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August 2024

August 19, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 8/19/24

The UK might extradite us Americans and put us in jail for what we post...

August 16, 2024

Beyond the Political Binary

Our choice between Harris and Trump offers us a "political binary." We have a two-party...

August 16, 2024

DISCUSSION: The Olympics

Did you watch the Olympics? If so, what were your highlights and lowlights? Can you...

August 15, 2024

How Postmodernism Infects Conservative Churches

"Even in churches that have stayed faithful to biblical orthodoxy," observes Christian historian Thomas Kidd,...

August 14, 2024

“Who Proceeds from the Father and the Son”

When we confess the Nicene Creed, we say that the Holy Spirit, "proceeds from the Father and  the Son." But...

August 13, 2024

A Lutheran Vice-President?

Kamala Harris's vice presidential running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, is a Lutheran. This will doubtless...

August 12, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 8/12/24

The "vibes" election. Google is an illegal monopoly. And Hindu nationalists court American conservatives.

August 09, 2024

Is America an Idea or a People?

After World War II and during the Cold War, it was said that America is...

August 09, 2024

DISCUSS: Christianity and the American Identity Debate

How does Christianity apply to the controversy over "America as an Idea" vs. "America as...

August 08, 2024

The Future of Our Political Parties

What will happen to American political parties after one of them wins and the other...

August 07, 2024

Forced Criminality

We have become so used to scams--on the phone, email, and social media--that we hardly...

August 06, 2024

BLOG NEWS: Cranach is #8!

Adrian Warnock has devised a set of criteria for Christian blogs and has asked the...

August 05, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 8/5/24

A trial for the 9/11 terrorists. Abortion makes men "more free." And good news on...

August 02, 2024

Military Technology Takes Us Back to World War I

Our military technology has gotten so advanced that, paradoxically, in Ukraine it is bringing back...

August 02, 2024

DISCUSS: Your Thoughts on the Election Now

With all of the wild twists of the last few weeks, what are you thoughts...

August 01, 2024

“The Last Supper on the Stage on the Seine”

Christians around the world have been offended by the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics,...

July 2024

July 31, 2024

BLOG NEWS: On Disqus and the Banned Words

This blog encourages discussion. Comments in Patheos blogs are not nearly so obscene as in other...

July 31, 2024

Flame Ignites Word on Fire

The Catholic evangelistic site Word on Fire has posted an appreciation of the Lutheran rapper...

July 30, 2024

The Conspiracy to Hide Biden

Have we had a functional president over the last few years? Or has the Executive Branch...

July 29, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 7/29/24

The looming sex-abuse scandal; artificial intelligence can't keep up with politics; and why the great...

July 26, 2024

A Catholic Shift from Transubstantiation to Real Presence?

Surveys have shown that only a third of Catholics believe that the bread and wine...

July 26, 2024

DISCUSS: Should Women Have to Register for the Draft?

Should women be included in any future military draft?

July 25, 2024

Kamala Harris on Life Issues & Religious Liberty

With her record of opposing religious exemptions, punishing prolifers, and seeking to require pro-lifers to...

July 24, 2024

Postliberalism

Graedon H. Zorzi gives a very cogent explanation of "Postliberalism," the kind of conservatism J....

July 23, 2024

J. D. Vance, the New Right, & the New Christian Politics

J. D. Vance, the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, has been called "the standard bearer of...

July 22, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 7/22/24

Joe Biden drops out of the race; the transformation of the Republican Party; and the...

July 19, 2024

A Parallel Economy

Some conservatives are trying to form a "parallel economy" as an alternative to that of...

July 19, 2024

DISCUSS: Mandatory Bible in Public Schools?

My home state of Oklahoma is requiring that the Bible be incorporated into the curriculum...

July 18, 2024

Second Thoughts on the Acting Vocation

John Corbett found fame and fortune in his successful 30-year-old career as an actor. But...

July 17, 2024

“Neither Party Is Pro-Life”?

For the last ten Republican National conventions, covering a span of 40 years, the party...