The blog Mission Work, which focuses on faith, work, and economics, is hosting a series on the Lutheran perspective on these issues, also known as the doctrine of vocation. Every few days for several weeks, it will post some reflections by Rev. Adam Roe, a
There is a growing chasm in our society. It isn’t so much between the wealthy and the middle class, though it does have to do with social classes, a major demarcation seeming to be between the college educated and those who just finished high school.
Google is putting some of its gazillions of dollars into a venture capital fund. Its goal is to fund research that will let us live for 500 years. (more…)
An essay in the Intercollegiate Review explores J. R. R. Tolkien’s political views. He said in a letter that his “political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs).” Also, “The most improper job of
Belying the leftist myth that big corporations are conservative, 379 major businesses filed friend-of-the-court briefs supporting gay marriage for when the Supreme Court hears arguments on the issue on April 28. (more…)
Wikipedia has filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency and the Justice Department, seeking to stop the government’s mass surveillance of the internet. (more…)
The London Guardian has published a fascinating in-depth article about atheism, its history and its different varieties. The author, John Gray, is himself an atheist, but he subjects what he calls today’s “evangelical atheists” to a withering critique. He especially criticizes the notion assumed by
Thanks to David Bergquist for alerting me to an article in the Wall Street Journal about how corporate mission statements are now all about “changing the world” and other idealistic and even religious motivations (including having a “mission”), rather than just making a product. This
A study purports to show how certain parenting styles can turn children into narcissists. But it distinguishes between narcissism, which is bad, and “self-esteem,” which is good. (more…)
M. Stanton Evans, one of the founders of modern conservatism, died at age 80 in Leesburg, Virginia. Read about his importance after the jump. I urge you to read his book The Theme Is Freedom, on the historical rise of political liberty. He takes what
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