The worst countries for religious freedom are either Muslim or atheist. (Burma is Buddhist.) We understand about Islam, but atheists like to present themselves as tolerant. What does it tell us that no countries of Christian heritage are on the list? (After the jump: the
Hollywood talks a lot about artistic freedom, but the prospect of reaching the vast market that is China trumps concerns like that. To get past the still-Communist censors, movie-makers make all kinds of changes. (more…)
English theologian John Milbank gives a different argument against gay marriage. He says it will give the state direct control over reproduction, removing the mediating effect of the family in favor of purely legalistic, arbitrary, and commodified state regulations. (more…)
My colleague Mark Mitchell has co-edited a new book entitled The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and Politics: The Modest Republic. It’s not just about women’s fashions. From the description at Amazon: The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and Politics is a collection
Ex-South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, who left in disgrace after a sex scandal, has been elected to Congress. He defeated Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of TV satirist Stephen Colbert. Blatant adultery is no longer a disqualifier for public office, even for Republicans, the old
Mollie Hemingway, who shamed the mainstream press into covering the Kermit Gosnell abortion mill murder trial, is getting attention for how she pulled that off. I appreciate her plug for vocation and how that doctrine informs her pursuit of journalism. (more…)
Ezra Klein gives the rest of the story about that anecdote about rock stars’ wretched excess, in the process formulating what he calls the “Van Halen Principle”: Right there on Page 40, in the “Munchies” section, nestled between “pretzels” and “twelve (12) Reese’s Peanut Butter
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a food source that is high in protein, low in fat, full of nutrients, in abundant supply, and very inexpensive? We have that. INSECTS. Some people are recommending that we switch from our habit of eating meat to eating
Responding to the uproar about the prospect for court martials for evangelism that we blogged about, the military is clarifying that evangelism will, in fact, be allowed. Just not proselytizing. So what’s the difference? The military’s definition is after the jump. Is this a valid
Figures of speech are not just ornamentation. They can shape the way we think about what they express. Dana Milbank, annoyed with the way Barack Obama keeps saying everything is a “game-changer,” points out how the use of sports metaphors in discussing politics and government
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