This weekend's discussion topic: What do you think about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature taking away Disney World's special privileges in retaliation for the company's opposition to the new law forbidding schools to teach about homosexuality to third graders?
Black Americans are leaving the "ghettos" of the big cities in dramatic numbers, to the consternation of politicians who don't want their clout to dissipate. Escaping crime, bad schools, and poverty, they are finding economic opportunity in the rest of America, particularly the South. Though problems remain, this is genuine progress.
The Finnish Christians charged with hate crime for teaching what the Bible says about homosexuality were found innocent. But now prosecutors are subjecting the defendants to double jeopardy by appealing that innocent verdict.
A study has found that Bible reading has dropped dramatically, even among those who remain highly committed to God's Word. Why that might have happened and what can be done to bring back a zeal for Bible reading.
When you look in a mirror, you see not just your image but a reversed image of yourself. And, from the other perspective, some images opposed to each other look the same. Similarly, some polarities in our polarized nation are mirror images of each other.
Now that I'll be writing for a group of subscribers, instead of the general public, I'd like to know my readers. And in order to have the sense of community I'd like to create around this blog, you may want to know each other. So today I'd like to hear from you.
In the current debates within the conservative movement, the "post-liberals" criticize Reagan-style free market and personal liberty conservatives as "right-liberals," little different from progressives. But the authoritarian government the post-liberals propose should give all Americans pause.
Conservatism today includes many different ideologies. The Catholic "integralists" agree with the populist "nationalists" in supporting Donald Trump, but their ideas are fundamentally opposed to each other.
A number of Orthodox theologians are formally charging Patriarch Kirill and those who agree with his teachings about "Holy Russia" with heresy. How do these affirmations and condemnations apply to issues among American evangelicals such as Christian nationalism and critical race theory?
Both pro-lifers and pro-abortionists expect the Supreme Court to strike down Roe v. Wade, so states are passing "trigger bills" on both sides of the issue in case that happens. Some states are passing extremely permissive laws, while others are passing restrictions. My state of Oklahoma is banning abortion altogether.
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