Collin Garbarino tells of a controversy in archaeology about whether or not the ancient Carthaginians practiced child sacrifice, as the Romans always said they did. Recently, evidence has arisen that they did, in fact, sacrifice children. Some archaeologists, though, just won’t believe it. Mr. Garbarino
We now have metrics that allow us to determine the most corrupt states in the union, based on the number of public officials that have been convicted of corruption in office. Can you guess which ones are in the top 10? Where do you think
An independent review board has said that the NSA surveillance system is illegal. But the White House says essentially that it doesn’t care. The courts are going to have to weigh in. (more…)
We’ve been pretty hard on the Church Growth Movement lately, so let’s allow an advocate to have his say. Thom Schultz, the founder of Group Publishing (and I think originally a Lutheran, though whether he is now I’m not sure) has written a provocative post
Tullian Tchividjian is Billy Graham’s grandson and the successor to D. James Kennedy as the pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. As we’ve been blogging about, Rev. Tchividjian has been studying Lutheranism and is bringing such concepts as the distinction between Law & Gospel, active
Americans United for Life has compiled a list of the best, the worst, and the most-improved states when it comes to protecting the unborn. Go here and see the map after the jump. (more…)
Today is the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. So thousands of protesters will march on Washington for the annual March for Life. It will be a cold, cold day in our nation’s capital, but not as cold
Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York often mentioned as an alternative to Hillary Clinton as a Democratic presidential candidate, doesn’t want pro-lifers, Second Amendment advocates, or believers in traditional sexual morality in his state. Here is what he said on the radio: “Are they
The Winter Olympics begin February 7 in Sochi, Russia, and people are getting nervous over terrorism threats, anti-gay laws, the toilet situation, and whatever Vladimir Putin might do. Columnist Charles Lane argues that the Olympics have gotten too politicized, too expensive, too drug-saturated, too corrupt,
Mathew Block, communications director of the Lutheran Church Canada, posts about that article on the millennial generation yearning for liturgy and sacraments and joining “high church” congregations. He asks, Why don’t more of these young Christians looking for liturgy end up in Lutheran churches? As
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