The bit of revisionist history (summarized by Scott McLemee) concerning the decline of mainline denominations in the U.S. that David Hollinger offers will, I suspect, not be overly surprising to those of us who have actually experienced the seemingly chronic inability of many mainline Protestant . . . . Continue Reading »
I think Allahpundit overstates the case against a Paul Ryan presidential campaign. Whatever else Ryan might be, he wouldn’t be another Tim Pawlenty (or at least not the phony, weaselly, cynical Pawlenty who ran this time around.) Allahpundit is right that it is tough to see a Ryan . . . . Continue Reading »
Postmodern and conservative readers and bloggers especially welcome. The facts are HERE . . . . . Continue Reading »
Elsewhere, I rejected the contention by Michelle Goldberg and others that evangelical leaders such as Michelle Bachmann and Rick Perry are significantly influenced by the aims of the tiny Christian Reconstructionism movement. I tried to make the point that CR has a negligible political . . . . Continue Reading »
When it comes to admitting the true agenda of the gay rights movement, The Advocate can be refreshingly honest. “We often protest when homophobes insist that same sex marriage will change marriage for straight people too,” says the magazine in a recent article . “But in some ways, they’re . . . . Continue Reading »
A priest I know, responding to my A Great and Glorious, But Debated, Assumption , sent one observation worth sharing both as an addition to the argument and an illustration of the difficulties of ecumenical exchanges, for those who care. ”I would make one observation,” he wrote. . . . . Continue Reading »
A nasty shooting war over education is emerging between Education Secretary Arne Duncan and new presidential entrant Rick Perry. Although other issues are in the foreground, the broader backdrop is Duncan’s effort to set himself up as a one-man legislature versus Perry’s ferocious . . . . Continue Reading »
In his latest On the Square column , David Bentley Hart considers the opposition between grammar “precriptivists” and “descriptivists”: The prescriber believes clarity, precision, subtlety, nuance, and poetic richness need to be defended against the leveling drabness of mass . . . . Continue Reading »
Abortion Abatement BreakPoint , Chuck Colson 40 Years Later: How to Undo the Autonomy Argument for Abortion Rights Public Discourse , Erika Bachiochi Florida teacher reassigned for Facebook comments on gay marriage CNN, Melanie Whitley Wiccan days included on Tenn. university calendar USA Today , . . . . Continue Reading »
Andrew Sullivan , one of America’s most prolific and admired bloggers, reports (with a generous quote and a link that helped my ratings significantly) that I’m fascinated with THE HELP. Right he is. Maybe it doesn’t take much to fascinate me. But he also quotes another expert who . . . . Continue Reading »
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