What Are Biblical Values?
by Peter J. LeithartA new book marginalizes the Bible's ethical claims in the public square. Continue Reading »
The Nashville Statement and the PCA
by Jake MeadorIn the debate over the PCA's endorsement of the Nashville Statement, the two sides of the denomination seem to be talking past each other. Continue Reading »
Magisterial Liberalism
by Ed CondonLiberals turn to the moral dictates of the Supreme Court to oppose traditional Church teaching. Continue Reading »
A Voice of Sanctified Reason
by Peter J. LeithartFirst Things remains at the center of our culture's critical debates. Continue Reading »
Accommodating Injustice
by Darel E. PaulAs the case of Jack Phillips shows, public accommodations law has little to do with justice and a lot to do with fighting. Continue Reading »
Comfort to Predators
by Paul V. MankowskiIn the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy by frédéric martel translated by shaun whiteside bloomsbury, 576 pages, $30 The cursus of Frédéric Martel’s work can be expressed quite simply: He takes 576 pages to convince us that the Roman Catholic clergymen who live and . . . . Continue Reading »
Pope Francis's Warning
by Charlotte AllenOne way to eliminate gay culture in the clergy is to eliminate from the very beginning those who might be inclined to participate in it. Continue Reading »
Fr. Martin’s False Comfort
by Joseph SciambraIf the Church wants to show true respect, compassion, and sensitivity to homosexual persons, it must offer them the words of Christ—not Fr. Martin’s false comfort. Continue Reading »
Why Men Like Me Should
Not Be Priests
by Daniel Mattson
Because the sex scandals of the Church are overwhelmingly homosexual, the Church can no longer risk ordaining men with homosexual inclinations in the hopes that those inclinations turn out to be transitory. Continue Reading »
The Welby Pontificate
by Stephen NollIn the face of fractious intra-church squabbles, the Archbishop of Canterbury is changing the deliberative process of the Anglican Communion. Continue Reading »
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