Mollie Hemingway at the Federalist just rips to shreds the Obamacare contraceptive mandate. In the course of doing so, she points to an overarching problem: The establishment of the administrative state, in which Constitutional government is replaced by administrative agencies, which have the power to
The London Guardian reports on a study of reading on a Kindle as compared to reading a traditional book. Readers of the paper version performed significantly better when it came to reconstructing the chronological order of incidents in the plot. The story cites another study
We often hear references to Bonhoeffer’s term “cheap grace.” In an essay defending Christians who are trying to separate themselves from the world–which I recommend that you read–Rod Dreher usefully quotes the entire passage and its context from The Cost of Discipleship dealing with “cheap
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says that ISIS/Islamic State is developing a plan to “blow up” a major American city. “We’re in the most dangerous position we’ve ever been in as a nation,” he said. In the meantime, ISIS has sent a
We blogged about “inversions,” when a corporation moves its official headquarters to another country. George Will offers an explanation from the corporation’s point of view, going on to criticize liberals for waxing indignant over the consequences of policies they themselves promoted. (more…)
Many Lutherans have pretty much abandoned the historic liturgy to embrace evangelical worship styles. And yet now, many evangelicals are embracing the historic liturgy. In fact, liturgy may be the latest thing in “contemporary” worship. If you don’t believe that, read the article from Christianity
In response to the Supreme Court decision that the Obamacare contraception mandate can violate the religious liberty of pro-life business owners, the administration has issued new regulations that would allow employees to get free birth control–including those that prevent the implantation of the fertilized egg–without
President Obama is considering asking Congress to authorize military action against the Islamic State/ISIS. (more…)
Here is the latest about the Black Mass in Oklahoma City that we blogged about: The Catholic Archdiocese of the city sued to stop the ritual on the grounds that the Host was stolen. So the organizers returned the communion wafer to the Archdiocese, which
In many places in the world, the only modern medical care available is provided by Christian missionaries. Thus, the main people fighting the Ebola epidemic in Africa are missionaries and the hospitals they operate. Some of these missionaries are themselves getting Ebola. And yet they
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