A FREE POST: Rev. Paul Williams of the Lutheran Church of Canada has written a book about church, family, and state in light of Luther's doctrine of the Three Estates. In doing so, he shows the root of our social dysfunctions. He also uncovers the Lutheran tradition of resistance. Read more
Luther called on the Pope to be considered as just another bishop, as he was in the early church before Pope Leo I (!) claimed authority over all Christians. He considered accepting him as the administrative head of the church, if he dropped his divine pretensions, but decided that would not really work.
The conclave of cardinals elected a new pope to rule the Roman Catholic Church, and to most observers' surprise, they picked an American, Robert Prevost, who took the name of Leo XIV. His background and what he might be like as Pope.
Trump apparently stopped a new war that had broken out between India and Pakistan, both of which have nuclear weapons. What we get from China. And staying in vs. going out. Also, the new pope is an American (more on that tomorrow).
If we are moving into a post-secular era, a broad-based recovery of religion in society, we mustn't assume that this will necessarily be Christian, as such. If it isn't, what kind of religion might it be? An ancient Stoic philosopher gives some options.
As talks over Iran's quest for nuclear weapons break down and Iran's support for Houthi terrorists continue, the Trump administration is threatening military action against Iran. Should we take that step?
An international study of human flourishing has been released, and it is full of surprises.
Is culture changed primarily from below, by masses of people transforming their thinking and behavior, or from above, as a small number of elites exert their influence over everyone else? Both secularists and Christians have been debating which tactic is the best strategy.
Tomorrow, 135 cardinals will be locked up in the Sistine Chapel until they have elected a new pope. How that works, in history and today. Why Lutherans believe the papacy is anti-Christ.
Canada's election. Only 11% of transgender "women," or fewer, get the operation. And the truth about chemical abortion.
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