A Mel Brooks joke, the Catholic controversy over the Latin Mass, the worship wars, the varieties of liberal theology, and discussion of the bigger question: How, whether, and to what extent should Christians “keep up with the times”? Read more
A Mel Brooks joke, the Catholic controversy over the Latin Mass, the worship wars, the varieties of liberal theology, and discussion of the bigger question: How, whether, and to what extent should Christians “keep up with the times”? Read more
Karen Prior rejects critical race theory, but she still sees a systemic dimension to racism. To explain what she means, she shows how the sexual revolution has permeated the culture and become “systemic.” There is a sense in which original sin is systemic. But some cautions are in order. Read more
Critical race theory opposes the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Their reasons demonstrate the problems with the critical race theorists’ ideology. And they demonstrate how critical race theory itself is an example of true systemic racism. Read more
Conservatives and Christians are associated with the culture wars. But the most aggressive culture warriors of today are on the left. And there are signs that the general public is getting sick of it. Read more
Democrats’ claims that state attempts at election reform are a return to “Jim Crow” and are a threat to democracy are demonstrably untrue. But their own advocacy of ballot harvesting, voting without IDs, voting in any precinct, and non-secure ballots harken back to the corrupt political machines of Boss Tweed and Richard Dailey. Read more
When, if ever, should a person leave a congregation or a denomination? Read more
What Paul means when he warns against Christians saying they follow Paul, Apollos, Cephas, or Christ. Read more
Satire has a long pedigree as a conservative literary form. But social media sites are trying to cancel the Christian and conservative satire site “The Babylon Bee,” branding its cutting humor as “right wing disinformation.” Read more
New research on religion in America has some surprising findings that go against the conventional wisdom. It contains both good news and bad news for conservative Christians. Read more
C. S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd” (made into the Tom Hanks movie “The Greyhound”), is about a Lutheran destroyer captain during World War II. It is also about vocation, which is also a major theme in Forester’s “Hornblower” series. Read more
