Yesterday had been declared “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” by a group of activist pastors and a conservative legal organization. Over a thousand pastors purposefully violated the law by endorsing, by name, a political candidate, something non-profit organizations are not allowed to do. They recorded their endorsement
Illegal immigrants and other non-citizens don’t have the right to vote, of course. But, as required by the Constitution, they ARE counted in the census that determines the population of states for the allocation of congressional representatives. That means a state with large numbers of
Maria-TV is a new Egyptian television station, all of whose employees are women. Though it’s getting attention in the West because all of its broadcasters wear the niqab, the total covering except for a slit for the eyes, the purpose of the station is to
We should have a discussion for Columbus Day as we have for other holidays. This day is also observed in Latin American countries as Dia de la Raza, a day to mark the meeting and mixing of Native American and Spanish cultures. Many Native Americans,
Literature professor that I am, I appreciate this application of the unutterably great Dante to today’s political and cultural woes. It’s by Henry G. Brinton, pastor of Fairfax Presbyterian Church, who got it published in USA Today: In Inferno, hell is cold at its deepest
Bob Dylan has an interview in Rolling Stone that is confounding some people for bringing back that whole religion thing. You can’t read it online without a subscription, but David Zahl at Mockingbird posts some highlights: Do you ever worry that people interpreted your work
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, a dramatic production seldom lasts much more than two hours, about the limit of human endurance sitting in one place. Thus, plays, movies, and TV shows tend to be relatively short. Novels, though, can take weeks to read.
Todd Wilkens, host of Issues, Etc., has a provocative post on voting like a Christian. He is applying to this work of the calling of citizenship what Luther taught is the purpose of all vocations: To love and serve one’s neighbor. Why does a Christian
Read our live-blog commentary, below. It was a cool exercise, interacting with each other and with the topic in real time. Now, recollecting the debate in tranquility, what do you think about the debate as a whole? Who will be helped, and who will be
Greetings, all of you Cranachers of every political persuasion. In this experiment in real-time online interaction and discussion, I will post comments on the first presidential candidate debate as it unfolds and invite you to do the same. Or you can just read what we
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