How persecution begins: The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: “Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense…Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis…”. (more…)
A noted sports figure came out of the closet. Not Jason Collins of the NBA saying he is gay. ESPN commentator Chris Broussard revealing himself to be a Christian, something far more controversial than what Collins did. (more…)
In the appreciation-for-Lutheranism-by-non-Lutherans department, here is a post by Cap Stewart at Happier Far. It tells about how he has been helped by the Lutheran distinction between Law and Gospel and, in particular, by the The Lutheran Study Bible: Lutherans Know Something We Don’t Know
The “morning after” pill, designed to induce abortion immediately after sex, will now be available without a prescription to any female 15 and over. This, my friends, is bigger than Roe v. Wade. (more…)
In my book Modern Fascism, I explore the way various still-respectable strains of modern and post-modern thought–such as certain strains of Romanticism, existentialism, and liberal theology–came together in the various Fascist movements of the early 20th century. Last weekend I met Robert Zubrin and heard
This is the first of May, celebrated as a spring festival in many cultures as May Day and appropriated by Marxists as the International Workers’ Holiday. This is the Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving for those who believe religion is the opiate of the people but
I keep running into conservative, confessional Lutherans (including on this blog) who, in their political ideology, are libertarians. Could somebody explain how that works, in light of the relatively high view of the state and of temporal authority evident in Lutheran theology (e.g., the orders
Robert J. Samuelson sees a shift underway in Americans’ expectations: We are passing through something more than a period of disappointing economic growth and increasing political polarization. What’s happening is more powerful: the collapse of “entitlement.” By this, I do not mean primarily cuts in
Here is something we can thank the Islamic world for: coffee. BBC gives an interesting account of the history of that beverage and how it came to the West: Although a beverage made from the wild coffee plant seems to have been first drunk by
Rev. Michael Schuermann calls out the president for confusing his office and for taking God’s name in vain: President Obama spoke to Planned Parenthood this morning (Friday, April 26th). He said all sorts of things. Yet what was most galling, at least in my mind,
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