"Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law." Read more
"Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law." Read more
National Catholic Reporter disgraces itself by credulously promoting three con-artists running the old "ex-Satanist" racket. None of them is very good at it. Plus: White flight, Moody history, Zeno's paradox, and Nada Surf. Read more
You may have been taught that the sheer numbers involved here should make you 10 or 20 times more heartbroken over this freezer malfunction than you were over the shocking deaths of all those children in Sandy Hook. But you do not feel that. Read more
This inspirational, aspirational use of history can be a Good Thing. It is good to recognize and try to learn from the exceptional heroes of the story. But it's also dangerous. Read more
Michael Gerson has written a long, impressive, widely discussed cover story for the Atlantic. It was the second-best history of white evangelicalism published yesterday. Read more
"Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land ..." Read more
The authors have accomplished something truly remarkable here. By adding the Antichrist and the End of the World into the mix, they’ve made their story less interesting than it otherwise might have been. Read more
The National Council of Churches has long been the focus of dark murmurings and conspiracy theories circulating among politically conservative white evangelicals and fundamentalists. And there has never been a shortage of funding for any hack willing to promote those conspiracy theories. Read more
March 7 is still winter. Got the driveway and sidewalks cleared just in time to grab some dinner and head to work. Read more
Billy Graham's anti-Communism was an essential aspect of his message, his persona, and his popular appeal from the start of his ministry on up through the 1980s. He was a Cold Warrior rather than a culture warrior. Read more
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