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February 2026

February 18, 2026

“You Are Dust, and to Dust You Shall Return”

In the service of the imposition of ashes, as the pastor marks my forehead, he...

February 17, 2026

On the Claim That Shakespeare Was a Black Woman

A book is coming out arguing that William Shakespeare was really a black woman. Why...

February 16, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 2/16/26

The government now owes more than the whole nation produces. Michigan defines opposition to abortion as...

February 13, 2026

Are Evangelicals Protestant?

In researching the post about whether Lutherans should count as Protestants, I came across another...

February 13, 2026

DISCUSS: The Winter Olympics

Are you following the Winter Olympics? If so, what events, athletes, or story lines do...

February 12, 2026

Are Lutherans Protestant?

Some Lutherans deny that they should be classified as Protestants. And some Protestants are seemingly...

February 11, 2026

Can Morality Be Coerced?

If religious coercion is wrong, counter-productive, and impossible, what about morality, which is often lumped...

February 10, 2026

Why You Cannot Coerce Religion

According to Luther, Christianity cannot be coerced. Not just should not be coerced, but cannot...

February 09, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 2/9/26

Doctors who trans minors found guilty of malpractice. The end of mass market paperbacks. And...

February 06, 2026

Architectonic Labor

The doctrine of vocation took a hit with the industrial revolution, as human craftsmen found...

February 06, 2026

DISCUSS: RFK’s Plan to End Animal Experimentation

The Trump administration, at the behest of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is restricting animal experimentation....

February 05, 2026

You Don’t Have to Be an Academic to Be an Intellectual

John Ehrett argues that you don't have to be a college professor to be an...

February 04, 2026

Two Critiques of Liberal Democracy, plus a Way Forward

David G. Bonagura Jr. summarizes two critiques of liberal democracy. One of them, though, shows...

February 03, 2026

What the Hard Left and the Hard Right Have in Common

Yes, we are polarized. And yet, both poles are thinking in exactly the same way.

February 02, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 2/2/26

The crime rate has collapsed. Pastoral burn-out is decreasing. And the rest of the world...

January 2026

January 30, 2026

AI and Objectophilia

In an article on AI romance, Trevor Sutton points out that there is actually a...

January 30, 2026

DISCUSS: Immigration Enforcement and Its Protesters

Do you think I.C.E. is going overboard in its efforts to apprehend illegal immigrants? Do...

January 29, 2026

Infant Baptism as Child Abuse?, part 2

Continuing our discussion of Irish activist Mary McAleese and her view that infant baptism violates...

January 28, 2026

Infant Baptism as Child Abuse? part 1

A woman described as a "prominent Catholic" is claiming that infant baptism is child abuse! ...

January 27, 2026

How the New Converts Are Getting Used to Christianity

Quite a few former non-believers have converted to Christianity recently. We might wonder how they...

January 26, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 1/26/26

Trump backs off Greenland threats. When protesters invade your worship service. And capping credit card...

January 23, 2026

Scott Adams Takes Pascal’s Wager

Before he died of cancer, "Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams stated that although he was not...

January 23, 2026

DISCUSS: A Law to Limit Social Media Time to One Hour

Virginia has passed a law limiting the time children can be on a social media...

January 22, 2026

Rise of the Post-Secular

A discussion of the return of religion in Sweden, the once-Lutheran bastion that became perhaps the...

January 21, 2026

The Collapse of the West?

Just as communism, the political and economic system that governed much of the world, suddenly...

January 20, 2026

The Collapse of Jihadist Islam?

Some experts are seeing a "vibe shift" against jihadist Islam that is happening throughout the...

January 19, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 1/19/26

Uprisings in Iran. Our tariffs are increasing production in China. And college students who can't...

January 16, 2026

A Good Example of Explanatory Apologetics

Some Christians oppose apologetics for fear of rationalism driving out faith. Faith is a gift...

January 16, 2026

DISCUSSION: Is Trump Abandoning Cultural Conservatives?

Is President Trump abandoning cultural conservatives, who have tended to be his most loyal supporters?

January 15, 2026

Larry Sanger on the GASP Worldview

Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia who recently became a Christian, complains about the bias...