Christian conservatives and Republicans in general have been criticized for waging the so-called “culture wars,” making political issues out of abortion, gay marriage, and other divisive moral issues. But now it’s the Democrats who are raising those divisive issues. At the Republican National Convention, hardly
Chicago teachers are on strike, even though they are among the highest paid in the country and they were offered a 16% raise. But they don’t want to be held accountable for their effectiveness: For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked
That Iranian pastor who had been sentenced to death in Iran (we blogged about him here and here) has been freed after three years in prison: Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been released from prison in Iran, where he has been held for almost three years
We had an illuminating sermon from Pastor Douthwaite last Sunday on Mark 7:31-37, in which Jesus touches the ears and the tongue of the deaf mute and tells him “ephphata”; that is, “be opened.” Jesus’ miracles are not simply signs of who He is –
Has September 11 become a de facto grassroots holiday? Do we need a day to remember the terrorist attacks in 2001 and to commemorate their victims? Should it be officially recognized, like Memorial Day? Or should we stop thinking about that nightmarish day and just
Washington Post columnist Melinda Henneberger marvels at how the Democratic National Convention turned into such a celebration of abortion. Never have I heard as much talk about abortion as at this convention, where speech after speech highlights how wrong I’ve been to wince every time
John Ransom says that our economy is so messed up that economists don’t even have tools to describe what is happening: To give you an idea how bad the jobs report released on Friday is, consider this fact: The employment situation in the country is
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, gave the closing prayer at the Republican convention, so, in an act of political balance, agreed to give the closing prayer at the Democratic convention also. But look what he said! We beseech you, almighty God to shed
Harvard University is currently being torn by a cheating scandal. It was discovered that nearly half of the 250 undergraduates in a course called “Introduction to Congress” cheated on a final exam. Why would so many of the nation’s ostensible best and brightest at American’s
George Will reviews The Rise of Gridiron University: Higher Education’s Uneasy Alliance with Big-Time Football by Brian M. Ingrassia, in which we learn that big-time intercollegiate football grew out of progressivism and its vision for higher education: Higher education embraced athletics in the first half
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