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2026-02-08T15:09:56-05:00

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Can Morality Be Coerced?

Last updated on: February 8, 2026 at 3:09 pm By Gene Veith

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If religious coercion is wrong, counter-productive, and impossible, what about morality, which is often lumped together with religion? Can morality be coerced? The answer is a little more complicated. Read more

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2026-02-07T15:12:30-05:00

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Why You Cannot Coerce Religion

Last updated on: February 7, 2026 at 3:12 pm By Gene Veith

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According to Luther, Christianity cannot be coerced. Not just should not be coerced, but cannot be coerced--it's impossible. Read more

Luther on religious liberty

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2026-02-06T17:52:56-05:00

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Monday Miscellany, 2/9/26

Last updated on: February 6, 2026 at 5:52 pm By Gene Veith

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Doctors who trans minors found guilty of malpractice. The end of mass market paperbacks. And designer babies via IVF. Read more

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Transexual treatments for minors

2026-01-28T16:24:42-05:00

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Architectonic Labor

Last updated on: January 28, 2026 at 4:24 pm By Gene Veith

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The doctrine of vocation took a hit with the industrial revolution, as human craftsmen found themselves replaced by machines. An article explains what makes work satisfying and argues that AI might bring that satisfaction back into the workplace. I question that. Read more

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2026-01-28T16:50:13-05:00

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DISCUSS: RFK’s Plan to End Animal Experimentation

Last updated on: January 28, 2026 at 4:50 pm By Gene Veith

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The Trump administration, at the behest of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is restricting animal experimentation. Why would conservatives want to end animal research? What's the connection between MAGA and MAHA on this issue? What's your opinion about this? Read more

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2026-01-28T16:32:43-05:00

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

Last updated on: January 28, 2026 at 4:32 pm By Gene Veith

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John Ehrett argues that you don't have to be a college professor to be an intellectual. Indeed, in some ways a non-academic career can help you be an intellectual. Read more

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Vocation

2026-01-26T16:42:20-05:00

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Two Critiques of Liberal Democracy, plus a Way Forward

Last updated on: January 26, 2026 at 4:42 pm By Gene Veith

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David G. Bonagura Jr. summarizes two critiques of liberal democracy. One of them, though, shows a way to keep the liberal tradition, while avoiding the particular manifestations that have led to the problems. Read more

Christianity and liberalism

Christopher Dawson

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Patrick Deneen

2026-01-25T17:16:22-05:00

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What the Hard Left and the Hard Right Have in Common

Last updated on: January 25, 2026 at 5:16 pm By Gene Veith

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

Luther's doctrine of the estates

power reductionism

2026-01-28T18:48:02-05:00

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Monday Miscellany, 2/2/26

Last updated on: January 28, 2026 at 6:48 pm By Gene Veith

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The crime rate has collapsed. Pastoral burn-out is decreasing. And the rest of the world will try free trade. Read more

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Trump's tariffs

2026-01-25T15:05:49-05:00

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AI and Objectophilia

Last updated on: January 25, 2026 at 3:05 pm By Gene Veith

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In an article on AI romance, Trevor Sutton points out that there is actually a mental illness called objectophilia, defined as having "romantic or sexual attraction to specific objects." Today, he says, "Chatbots are making objectophilia an ordinary occurrence." Why this is not a good idea. Read more

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Martin Buber

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