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July 2013

July 03, 2013

On July 4th, Celebrate America, But Don’t Worship It

On July 4th, Americans will wave our flags proudly, belt out our national songs triumphantly,...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Silver Linings in DOMA Case?

From a legal and political perspective, I'm with Hadley Arkes that this is an unmitigated...

June 27, 2013

What Wendy Davis’s Filibuster Means for Christian Communion

What would authentic dialogue look like in the pro-life/pro-choice debate?

June 26, 2013

This Is Not About Gay Marriage

"It is impossible to discuss marriage policy without a robust conception of what marriage actually...

June 26, 2013

Whatever the Court Says About Marriage: Carry On

"Whatever happens, these cases are sure to be among the most anticipated, most observed, and...

June 17, 2013

Patenting Genes Is Like Patenting Sunlight

"Trying to patent a portion of the human genome would be a bit like someone...

June 13, 2013

Bordering on Chaos: Threading The Needle With Immigration Reform

Nothing brings the United States Senate together quite like larding up a farm bill with...

June 07, 2013

Through the PRISM: How To Submit to Authorities When They’re Spying On You

"Privacy" has taken on new meaning in our generation. When the Fourth Amendment was penned,...

June 07, 2013

A New Gospel-Inspired Peace in Honduras

"For my family, to gain their country back from the gangs is a small preview...

June 07, 2013

Citizenship Confusion: Valedictorian Prays but Should Christians Rejoice?

"When prayer is reduced to a political protest in order to defend our right to...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Citizenship Confusion: Instead of Cutting Aid, Let’s Increase It

"We need to be known for our passion for caring for the poor and needy...

May 23, 2013

Citizenship Confusion: When WORLD Mag Promotes a Radical Anti-Muslim Advocate

In Citizenship Confusion, Alan Noble discusses how we confuse our heavenly citizenship with citizenship to the...

May 21, 2013

Music Matters: Feeding the Poor with Beauty in Music

"Without beauty, our souls would be as malnourished as our bodies would be apart from...

May 17, 2013

Just to Clarify: The Boy Scouts of America Are Not Endorsing Homosexuality

The Boy Scouts are both a private association and an icon of American wholesomeness. Boy...

May 16, 2013

Citizenship Confusion: The Boston Bombers Tell Us Why They Did it

Citizenship Confusion, Alan Noble discusses how we confuse our heavenly citizenship with citizenship to the...

May 16, 2013

Podcast #120: Gatsby, The New Wave Of Complementarianism, and Bangladesh

Click here to listen! This week, editor-in-chief Richard Clark, associate editor Ben Bartlett and writer...

May 09, 2013

Citizenship Confusion: Why I Support Internet Sales Tax, as a Christian

"If Christians believe that our governing authorities are appointed by God, and that we ought...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Citizenship Confusion: Do We Need the Word of God on Our Guns?

Every Thursday in Citizenship Confusion, Alan Noble discusses how we confuse our heavenly citizenship with citizenship...

April 19, 2013

Wise as Serpents: Making Too Much of Abortion and Polygamy

What do Westboro Baptist Church, a liberal columnist at Slate arguing for polygamy, and abortionist...

April 16, 2013

Podcast #117: The Gosnell Tragedy, How Sex Affects Faith, “Accidental Racist”

Every week on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast, various Christ and Pop Culture writers...

April 12, 2013

The “Gosnell Media Blackout” is Really Just Human Nature, Also Horrible

I'm already tired of hearing about the "media blackout" of the abortionist Kermit Gosnell's murder...

April 11, 2013

Who Do We Blame for the Emergency Contraceptives-for-Kids Ruling?

The New York Times headline on Friday likely caused readers to perform a Maggie Smith-esque...

April 10, 2013

Breaking News: ‘Accidental Racist’ Fixes Racism!

After a tumultuous 394-year history, the volatile racial tension caused by cultural misunderstandings (slavery), social...

April 04, 2013

Planned Parenthood, Infanticide, and the Return to Paganism

"We believe that any decision that's made should be left up to the woman, her...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Red Equal Signs: Marriage Debate in the Facebook Era

You may have noticed some fellow travelers on Facebook suddenly appearing as muted red equal...

March 27, 2013

Christian Responses to Gay Marriage: CaPC Thoughts on Same-Sex Marriage

Over the years, CaPC has written about the issue of gay marriage in a number...

March 21, 2013

Haircuts in Cyprus: Our Crisis of Debt Conscience

Americans pride themselves on outdoing the rest of the world in output, in the sheer...

March 14, 2013

Why The New Pope Shouldn’t Listen to Obama’s Advice

Obama isn't the most precise theologian. Nor should that be expected of him--he's only a...

March 14, 2013

The New Pope is Serious About Social Justice

This morning, he was Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. From this day forward, he is history's first...

March 13, 2013

How Should We Respond to Hugo Chavez’s Death?

When Hugo Chavez died last week, we saw an eruption of responses on both sides....

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