The producers of the upcoming Amazon Prime series based on Tolkien’s Middle Earth are requiring that extras be “comfortable with nudity” and have hired an “Intimacy Coordinator” to choreograph sex scenes. Read more
October 9, 2020
Two Different Understandings of “Justice”
October 9, 2020 By Gene Veith
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Justice is an important theme of Scripture, so Christians can resonate with today’s calls for social justice. But there is a difference between the Biblical understanding of justice and that of many of today’s social justice activists. Read more
October 8, 2020
Why Balancing Abortion against Other Issues Doesn’t Work
October 8, 2020 By Gene Veith
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Some people don’t personally believe in abortion, but they can be pro-choice because they invoke other moral or pro-life positions that balance out or outweigh that single issue. Robert George and Ramesh Ponnuru show what’s wrong with that position. Read more
October 7, 2020
Why “Personally Opposed to Abortion but Pro-Choice” Doesn’t Work
October 7, 2020 By Gene Veith
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Many politicians and voters say that while they are personally opposed to abortion, they believe they should not impose their religious opinion on other people and so, as a matter of public policy, they support a woman’s right to abortion. Robert George and Ramesh Ponnuru show what’s wrong with that position. Read more
October 6, 2020
1619 Reconsidered
October 6, 2020 By Gene Veith
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Responding to criticism from both historians and Marxists, the “New York Times” has quietly backed off of its claim that August, 1619, when the first slaves were brought to Virginia–not July 4, 1776–is America’s “true founding.” Read more
October 5, 2020
In the Communist Bible Translation, Jesus Stones the Woman
October 5, 2020 By Gene Veith
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In the new Chinese Communist translation of the Bible, Jesus kills the woman taken in adultery, rather than forgiving her. Read more
October 2, 2020
President Trump Has the Coronavirus
October 2, 2020 By Gene Veith
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President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. The year 2020 is unfolding like an apocalyptic novel. Read more
October 2, 2020
Identity Politics vs. Transactional Politics
October 2, 2020 By Gene Veith
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Reactions to Trump’s alleged mockery of his evangelical supporters demonstrate two approaches to politics. Some people vote for a candidate because “he is one of us.” Other people vote for a candidate because “he can do something for me.” Read more
October 1, 2020
The Racism and White Privilege of Critical Theory
October 1, 2020 By Gene Veith
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“Critical theory” teaches that beliefs systems are manifestations of the will to power and are masks for oppression. Wouldn’t that mean that critical theory is also a manifestation of the will to power and be a mask for oppression? An article argues that critical theory is also an example of white privilege and is racist in keeping Black people in a state of subjection. Read more
September 30, 2020
Rolling over Beethoven
September 30, 2020 By Gene Veith
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Beethoven is being canceled, not for being racist or sexist but because classical music is allegedly exclusionary and elitist. But the arguments demonstrate the falsity, reductionism, and contradictions of cancel culture. Read more
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