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August 2016

August 01, 2016

He is the priest, He is the Samaritan, He is the robber

A few weeks ago, our pastor (and son-in-law) was preaching about the parable of the...

August 01, 2016

The Libertarian candidate on religious liberty

Is Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson someone social conservatives could vote for as an alternative to...

August 01, 2016

As Republicans veer left, Democrats veer right

At the Republican convention, Donald Trump and company invoked what have traditionally been Democratic themes:...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

Hillary’s speech

In her acceptance speech, Hillary Clinton sounded a theme of bringing people together--even Republicans--in contrast...

July 30, 2016

“A Christian and a Feminist Almost Agree on Stuff”

From Hans Fiene of Lutheran Satire. (HT: Kerner):

July 29, 2016

The plight of religious traditionalists

Rachel Lu has written an important essay for National Review on the plight of religious...

July 29, 2016

The rest of the religious liberty story

The Christian Science Monitor is running a seven-part series on religious liberty. According to Julia...

July 29, 2016

The party of the rich

Democrats are now the party of the rich, and Republicans are the party of the...

July 29, 2016

Russians won’t be completely banned from the Olympics

How bad is Russian use of banned performance-enhancing drugs? Even the country's paralympic team--those participating in...

July 28, 2016

Traditional sexual ethics vs. Christian morality

I happened upon a book by a former student of mine, Matthew Rueger, now a...

July 28, 2016

What’s been missing at the Democratic convention

What's been missing at the Democratic National Convention? (1) American flags. The first night, there...

July 28, 2016

Reagan’s attempted assassin is freed

John Hinckley, who tried to kill Ronald Reagan in 1981, will be released from the...

July 28, 2016

“How terrible for him to lose his bomb”

Writing for the British Spectator blog, Douglas Murray discusses Europe's summer of terrorism and has some choice...

July 27, 2016

Terrorists attack a church

Two Islamic terrorists burst into a church during Mass in Normandy, France. They beheaded the...

July 27, 2016

Trump’s Russian connections

In yesterday's discussion about whether the Russians, who apparently hacked into the Democratic National Committee's...

July 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee for president

The Democrats had their roll call of the states, and Hillary Clinton was formally chosen...

July 26, 2016

Evangelical Catholics

Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence describes himself as an "evangelical Catholic." By which he...

July 26, 2016

Are the Russians manipulating the U.S. election?

Researchers are concluding that it was the Russians--indeed, a Russian intelligence agency--that hacked into the...

July 26, 2016

Sanders supporters boo calls for party unity

The first day of the Democratic National Convention was marked by boos, shout downs, and...

July 25, 2016

“Conscientious objection against the state”

Hillsdale professor and LCMS member Korey Maas has an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about...

July 25, 2016

What to watch for at the Democrats’ convention this week

Now it's the Democrats' turn to have a convention, beginning today and lasting through Thursday....

July 25, 2016

The Democrats’ embarrassing e-mail leaks

Someone hacked into some 20,000 e-mails from members of the Democratic National Committee, and they...

July 23, 2016

Terrorist attack in Germany

A terrorist shouting "Allahu Akbar" began shooting children in a McDonald's at Munich. He then...

July 22, 2016

Clinton picks Tim Kaine for vice president

Hillary Clinton picked former Virginia governor Tim Kaine as her running-mate. She could have picked...

July 22, 2016

A theology of writing/a theology of fiction

My daughter Mary Moerbe, over at her blog Meet, Write, & Salutary, is trying to...

July 22, 2016

Trump may not defend NATO allies

Donald Trump said that he may or may not come to the defense of a...

July 22, 2016

Ban Russia from the Olympics?

An arbitration court confirmed that Russia's track and field team, which was caught in a...

July 21, 2016

“I AM YOUR VOICE”

Donald Trump gave a stemwinder of a speech in accepting the Republican presidential nomination. Promising...

July 21, 2016

What Mary Magdalene looked like?

Brazilian scientists have been using digital technology on the skulls of saints, so as...

July 21, 2016

Japan flirts with World War II ideology again

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party has just won a 2/3 majority in both of its houses...