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March 2018

March 22, 2018

Marriage, Living Together, Divorce Statistics–by Denomination

The Pew Research Center has released a study of marital status in U.S. religious groups. It...

March 15, 2018

Shutting Down Faith-Based Adoption Agencies

Traditionally, Christian and other religious organizations have taken the lead in arranging adoptions. But new...

March 11, 2018

Grandparenthood, Again

Our daughter here in Australia had her baby! In the photo you can see John,...

March 07, 2018

Surrogacy for Money

After getting married, the next step for most couples is having children. Now that we have...

March 01, 2018

The Pope’s Efforts to Reverse Birth Control Ban

It appears that Pope Francis is trying to reverse the Catholic Church's unpopular and widely-ignored...

February 2018

February 12, 2018

Mallory Millett’s Critique of Her Sister’s Feminism

Kate Millett, who died last year, has been called the Karl Marx--or even the Mao...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

The Question That Defines the Culture Wars

David French observes that the different perspectives in the culture wars hinge on the way...

January 18, 2018

The Philosophy That Opposes Birth and Being Born

In researching policies that are "antinatalist"--that is, "anti-birth," discouraging having children--I found that there is...

January 09, 2018

Warnings Against the “Re-Moralization” of Sex

People are fighting to keep the sexual revolution alive, even as it falls apart. They...

January 04, 2018

New Religions Rushing into the Void

Is the criticism of religious “politicization” really fair? Could the problem be that politicians have...

January 03, 2018

How the Sexual Revolution Morphed into a Religion

If traditional religions are receding, and yet much of the population remains “spiritual but not...

December 2017

December 25, 2017

The Day Even Non-Believers Honor Jesus Despite Themselves

It's Christmas, hailed in at least one secular song as "the most wonderful time...

December 19, 2017

Christmas, Scrooge, and Vocation

On this 174th anniversary of the publication of Charles Dickens' The Christmas Carol, I am...

December 19, 2017

Divorce Has Brought Back Large Families

Large families have come back. Not because couples are having more children. But because the...

December 15, 2017

The Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling Already Allows for Dissenters

It sounded like the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Christian baker who...

December 07, 2017

The Case of the Gay Wedding Cake

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, v....

November 2017

November 30, 2017

The LCMS Adult Conversion Rate & Other Surprising Statistics

Per capita, the LCMS has one convert for every 44 adult members. That is a...

November 28, 2017

A New Sexual Identity: The Digisexuals

Add to the panoply of sexual preferences, orientations, and identities a new term, one that...

November 27, 2017

Why Assume That Joseph Was Old?

The portrayal of St. Joseph as an old man is not from the Bible but...

November 21, 2017

Environmentalism vs. Children

Some environmentalists have revived the notion that having children is immoral, contributing to global warming...

November 17, 2017

The Connection Between Domestic Abuse and Church Shootings

Research does show that a large percentage of church shootings do also involve domestic violence....

October 2017

October 25, 2017

Having a baby with a sex robot

Human ingenuity has given us a new information medium of staggering potential, a major use...

October 17, 2017

From “Sologamy” to Marriage as Vocation

Jim Priest, a family columnist for the Daily Oklahoman, discussed "sologamy," the growing practice of marrying...

October 13, 2017

Sex Is a Big Deal

The Sexual Revolution overthrew all moral teachings and cultural attitudes that put limits on sexual...

October 03, 2017

Conservatives on Hugh Hefner, pro and con

The New York Times token conservative Ross Douthat gives what I consider to be the definitive summary...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Hugh Hefner’s Actual Legacy

Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy Magazine, has died at age 91. Along with the birth control...

September 21, 2017

Teenagers are forswearing “adult activities” like sex & drinking

The number of teenagers who have had sex and who have tried alcohol has plummeted since...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality

Is this a "catholic" document, in the sense that all conservative Christians can sign it,...

August 07, 2017

Loneliness is greater threat to health than obesity

A study has found that social isolation is a greater threat to public health than obesity....

July 2017

July 25, 2017

“It’s too late for Charlie”

The parents of the baby Charlie Gard have given up their legal battle to send...