In his State of the Union address, President Trump pushed conservative ideas, but he also advocated social programs funded by a strong activist government. Hunter Baker says that Trump stands for "big-government conservatism," which is different from the Democrats' big-government progressivism.
Police in Finland are investigating the leader of an entire church denomination for publishing a booklet that disapproves of homosexuality. The author of that booklet, which sets forth the Biblical teachings about sexuality, is also under investigation for the crime of inciting hatred.
China's handling of the coronavirus epidemic--first covering it up and then locking down its citizens--has become a test case for two theories of government. Are authoritarian governments best equipped to deal with national emergencies, or do they underscore the importance of freedom and democracy?
First academia threw out religion. But then religion was replaced with "Western Civilization" as the source of values and inspiration. Now academia, to be politically correct, has thrown out "Western Civilization." Stanley Kurtz calls this the "second secularization." But was it right to turn the "humanities" into a humanistic religion?
The Democratic effort to impeach President Trump has failed, giving him his highest approval ratings ever. Trump seized the center and made Democrats look bad in his State of the Union Address. They also looked bad in the Iowa caucus fiasco, which their most moderate candidate Joe Biden lost, failing to win even a single delegate. If Trump wins re-election, he should thank the Democrats.
Evangelicals used to have significantly more children than secularist families. This is no longer the case. The birth rate and fertility rate of evangelicals and other conservative Christians is only slightly higher than that of Americans as a whole. Why is this, and what will it mean for churches?
You saw the Super Bowl ads. But you didn't see this one. Pro-choicers, whose control of the media is absolute, cannot abide putting a human face to abortion.
Christian hip-hop artist Flame (Marcus Gray) has announced that he has become a Lutheran and has made his new theology the topic of his latest recording, entitled "Extra Nos."
Epidemics like the coronavirus raise many moral questions. Should I run away? Stay and help? How do I balance my obligations with self-preservation? Medical student Emmy Yang recommends the advice given by Martin Luther when the black plague hit Wittenberg.
We often note how human beings "play God" and, following the Serpent's temptation (Gen. 3:5), want to "be God." But what kind of God do we want to be? We don't want to be like the real God, who loves, redeems, and saves. Rather, we want to be the detached god of the Deists. My new book, "Post-Christian: A Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture," explores this.
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