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September 2020

September 03, 2020

Luther and Africa

The Reformation looked to Eastern Orthodoxy for examples of churches that existed without a Pope,...

September 02, 2020

In Name Only?

Lou Holtz accused Joe Biden of being "Catholic in Name Only" for his support of...

September 01, 2020

Fact-Checking Biden’s Support for Unlimited Abortion

After Sister Dede Byrne and Vice-President Mike Pence accused Joe Biden of believing in abortion...

August 2020

August 31, 2020

The 6 Phases of Disaster

Experts have found that there are six phases of disaster, describing how individuals and communities...

August 28, 2020

Lawlessness, Power, & Authority

Granted that unjust police violence is a terrible thing, how does it advance the cause...

August 27, 2020

Protestant Integralism

Integralism is a Catholic political theory in which the church--through the Pope and the Emperor--exercises...

August 26, 2020

The End of Sex Scenes

The COVID-19 pandemic and the #MeToo movement has the film industry reconsidering sex scenes. A...

August 25, 2020

Not Enough Atoms in the Universe to Model Your Brain

Elon Musk's company Neuralink hopes to implant computer connections into the human brain. Thus, human...

August 24, 2020

How Trump Gave Us a Kinder, Gentler Republican Party

Donald Trump is not kind or gentle. Far from it. But his legacy is a...

August 21, 2020

Media Worry about Losing Their “Antagonist”

Despite problems in the news industry, the "New York Times," the "Washington Post," CNN, and...

August 20, 2020

Masks and the Masks of God

Today's coronavirus preoccupation with masks reminds us that God too wears a mask. It's called...

August 19, 2020

The Purpose of Conservatism

There are many contending versions of "conservatism." In an article saying that today's conservatives should...

August 18, 2020

Biden for Prime Minister

Presidents usually lead their parties and take them in the direction they want them to...

August 17, 2020

The Election and the National Mood

As in the election of Warren G. Harding in 1920, exactly one hundred years ago,...

August 14, 2020

Kuyper and Christian Democracy

Abraham Kuyper, with his worldview analysis, gave us Francis Schaeffer, who arguably gave us the...

August 13, 2020

The Problem with Coveting

How is it that "coveting" rates inclusion in the Ten Commandments? After all, it doesn't...

August 12, 2020

Forgiveness vs. Retribution

Forgiveness in the personal, social, and political realm.

August 11, 2020

Will You Be Voting for Russia or China?

Russia will be interfering in the American election to elect Trump, according to U.S. intelligence,...

August 10, 2020

Why Aren’t the Other Slavers Getting Cancelled?

America is rightly criticized for its history of slavery. But slavers on an even bigger...

August 07, 2020

Why the Murder Rate Is Soaring

The murder rate is up 24% so far this year, with 3,612 killings. And yet,...

August 06, 2020

Conservative Theologically, but Liberal Politically

In the United States, if you are conservative theologically, you will tend to be conservative...

August 05, 2020

Civil Rights as the Fulfillment of the American Founding

Some in the Black Lives Matter protests are condemning America's founding. But the civil rights...

August 04, 2020

The Lutheran Way of Resistance & the American Revolution

Though Lutherans are accused of submitting uncritically to government authorities, the Magdeburg Confession spells out...

August 03, 2020

The New Lutheran Witness Blog

The Lutheran Witness, the magazine of the LCMS, has a new internet presence, including a...

July 2020

July 31, 2020

Cultural Suicide

There have been many cultures and civilizations that no longer exist. Some were destroyed by...

July 30, 2020

Big Corporations vs. Capitalism

Congress is investigating Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon for possible antitrust violations. Pro-business Republicans and...

July 29, 2020

Morality and Music

People used to sing at work, at play, and in their families. Music was not...

July 28, 2020

President Kanye West & the Million Dollar Baby

Kanye West is running for president. His proposal to pay women $1 million for every...

July 27, 2020

COVID-19 as a Sign from God

A poll has found that 63% of religious Americans believe the COVID-19 epidemic is a...

July 24, 2020

Why Do We Admire Certain Vocations?

John Ruskin says that we admire certain professions--soldiers, physicians, pastors, and lawyers (?)--because of their...