American conservatism has been described as "fusionist," an alliance of traditionalism and libertarianism. But the New Right, according to one writer, is based on a different fusionism: between Catholic Integralism and Nietzschean Vitalism. Both are anti-American and anti-evangelical.
The conventional wisdom is that church affiliation is plummeting because Christians hold to other culturally conservative beliefs. Those are surely factors in many cases, but the churches that are showing the biggest exodus are the denominations that promote progressive politics, support the LGBTQ agenda, and are culturally liberal.
Adult baptisms are surging in France. As many as 10-20% of those are reportedly coming from former Muslims who are converting to Christianity. But sometimes the legacy of interfaith dialogue, in which Christians are urged to accept Islam as an equally valid religion, is driving away them away!
Cosmic coincidences and the total eclipse; adult baptisms soaring in France; and more evidence that most children with gender dysphoria grow out of it.
To help us think through the implications of Artificial Intelligence, Trevor Sutton cites a parable--or thought experiment--offered by futurist Nick Bostrum: the parable of the sparrows and the owl.
We have "the elephant in the room" and "black swan events." To that menagerie Michele Wucker adds the "gray rhino": a highly probable high-impact event that we have plenty of warnings about. And yet we ignore it. Until the rhino lowers its horn and charges. What are some examples of gray rhinos?
Reductio ad absurdum ("reduction to absurdity") is "disproof of a proposition by showing an absurdity to which it leads when carried to its logical conclusion." This is usually a tactic used by someone arguing against an opponent. But when it comes to woke ideology, we are now seeing the critical theorists themselves pushing their beliefs so far that they are reducing themselves to absurdity.
We all want good health. Improving people's health is surely a worthy goal. There is a movement to declare that health is a "right." The problem, though, is that the right-to-health activists classify just about every leftist cause as a matter of "health."
It is still Easter, and the season will last for 50 days. Here are some Easter devotions and reflections I came across online that I had to pass along. If you've come across other good Easter material--for example, insights you picked up from Holy Week services--tell us about it in the comments.
Church of England group wanting to deconvert African Christians; The end of the internet as we know it; and how to calculate how many people you know.
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