Stand with Barronelle Stutzman
by Andrew T. WalkerIn the ongoing cultural disputes that pit a person’s sexual “identity” against a person’s religious liberty, it’s not often that you see eye-popping courage and conviction. Continue Reading »
Congratulating Wesleyan
by Carl R. Trueman Far from being criticized, Wesleyan University should be congratulated for revealing the ethical assumptions and the practical destination of the politics of sexual identity.
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The LDS Church and Gay Rights
by Nathaniel GivensLast week the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a rare public press conference. The topic was gay rights. Jonathan Rauch described the event as one in which Mormon leaders “made a startling offer to gay and lesbian America: If you will support reasonable religious-liberty exemptions for us, we will support expanded civil-rights protections for you.” Continue Reading »
Many Heroes, So Little Heroism
by Owen StrachanAs America lurches toward a fully same-sex-affirming public square, it is increasingly urged along by that most curious of cheerleaders: the “affirming pastor.” Continue Reading »
Manual for Love
by Francesca Aran MurphyGay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faithby eve tushnetave maria, 224 pages, $15.95 I have almost no conscious interest in the possibilities of being gay and Catholic, so I find it hard to explain why I was first drawn to Eve Tushnet’s writing over a decade . . . . Continue Reading »
The Legal Ingredients to Forced Baking 2.0
by Andrew T. WalkerI’ve been saying this for a while now, but on the most contentious issues of the culture war, namely homosexuality and same-sex marriage, it is conservative Christians that deserve credit for being the most reasonable and peaceable combatants. Continue Reading »
A Fundamental Right to “Personal Recreationism”?
by Wesley J. SmithGender dysphoria (transgenderism)—formerly known as gender identity disorder—was once considered a mental illness. Today, the condition—and how individuals and society react to it—is a prominent civil rights issue, the “T” in LGBT. Continue Reading »
Original Sin is Problematic
by Alan NobleAccording to former Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, he was fired for being a Christian. According to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, he was fired for insubordination and poor judgment. And according to the New York Times’s recent editorial, he was fired for speaking of his subordinates as “second-class citizens.” But the argument over the motive for Cochran’s firing and its effect on civil and religious liberties obscures a deeper disagreement over Christian conceptions of sin and the consequences of those ideas in a public work environment. More than a mere difference in theology, this disagreement has dramatic implications for pluralism. Continue Reading »
The Unutterable Indecency of Dhimmitude
by Carl R. Trueman An article in the latest Harvard Law Review points to the wider significance of the historic moment which the Hobby Lobby decision represents.
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The Atlanta Fire Chief Fired
by Andrew T. WalkerThe story of Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran’s dismissal is circulating widely, and for what looks to be good reason. Continue Reading »
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