Whoever controls the language, it has been said, controls how people think. The left has seemed most adept at language manipulations. But according to one liberal, conservatives have been winning the battle by taking the liberals' words and turning them against them.
"Rich Men North of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony is a cry of the heart from America's working class. But the song is getting criticism from both progressives and certain strains of conservatives, including Christians.
Conservatives' pop culture moment, the courts keep supporting religious liberty, and Republican big spenders.
In his treatise "On Temporal Authority," Luther argues that the state should not punish heretics or try to compel them to change their beliefs. Inner beliefs cannot be compelled by external force. This insight was a major step towards religious and intellectual liberty.
Today's main post is about Luther's opposition to the state's attempt to stamp out heresy on the grounds that internal beliefs cannot be coerced by external force. How do Luther's arguments apply to today's cancel culture, ideological mandates, and culture wars?
Hospitality is a Biblical virtue, but the deconstructionist Jacques Derrida has turned "pure hospitality" into a formula for removing all boundaries. Churches have bought into this definition, as Hans Boersma shows in his critique of open communion.
A common value expressed today--in corporations, schools, regulators, and churches--is "inclusion." But, as Tal Fortgang points out, there is a difference between "collaborative inclusion," which seeks the participation of varied groups, and "imposed inclusion," which seeks to alter institutions.
Jonathan Edwards is best known for his hair-raising fire and brimstone sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." But his more characteristic subject is the beauty of God. So says David Swartz reviewing a new book by George Marsden.
Trump's 91 felony charges, hybrid genders, and 22 states outlaw sex change surgeries for children.
The decline in church attendance is not just due to young people. Large numbers of middle aged adults, including some who were once highly committed, are also dropping out of church, usually while still keeping their faith. I argue that evangelical piety encourages downplaying the church and that its emotionalism and activism often lead to burnout.
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