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June 2023

June 30, 2023

Our Pagan Theocracy

While progressives keep raising the specter of a Christian theocracy--as if that could happen--the real...

June 30, 2023

DISCUSS: The “Whole Life” Ethic

The "whole life" ethic--sometimes called the "consistent pro-life" ethic--states that since life is sacred, all...

June 29, 2023

Just How Indoctrinated Are Young Adults?

When parents object to the "woke ideology" being taught in schools, educators tend to deny...

June 28, 2023

The New Donatism

Do the moral failings of a theologian--or a pastor, a scholar, an artist, or a...

June 27, 2023

The Need for “Apolitical Space”

Virtually everything in American life today--business, sports, school, religion, etc.--has become politicized. Republican presidential candidate...

June 26, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 6/26/23

Civil war breaks out in Russia, Muslims step up in the culture wars, and Christianity...

June 23, 2023

Is the Universe a Brain?

Science is used to assuming that the universe is just a collection of inert objects...

June 23, 2023

DISCUSSION: Destroying the Republican Party?

Would nominating Donald Trump a third time destroy the Republican Party, leaving the field completely...

June 22, 2023

An Evangelical Call for “Reformed Catholicism” (Isn’t that Lutheranism?)

In light of the end of evangelicalism, Meador proposes the building of a new religious...

June 21, 2023

“Queerness as the redemptive message of Christianity”

The issue in progressive churches is no longer gay rights, or accepting LGBTQ+ members and...

June 20, 2023

Pentagon Fears We Would Lose a War with China

In virtually all of the war games simulating a conflict with China, the United States...

June 19, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 6/19/23

Not affirming your kid's gender choice as child abuse, polarization despite agreement, and prospects for...

June 16, 2023

When a Culture Reaches the Stage of “Decadence”

The word "decadence" is a metaphor that derives from "decay," when something that was once...

June 16, 2023

DISCUSSION: Oklahoma Approves a Public Catholic School

Oklahoma has approved the creation of a Catholic charter school. This will be America's first...

June 15, 2023

The Openness to “Big Brother”-style Government Surveillance

George Orwell's novel "1984" projected a terrifying dystopia in which the government installs cameras in...

June 14, 2023

The Percentage of “Social Conservatives” Surges

Social conservatives often feel defeated. And yet a recent Gallup Poll shows that the percentage...

June 13, 2023

Trump’s Indictment

President Trump's indictment for retaining classified material after leaving office seems to be much more...

June 12, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 6/12/23

Biden's alleged $5 million bribe; affirmative action for footnotes; and the feud between Trump and...

June 09, 2023

Moving and Death Cleaning

We are moving to St. Louis! This requires downsizing, which involves a meditative reflection on...

June 09, 2023

DISCUSSION: Moving

We are moving to St. Louis! Do any of you have some wisdom to share...

June 08, 2023

Pentecost and the Fall of Civilizations

Is Western Civilization over? Has it come to an end like all of the others? ...

June 07, 2023

“What can we do when there’s nothing left to conserve?”

British novelist Paul Kingsnorth, who moved from radical environmentalism to Orthodox Christianity, has published an...

June 06, 2023

From Culture War to Religious War

John Daniel Davidson argues that the culture war has morphed into a religious war, between...

June 05, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 6/5/23

Scientists who hide their science; debate judges who won't allow debate; and teachers who give...

June 02, 2023

New Religion Statistics & Anti-Institutionalism

The General Social Survey--the "gold standard" of polls--is out for 2022, giving updated statistics for...

June 02, 2023

DISCUSSION: Reversing the Decline of Christianity in the U.S.

Religious affiliation is declining in the United States. How might we reverse that trend?

June 01, 2023

The Elder Brother Syndrome

Tim Keller, the former pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan who brought the Gospel...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

Intelligence Is Over-Rated

"Smart people" are the ones who most fear Artificial Intelligence. But intelligence is only one...

May 30, 2023

Businesses That Won’t Take Money

The refusal of businesses to take cash--as a way to eliminate having to give change,...

May 29, 2023

Monday Miscellany 5/29/23

The next big thing in diversity, Silicon Valley turns to "post-rationalism," and half of all...