Washington Post critic Ann Hornaday on the Santa Barbara murders: As deranged manifestos go, the final YouTube video made by suspected Isla Vista, Calif., mass murderer Elliot Rodger was remarkably well-made. Filmed by Rodger in his black BMW, with palm trees in the background and
There is a new literary biography of the 17th century Christian poet George Herbert. It’s entitled Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert, by John Drury. The book pays close attention to Herbert’s Christian faith and to close readings of his poetry.
Tullian Tchividjian, the pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian and the grandson of Billy Graham, was kicked out of the Gospel Coalition blogging community for what the GC folks are calling a doctrinal issue over sanctification. Others claim other reasons, including Rev. Tchividijian’s criticism of how
What do you think is the significance of the Veterans Administration scandal, in which VA hospitals took so long to extend care that some 40 veterans died? Also that the hospitals systematically covered up the wait times? Is this an example of administrative incompetence, an
Will McDavid at Mockingbird quotes “The Ungrateful Son,” an extremely short fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm. Here it is: Once a man and his wife were sitting outside the front door with a roast chicken before them which they were going to eat between
The different countries that constitute the European Union held elections on Sunday for the European parliament. Political parties that oppose the European Union won big, taking over a third of the parliamentary seats. The winners included anti-immigration parties, traditional conservatives, and even neo-Nazi groups. How
My father, a member of the occupying army in Europe just after World War II, died about this time last year. My wife’s father, who fought at Iwo Jima, also died last year. There aren’t many World War II veterans left. Let’s remember and thank
That would be Pakistan, according to Jesse Johnson. It isn’t just that Christian are persecuted by the government. The entire culture systematically excludes, punishes, and torments Christians. Christians may not attend schools or universities, so most of them are illiterate. This keeps them from getting
The government-funded effort to find alien life–known as SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Life)–is running out of money. So its scientists testified before Congress, claiming that extraterrestrial life is a virtual certainty and that we should find it within 20 years. Do you see anything wrong
Is there anything that can be said about the 22-year-old who killed six people–stabbing three, then shooting three more before killing himself–in Santa Barbara? Elliott Rodger, the affluent son of the assistant director of the Hunger Games, gave his reasons in a 171-page manifesto and
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