Matthew Schmitz

Do Jews Have a Mormon Problem? Elliot Jager, Jewish Ideas Daily The Catholic Path to Democracy Jeremy Jennings, Standpoint Romney’s Long History on Abortion Will Saletan, Slate Here We Are: Women in Favor of Religious Liberty Helen Alvare and Kim Daniels, National Review Obama’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Peter Berger, the eminent sociologist of religion at Boston University and longtime friend of First Things, offers his readers at the American Interest  some background on the HHS controversy, the cobelligerence of Catholics and Evangelicals, and then comes out swinging against the White . . . . Continue Reading »

The Pill Isn’t Good for Women Erika Bachiochi and Catherine R. Pakaluk, National Review Decline of Working Class Catholic Family George J. Marlin, Catholic Thing HHS Mandate and Cooperation with Evil Robert T. Miller, Public Discourse Sex, Lies, and Rick Santorum William McGurn, Wall Street . . . . Continue Reading »

Here Comes the Test-Tube Burger Press Association A Queer Case Against Vaughan Walker Alexander Borinsky, n+1 Skirt Length as Economic Indicator Eric Platt, Business Insider More American Men than Women Raped Each Year? Jill Filipovic, Feministe Obama’s Contraception Cram-Down: the Pork . . . . Continue Reading »

The Jews Are Next David P. Goldman, Spengler The Safe, Legal, Rare Illusion Ross Douthat, New York Times Sacred Dogma of the Left Jonathan V. Last, The Weekly Standard Where Zombies Come From Martin Kester Coombs, The American Conservative The Deconstruction of Marriage Peter Lawler, Big Think . . . . Continue Reading »

Jeremy Lin’s Faith David Brooks, New York Times Redefining Religious Activity Meir Soloveichik, Jewish Ideas Daily Contraception and Catholicism Christopher Tollefsen, National Review The Fraternal Character of the Priesthood Nicholas Frankovich, American Catholic Model of Temple Mount Comes . . . . Continue Reading »

Elie Wiesel, for some inscrutable reason, believes  that Mitt Romney owes America and the world an explanation of the posthumous baptism of Jews carried out by some elements of the Mormon church:  “How come that he hasn’t spoken up after all? It’s not, I’m sure . . . . Continue Reading »

The Separation of Church and State is Impossible Rollo Romig, New Yorker Gambling and the Common Good Russell Moore, Moore to the Point Is Confucianism a Religion? Peter Berger, The  American Interest The Problematic Rhetoric of Religious Liberty Patrick Deneen, Front Porch Republic . . . . Continue Reading »

British Muslim to Pope: “West Needs Confident Christians” John L. Allen, Jr., National Catholic Reporter The Media’s Lies, Damned Lies, and the 98 Percent Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, Get Religion HHS Mandate Lacks Legal Precedent Michael Fragoso, Public Discourse Interview with Sr. . . . . Continue Reading »

Something else for Valentine’s Day. Whit Stillman, close observer of the contemporary courtship rituals, has put out the trailer for his new film Damsels in Distress: First Things has published two notable articles on Stillman: One is an interview with the director from when he was making . . . . Continue Reading »