A writer on the resurgence of church attendance In the UK says that the churches that are growing are "those that make the boldest doctrinal claims," what a sociologist calls “full-fat faith.” "The diet version doesn’t have the same appeal." What does that mean for Lutherans?
In a discussion of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, my fellow Patheos blogger Anthony Costello quotes philosopher Charles Taylor on the mindset behind political violence. What do you think?
A conservative economist laments, "The free-market capitalism that saw this nation prosper like no other is no more."
American citizens used to be highly mobile, criss-crossing the country to pursue better jobs and buying new homes as the size of their family and their incomes increased. No more. Economists are worried. But is this altogether a bad thing?
A cognitive scientist complains, "Schools have decided that facts are no longer worth teaching."
Generation Z takes the lead in church going. American farmers are in trouble. And the further decline of labor unions.
Schools are teaching our children that their country is bad, that oppression is everywhere, that there is nothing they can do about it, and that they will perish in a climate apocalypse. This makes children hopeless and depressed. We are teaching them to despair.
NPR asked listeners, "What books shaped you in high school?" Some who responded cited books that set them on their life's course. What about you?
As we live our every day lives in our every day world, we may think that society is pretty straight forward. But behind it all is a sinister system of oppression! Behind that mindset, says Wilfred Reilly, is the heresy of gnosticism. A look at the conspiracy theories this engenders.
Our fertility rate has been declining, to the point that it is now well below replacement rate, which has dire demographic and economic consequences. A fifth of pregnancies are ended by abortion. If those babies were allowed to be born, we'd hit the replacement rate.
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