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August 2016

August 09, 2016

“There’s no such thing as an ex-Catholic”

J. D. Flynn explains that a person who has been baptized into the Roman Catholic...

August 09, 2016

July 2016

July 30, 2016

“A Christian and a Feminist Almost Agree on Stuff”

From Hans Fiene of Lutheran Satire. (HT: Kerner):

July 29, 2016

The plight of religious traditionalists

Rachel Lu has written an important essay for National Review on the plight of religious...

July 28, 2016

Traditional sexual ethics vs. Christian morality

I happened upon a book by a former student of mine, Matthew Rueger, now a...

July 27, 2016

Terrorists attack a church

Two Islamic terrorists burst into a church during Mass in Normandy, France. They beheaded the...

July 26, 2016

Evangelical Catholics

Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence describes himself as an "evangelical Catholic." By which he...

July 25, 2016

“Conscientious objection against the state”

Hillsdale professor and LCMS member Korey Maas has an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about...

July 20, 2016

The nun who faced down Billy the Kid

Sister Blandina Segale was a nun who served in the wild West. Her exploits in frontier...

July 19, 2016

Which denominations oppose abortion and which ones don’t

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July 18, 2016

Lutherans have a confessional convention

Conservatives/confessionals feel very good about the triennial convention of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, which...

July 15, 2016

Lutheran women as conscientious objectors

The convention of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, which ended yesterday, passed a novel resolution...

July 14, 2016

Latvian Lutherans go back to male-only pastors

Last month, the Lutheran Church of Latvia--the main church body in that Baltic republic--reversed course...

July 12, 2016

Russia forbids evangelizing outside of church

A new Russian law forbids evangelizing except within a church service. This includes using e-mail...

July 12, 2016

Chinese state government confiscates churches’ offerings

In more state repression of religion, the government in China's Zhejiang province is confiscating the...

July 11, 2016

The Lutherans’ great and holy council

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is holding its triennial convention July 9-14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....

July 08, 2016

No exemptions for church services “open to the public”?

The Iowa Civl Rights Act forbids discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or...

July 08, 2016

“Preacher”

The figure of the wanderer dominates the popular imagination, as evident in the heroes of...

July 07, 2016

Orthodox council ends

The last Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church was 1,200 years ago, and this...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

LCMS judge on trial for her views on marriage

More on Ruth Neely, the Wyoming judge and member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod,...

June 22, 2016

Trump’s summit meeting with evangelical leaders

Donald Trump met with some 1000 evangelical leaders at Trump Tower in New York City...

June 20, 2016

Pope says most married people aren’t really married

Roman Catholicism famously doesn't believe in divorce. But it does believe in annulments, a procedure...

June 17, 2016

Are Christians responsible for the Orlando shooting?

The left is blaming Christians for the Orlando attack on gays and lesbians, while defending...

June 16, 2016

Pope gives Mary Magdalene same status as Apostles in church year

Pope Francis has elevated Mary Magdalene's saint's day to a "major feast," putting her on...

June 15, 2016

Matt Harrison re-elected President of LCMS

Rev. Matthew Harrison was re-elected today for his third term as president of the Lutheran...

June 14, 2016

Orthodox Church will have its “Vatican II”

The "Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church" will be held in Crete, June...