This weekend I will again turn over the microphone to you. What would you like to inform the Cranach community about, and what would you like the Cranach community to discuss?
This weekend I will again turn over the microphone to you. What would you like to inform the Cranach community about, and what would you like the Cranach community to discuss?
National Conservatism is not the same thing as Christian Nationalism, though they are often confused. And no wonder, since one of the manifesto's articles says that Christianity should enjoy a privileged position in America's public sphere. A group of theologians has written an open letter critiquing National Conservatism, raising questions of its own.
We blogged about "quiet quitting," in which workers do the least they can get by with. It turns out that this is an even bigger problem in China, where it has become a generational craze. They call it "lying flat." And add "letting it rot": When facing something difficult or a problem that needs attention, doing nothing about it.
Striving for "work-life balance" implies that "work" is not part of "life." Vocation, on the other hand, makes our work a facet of our lives. But every other facet of our lives is also a part of our vocations. Our multiple vocations may seem to pull us in different directions, but since the purpose of them all is to love and serve our neighbors, we can ask, "Which neighbor needs me the most?"
One of the many tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth develops a useful distinction between personal virtue and social virtue. Today we have a "culture of self-aggrandizement," with virtue pushed out into the realm of social attitudes. Having the right positions is more important than personal behavior. This is a problem across the political spectrum.
You may have heard that the Supreme Court sided with the football coach who lost his job for praying on the field. What you may not have heard is that, in doing so, the court overturned a restrictive ruling on church/state relations from two decades ago and created new standards for religious liberty cases. Read more
College and NFL football have started up again! Baseball is headed to the wire and to the playoffs! And there are lots of controversies, proposed changes, and dramas to talk about! So this weekend let's talk sports.
Marijuana in the 60's had a THC level of just 2%. Breeders raised that to as much as 20%. But the products sold legally in cannabis dispensaries today--to be vaped, eaten, or drunk--can have a potency of up to 95%. At that level, cannabis becomes a psychosis-causing drug that can be more dangerous than meth or heroin. And states are legalizing cannabis with no attention to potency or dosages.
"You keep using that word," said Inigo Montoya in Princess Bride. "I do not think it means what you think it means." The word they were referring to was "inconceivable." The statement also applies to the word "fascism." But despite the political rhetoric, those who believe in small, limited government cannot be fascists.
August 24 was the 450th anniversary of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, in which as many as 30,000 Protestants were slaughtered because of their faith. Mark Tooley notes that the horror of that day led eventually to the movement for religious liberty. Nevertheless, today some Catholic and Calvinist thinkers are playing with "illiberalism" and the notion that the church should rule the state.
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