Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is a cultural conservative brimming with creative ideas. He is also a Hindu. He is courting evangelical voters. Should a political candidate's religion matter?
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is a cultural conservative brimming with creative ideas. He is also a Hindu. He is courting evangelical voters. Should a political candidate's religion matter?
In his "Temporal Authority" (1523), Luther, far from being deferential to earthly rulers calls them knaves and fools. They are "God's hangmen." But he goes on to describe the duty of Christians in position of authority: not to use their power for self-aggrandizement, but to love and serve their neighbors--that is, the citizens under their care.
Research from Lifeway shows that the segments of Americans who are most likely never to go to church are men, adults under 35, the lower and working classes, the never-married, and non-Republicans.
The pastoral care journal "Seelsorger" asked me to write an article about marriage and culture. So I researched the role of marriage in culture; the cultural variations of marriage; what the Bible says about marriage in different cultures; and how this relates to today's issues. To use the click-bait phrase, what I discovered may surprise you. (A free post) Read more
Supremes shore up religious liberty; how just three corporations imposed woke capitalism; and LGBTQ theology takes on the witches.
Luther's "Temporal Authority: The Extent to Which It Should Be Obeyed," whose 500th anniversary is this year, casts doubt on the possibility of a "Christian nation."
One of the reasons our military is having recruitment problems is the opposition of parents. Some veteran fathers are saying they don't want their sons enlisting in today's "woke military." Would you want your child to enlist?
The conservatives who focus on class conflict, champion the working class again the rich, throw out democracy, and condemn capitalism are essentially right wing Marxists.
Not being allowed to say what you believe is a violation of your freedom of speech. But another kind of violation of your freedom of speech is compelled speech, being forced to say something that you do not believe. The Supreme Court has ruled that laws may not compel what you must say. Martin Luther agreed. Read more
On this Independence Day, I would like to offer you words from G. K. Chesterton on patriotism. For him, love of country was like love of family. It is not a belief--for example, the conviction that one's country can never do any thing wrong--but a feeling of affection. Also a virtue. (A free post to share) Read more
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