The Price of an iPhone Generation – I think they’re on to something here. I have an iPhone myself, and I would encourage most people to embrace the technology (in a sense, we don’t have much of a choice), but it’s so important to think deeply and become aware of the dangers not only for the individual using this technology, but also for the culture who will collectively embrace this technology. There are many cultural pitfalls that secular culture will fall... Read more

The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a giant of the religious intellectual movement, died Jan 8.  He was 72. Read more

Is it a sin to publicly pray for the presidency of a person who is pro-choice? Operation Rescue seems to think so: Instead of lending support to a man who clearly stands in opposition to God’s Law on the critical matter of child-killing, we fervently urge Pastor Warren to instead follow the examples of godly men who, throughout the Scriptures, boldly proclaimed God’s truth and exposed the sin of leaders in order to protect the people from that sin. Operation... Read more

Another posthumous J.R.R. Tolkien publication (once again edited by son Christopher Tolkien) is coming our way, though this one isn’t a saga of Middle Earth. Instead, it’s a retelling (which, I guess, means “not an exact translation”) of the Norse legend of Sigurd the Volsung. HarperCollins will publish the text as The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun. Come on, you know you always wanted to know what happened to the Niflungs. Read more

Andrew Breitbart launches Big Hollywood, described as follows: Big Hollywood is not a “celebrity” gabfest or a gossip outpost – it is a continuous politics and culture posting board for those who think something has gone drastically wrong and that Hollywood should return to its patriotic roots. Big Hollywood’s modest objective: to change the entertainment industry. To make Hollywood something we can believe in – again. In order to give millions of Americans hope. Until conservatives, libertarians and Republicans –... Read more

You’ll want to pay special attention to our sidebar to the right titled, “Thinking it Through.” It’s where we think out loud and ask questions about the popular culture we take part in. It’s actually our twitter feed, so feel free to subscribe and follow along and please please join us in the discussion. Read more