Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, after saying that he was “not ready” to endorse Donald Trump, is now ready. He announced that he will support him after all. Ryan, the GOP Vice-Presidential nominee in the last presidential election, by virtue of his office as
As you may have heard, Donald Trump told an interviewer that his favorite Bible verse was “an eye for an eye.” He was referring to Leviticus 24:20. I guess he hasn’t got to Matthew 5:38-39. Read the details and the context after the jump. Is
Jake Meador, a thoughtful young evangelical, reflects on monasticism and says that one thing we can learn from that practice is the virtue–yes, the virtue–of indifference. (more…)
Bernie Sanders is polling high in California, which holds its Democratic primary on June 7; Hillary Clinton’s legal problems are growing; and new polls show Sanders doing better against Donald Trump than she would. Many Democratic party super-delegates are reportedly considering switching their votes to Sanders.
St. John’s Lutheran School in Baraboo, Wisconsin, is under federal investigation for discriminating against gay or transgender children. Not that it discriminated against any of its students but because the principal sent a letter to parents asking them to affirm that they and their child
A new study has found that over the last three decades the number of “secret laws” has been surging. These include classified bills passed by Congress, directives of the Intelligence Court, and Executive Orders from the president. Secret laws are inherently unjust, since those subject to
More evidence that scientists–especially social scientists–need to study philosophy, particularly the complicated question of what constitutes causality: A study of ELCA congregations has found that the more racially diverse a congregation is, the more it has declined in attendance. The implication being that white people
Great Britain now has more people who say they have “no religion” (48%) than say they are Christians (44%). (Other religions such as Islam constitute 8%.) And this happened fast. Fifteen years ago, around 75% said they were Christians. Five years ago, only 25% said
Hillary Clinton is in legal trouble for using her own private e-mail server for State Department business, which is against the law. Her hackable server may have also endangered national security. So why did she do this? Carl Bernstein, the investigative reporter who helped break
Yes, American foreign policy is a laughing-stock abroad, but that means at least some of the reaction is funny. British commentator Douglas Murray discusses the new American counter-terrorism strategy, which, in its written form, never mentions “Islam.” Terrorist-inspiring religious extremism is a problem, says Secretary
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