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March 2017

March 23, 2017

How Gorsuch’s nomination hearing is going

Neil Gorsuch is reportedly doing well in Senate hearings for his nomination to the Supreme Court....

March 23, 2017

Terrorist attacks UK parliament

A terrorist drove through a crowd of pedestrians on London's Westminster bridge, killing 2 and...

March 22, 2017

Luther as populist and freedom fighter

Much of Europe, including Catholics, will be celebrating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther posting...

March 22, 2017

Trump threatens opponents of his health care bill

President Trump is pressuring conservative Congressmen who are opposed to his health care bill. The...

March 22, 2017

Logical fallacies in science

Scientists sometimes succumb to logical fallacies. A Norwegian scientist has written about three of them...

March 21, 2017

Work on Jesus’ burial site completed

We blogged about the excavation and renovation of Jesus' tomb at our post "See the...

March 21, 2017

Other rights are not equal to religious liberty

The hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court got started. Judge Gorsuch...

March 21, 2017

Trump and the FBI

FBI director James Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that an active investigation is underway...

March 20, 2017

And now, Network Christianity

Lots of Christians supported Donald Trump, for many different reasons. Some didn't approve of him,...

March 20, 2017

Hail! Hail! Chuck Berry

The pioneering rock 'n' roll guitarist and songwriter Chuck Berry died. He was 90 years...

March 20, 2017

The Trump/Russia collusion charge is fizzling

The Democratic base, fanned by left wing pundits, is all fired up about the prospect...

March 17, 2017

St. Patrick’s confession

Instead of celebrating St. Patrick's Day by just wearing green, making a big deal about...

March 17, 2017

Trump’s budget

President Trump released his proposed budget. It boosts defense spending, Veterans' benefits, school choice, and...

March 17, 2017

A comma rule goes to court

Which is correct?: men, women, and children. Or men, women and children. Some authorities, including...

March 16, 2017

Luther’s cross-cultural appeal

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, the editor of Lutheran Forum, has been co-teaching a seminar in Wittenberg...

March 16, 2017

The infinite number of universes

Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel has written an article explaining how the infinite number of parallel universes,...

March 16, 2017

Judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban

President Trump's new travel ban, revised to eliminate the legal difficulties that a judge found...

March 15, 2017

Are atheists dying out?

An article in Evolutionary Psychological Science looks at the "secularization hypothesis," the assumption that modernity would...

March 15, 2017

The end of Reaganism?

At the Conservative Political Action Conference, attendees swooned over President Trump. They applauded him even...

March 15, 2017

Forcing pro-life centers to advertise abortions

Hawaii is on the verge of passing a law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to post...

March 14, 2017

Saying Christ is the only way to God is “abusive and criminal”?

Two British street preachers were arrested for publicly reading the Bible, particularly the parts about...

March 14, 2017

Shutting down the government over the Wall & Planned Parenthood

Senate Democrats say they will shut down the government by filibustering any spending bills that...

March 14, 2017

The ACLU “resistance”

The American Civil Liberties Union conducted livestreamed training across the country Saturday, teaching people how to...

March 13, 2017

LCMS judge is censured for following her church

We blogged about (here, here, and here) the case of Judge Ruth Neely, a municipal...

March 13, 2017

The social implications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

In discussing the debacle at the Oscars, government incompetence, political surprises, and unintended cultural consequences, Jonah...

March 13, 2017

The difference between Mike Pence’s e-mails and Hillary Clinton’s

Vice-President Mike Pence, it turns out, used his private e-mail account for government business when...

March 10, 2017

The decline of Christian bookstores

The biggest Christian bookstore chain, Family Christian Stores, is going out of business. Then again,...

March 10, 2017

The checks & balances of Federalism

Obama's executive orders and side-stepping of Congress provoked opposition from the states, whose attorney generals...

March 10, 2017

Is Russia seeding our shoreline with nuclear weapons?

Former Russian defense ministry spokesman Viktor Baranetz is claiming that "we are quietly 'seeding' the U.S....

March 09, 2017

A religious revival in music?

Major rappers like Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper and Kendrick Lamar are now rhyming about Jesus. So...