Lutheran political scientist James R. Rogers explains things like gay marriage and transgender bathrooms–and the speed with which they became popular in the American mind–by pointing out that all Americans are basically Whigs. That is, they believe that history is about unfolding progress and the
Charlotte, where police shot a black man on Tuesday, went through a second night of riots, arson, looting, and violence. (more…)
I blogged about the book by my former student Matthew Rueger, Sexual Morality in a Christless World. In it, he shows the sexual ethos of the ancient Greeks and Romans, which was dehumanizing, exploitive, and oppressive. (He writes, for example, about the sexual use of male
Grape juice didn’t exist, as a product, until 1869. It was invented by a Methodist minister named Thomas Bramwell Welch who sought a non-alcoholic alternative to communion wine. This is where we get Welch’s grape juice to this day. Christianity Today tells how this happened,
The state church of Finland will not perform same-sex weddings, even though gay marriage will be legalized beginning next year. The bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland say that marriage is between a man and a woman, and that will not change. They
After the Republican convention, the media was giving Trump lots of unfavorable coverage. But once Hillary Clinton racked up a seemingly safe lead in the polls, reporters started giving her a hard time. To the point that after Matt Lauer’s interview of the two candidates,
A study of the economic impact of religious institutions has found that congregations, charities, religious hospitals, and other faith-based organizations contribute some $378 billion directly to the economy. That/s more than Apple, Google, and Facebook. Combined. The indirect impact, as that money works its way
In our polarized society, there are few safe topics when you strike up a conversation with someone you don’t know. Politics is likely to provoke an argument instead of small talk; music and TV are now targeted to narrow niches; and religion makes people feel uncomfortable.
The U. S. Commission on Civil Rights is recommending that civil rights be made “preeminent” in American jurisprudence. Specifically, that civil rights claims–for example, those regarding sexual orientation and gender-identity–should always trump religious freedom claims. There would thus be no religious exemptions, because newly-coined rights would have
What would happen if Hillary Clinton really is having serious health problems to the point of having to drop out of the race? I’m not saying she is or that this is likely, but it’s an interesting mental experiment. Donald Trump, who is 70, could
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