Aspects of our faith that are so commonplace that we often take them for granted are serious crimes in other countries, bringing horrible punishments. Yesterday we blogged about North Korea executing people for simply possessing a Bible. In Iran, since Islam forbids the consumption of
A writer who goes by the nom de plume “Hamilton” says that both Republican and Democratic intellectuals and policy makers are essentially libertarians. (He says that there are few old-school socialists or New Dealers left in the Democratic party.) But there are two different kinds
Who says nothing can be done about online pornography? Google is not only applying technological solutions to blocking access to child porn, it is using the power of shame. (more…)
The Sunday before last, our Gospel reading was about the Sadducees who tried to shoot down the doctrine of eternal life by asking Jesus a hypothetical question about a woman who was widowed seven times–in the resurrection, whose wife will she be (Luke 20)? Pastor
North Korea executed 80 people, in some cases, tying them to stakes and machine-gunning them before 10,000 spectators of all ages assembled in a sports stadium. Among the crimes: possessing a Bible. (more…)
The deadline for signing up for Obamacare is December 15, if you need the insurance to kick in at the beginning of the year. That’s less than a month away. The website still doesn’t work, and the techs that are trying to fix it say
Still-Communist China announced a series of social, economic, and political reforms. Most notable is the change in China’s one-child policy, which has been enforced by forced abortion. Not that China has given its people freedom. Now if the husband and the wife can both claim
Some thoughts on the discussion about Lutherans and Calvinists that was provoked by thoughts from Peter Leithhart and D. G. Hart. (To get up to date with the latest contributions, see also what Anthony Sacramone had to say about it, as well as Dr. Hart’s
American foreign policy is a mess, much of the world is mad at us, and our power seems to be declining. But there is one area that America does well and the rest of the world knows it and respects us for it: Whenever a
In a discussion of the struggling Immigration Reform Bill, George Will tells about the Compromise of 1850. Henry Clay worked it out, but the bill that would implement it–dealing with scores of inter-related issues, such as limiting the spread of slavery, statehood for California, the
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