The stigma against having a baby out of wedlock has faded. And the stigma against having an abortion continues. Some pro-abortion activists are trying to erase that stigma by making the case that abortion is nothing to feel bad about and is, in fact, a
The Washington Post has an interesting article about Candomblé, the Afro-Brazilian animistic religion. Read about it after the jump. I predict that this religion will come to this country, not just among immigrants but also among the white middle class. Candomblé has a lot of
I was one of the many judges of the Christianity Today Book Awards, charged with picking the top two books on Christianity & culture. I was glad to see that my top two were the magazine’s top two. I thought I would post my reviews.
The Greeks, tired of the European Union’s “austerity” programs, elected a far-left government. But observers are confused about how it is allying itself with far-right–even fascist–parties. Also how the new Greek government is adopting pro-Russian, pro-Putin policies. Anne Applebaum points out how “left” and “right”
Homeschoolers have so many more options than they used to, particularly with internet technology. My daughter, Joanna Hensley, has been teaching Latin and integrated humanities courses online. These are real-time sessions, and students can see the teacher and interact with her and with each other,
The commenter known as “Pete” has a picture that looks like a little kid, but he’s really a distinguished physician. He’s also among the top two Bob Dylan aficionados that I have ever known (the other being a good friend and former colleague). Pete went
A parable/thought experiment from the Hungarian writer Útmutató a Léleknek: In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here
In the early days of the Republic, Baptists supported Thomas Jefferson, even though he was not a Christian. Why? Because he supported religious freedom. Russell Moore says that Christians today need to develop that same mindset in their political activism today. He says that THE
Some smart people, from Bill Gates to Stephen Hawkings, have been raising the alarm that computers might get so intelligent that they could conquer the human race. But artificial intelligence specialist David W. Buchanan explains why this isn’t something we need to worry about, saying
At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama asserted the moral equivalence of Christianity and radical Islam. Read what he said after the jump and consider: Though Christianity too has violence in its history, what is wrong with what he says? (more…)
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