s support) are deeply interesting and important.  They touch on how conservative need to deal with people in general who . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

Faith and the Helping Professions

by Joseph Knippenberg

For my good friends at the Georgia Family Council , I wrote a post on a recent decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Jennifer Keeton’s suit against faculty and administrators in the graduate counseling program at Augusta State University.  I won’t repeat what I said . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

More Stuck with Virtue

by Peter Lawler

THE NEW ATLANTIS ISSUE that is mainly a symposium based on the great presentations at the second STUCK WITH VIRTUE conference at Berry College are now online. Particularly noteworthy, perhaps, is the closing article by Bob Kraynak. . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

On the Square Today

by The Editors

Leroy Huizenga on abortion and the Salvation Army : It was with concern, then, that I reacted the other day when Facebook and Twitter lit up with reports that the Salvation Army had signaled its approval of abortion under certain limited circumstances. The Army’s Statement of Position on . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

NJ Conscience Nurses Won’t Have to Catch Dead Babies’ Heads

by Wesley J. Smith

Conscience wins—this time.  Nurses at a New Jersey hospital have settled their lawsuit that alleged their hospital tried to force them to receive abortion training and participate in terminations—one being notoriously told she would have to “catch the baby’s . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

Ron Paul on Lincoln the Imperialist (and the Civil War as an Unnecessary War)

by Peter Lawler

HERE . I’m not posting this to diss Paul or rouse up West Coast Straussians or even Mr. Ceaser. I’m just saying that his “libertarian worldview” may not share much in common with the “progressive libertarianism” of our bourgoeis bohemians or even our Straussians. . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

Bad Art, Evangelicals, and the Tortured Beauty of the Cross

by Joe Carter

Evangelicals envision Christian worship as an escape from reality, where life is hard, filled with sickness, death, and lament. Yet good art, especially the Bible, knows better. Bad Art and the Tortured Beauty of the Cross from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo . . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

First Links - 11.23.12

by Joe Carter

Gift Books of Christian Wisdom: A Syllabus for Our Era Crisis Magazine , Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. Christmas liturgical calendar lags pop culture The Republic , Terry Mattingly The Media Made Malcolm X History Today , Peter Ling The search for the God particle goes beyond mere physics Washington . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0

The Relevance of the King James Bible

by Joe Carter

British Prime Minister David Cameron on the King James Bible : The Bible is a book that has not just shaped our country, but shaped the world. And with 3 Bibles sold or given away every second a book that is not just important in understanding our past, but which will continue to have a profound . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2011 0