Research from Barna on the general public’s perception of evangelicals shows that 25% of Americans just don’t like evangelicals–not so much because of their politics but because they are “too pushy with their beliefs.” Read more
November 29, 2019
A Defense of the Christmas Frenzy
November 29, 2019 By Gene Veith
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On the day after Thanksgiving, shoppers plunge into “Black Friday,” the decorations go up, and the Christmas frenzy begins. Yes, we decry the commercialization of Christmas. But don’t you still enjoy the Christmas hooplah? A writer says that the trappings of Christmas communicate a feeling that we need. Read more
November 28, 2019
Thanksgiving and Vocation
November 28, 2019 By Gene Veith
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On Thanksgiving we express gratitude for our material belongings, for our family, for our country. Before the feast, we thank God for this food and the hands that prepared it. That is to say, Thanksgiving is about vocation. A meditation on a quote from Luther on how God works through human beings to give us His gifts. Read more
November 27, 2019
Responding to Criticisms of Christianity
November 27, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Christianity has brought much good to the world, but the church also has much to answer for. Critics of Christianity often fixate on the evils committed by Christians. Natasha Moore says that the best response to such criticisms is to own up to those evils in a spirit of Christian repentance. Read more
November 26, 2019
Politics of the Promethean Self
November 26, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, is also a Christian cultural critic. In a recent speech, he develops the notion of a “Promethean self,” which manifests itself in our cultural, political, and governmental problems. Against this, he proposes a politics of community and vocation. Read more
November 25, 2019
Home Alone
November 25, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Americans increasingly have stopped going out, choosing to just stay home, preferably by themselves. This is true especially of Millennial young adults, who have turned solitude into a fashion trend. Read more
November 22, 2019
Marriage as Enforceable Contract
November 22, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Marriage is a sacred covenant, but it is also a secular contract. Though some say the government should get out of the marriage business, the state has an important interest in protecting its social foundation. Yet, according to Jonathan Lange, the government has essentially stopped enforcing the marriage contract, with disastrous consequences. Read more
November 21, 2019
Erasing Bad Memories
November 21, 2019 By Gene Veith
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We are the sum of our experiences throughout our lives, and our memories continue to shape us. Some researchers are trying to find a way to erase bad memories from the mind. What would that do to us, if we could delete any memory of painful experiences? Read more
November 20, 2019
The Belief that Being Alive Is Always Bad
November 20, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Anti-Natalism began as a movement to stop having children for environmentalist reasons. But now some anti-natalists are going further, saying that being alive is itself a bad thing. Since all life involves suffering, to have children–who are born without their consent–is to harm them and is therefore immoral. Since animals too suffer, it is better for human beings and all life to become extinct. Read more
November 19, 2019
Why Soaking the Rich Will Give Them Even More Power
November 19, 2019 By Gene Veith
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Democrats hope to pay for the new social programs they are proposing by increasing taxes on the wealthy. But, as Jonah Goldberg points out, groups that the government depends on the most for funding acquire the most political power. Political scientists call this the “resource curse.” And since the top 1% in income pay 40% of the taxes, they already have an inordinate influence in our democracy. Read more
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