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February 2024

February 29, 2024

How Monarchs Treat Their Rivals

British observer Mary Harrington thinks the United States is drifting back to the frame of...

February 28, 2024

“Welcome to the End of Democracy!”

Getting rid of democracy is not just the agenda of radical political theorists. Now grassroot...

February 27, 2024

Becoming Like Medieval Peasants

A writer suggests that we adopt the medieval peasant mindset--not worrying about politics or keeping...

February 26, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 2/26/24

Censoring both "old climate denial" and "new climate denial"; saving university education; and we're just...

February 23, 2024

What Do the Nones Believe?

Nearly two-thirds of the Nones are actually "nothing in particulars." And there is a difference,...

February 23, 2024

DISCUSSION: Trump and NATO

Donald Trump said that if NATO members hadn't paid their pledge to devote 2% of...

February 22, 2024

The Alternative to Christian Nationalism & Integralism

So if both Integralism and Christian Nationalism are wrong, what is the Christian conservative to...

February 21, 2024

Can Integralism Make People Good?

A book review brings out an aspect of Integralism--indeed, of at least some strains of...

February 20, 2024

“He Saves Us”

The "He Gets Us" campaign is a major evangelistic initiative. Its SuperBowl ad has stirred...

February 19, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 2/19/24

Tooth Fairy inflation, saving the climate by polluting the earth, and Iran claims Antarctica.

February 16, 2024

Cultural Warfare vs. Spiritual Warfare

Mark Dooley is an Irish philosopher, university professor, and journalist. He has written an article...

February 16, 2024

DISCUSSION: Parents Guilty for their Children’s Crimes?

A school shooter's mother has been convicted of manslaughter because her son killed four students....

February 15, 2024

Trump and the Failure of the Elite

"Trump is the sign and symbol of elite failure." So says Martin Gurri, who tries...

February 14, 2024

When Ash Wednesday Falls on Valentine’s Day

This year Ash Wednesday falls on St. Valentine's Day. So do we have romantic dinners,...

February 13, 2024

A Defense of Preaching about Heaven

We blogged about how congregations aren't hearing about Hell very much. It turns out, many of...

February 12, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 2/12/24

Taylor & Toby, Iceland builds a pagan temple, and something else churches have stopped teaching about.

February 09, 2024

Africa as the New Center of Christianity?

As secularism takes over Western Europe and as the United States is rapidly heading that...

February 09, 2024

DISCUSSION: Making It Impossible to Speed

The European Union will soon implement a law requiring cars to have technology that makes...

February 08, 2024

Have Pro-Life States Had 64,000 Pregnancies Due to Rape?

An article in a medical journal claimed that in the 14 states that have banned...

February 07, 2024

A Different Take on the State of Evangelicalism

The distinguished religion journalist Richard Ostling offers a different take on the state of evangelicalism...

February 06, 2024

The Rich Are Different from You and Me

A Rasmussen poll surveyed America's "elite," constituting 1% of the population, and compared their views...

February 05, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 2/5/24

Our "weak" military. The first human gets Musk's brain chip. And a big problem with...

February 02, 2024

How One Editor Transformed American Religion

[a free post] In the 1920's, books about religion were the second biggest-selling genre, next...

February 02, 2024

DISCUSSION: Banning Social Media for Kids

States are proposing laws that would restrict children's use of social media or or even...

February 01, 2024

How the Founders Wanted Us to Elect a President

In the midst of our current presidential campaign, with its turmoil and polarization,we would do...

January 2024

January 31, 2024

In Canada, Secularism Is Morphing into Anti-Religious Hatred

Despite its "nice" reputation, Canada is increasingly anti-religious, both in its government and in its...

January 30, 2024

No, the Maternity Death Rate Is Not Going Up

Alarming headlines about a soaring maternal death rate are "utterly and stupendously wrong," according to...

January 29, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 2/29/24

The primaries are over just as they have begun. No cash accepted. And are the...

January 26, 2024

Policy Issues, Not Political Issues

Political debates used to be about policies, but today's politicians focus instead on personal attacks....

January 26, 2024

DISCUSSION: Marco Rubio’s Pro-Life Strategy

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has laid out a strategy for the pro-life cause, one that...