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September 2026

September 14, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 9/14/26

Trump's bribe. Pro-choice after birth. Outlawing group prayer in private homes.

August 2026

August 31, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 8/31/26

The Right to Worship Act. Gay Republicans drop the "T" in LGBT. And Trump's approval...

August 24, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 8/24/26

Canada's military chaplains can't publicly mention God. Meta could be sued out of existence. And...

August 17, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 8/17/26

Doesn't "pro-choice" apply to surrogate mothers? The DSA would presumably replace prisons with gulags. And...

July 2026

July 07, 2026

The Problems with a “Confessional State”

Some Christian nationalists are calling for a "confessional state," establishing Christianity as the national religion...

February 2026

February 23, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 2/23/26

The Supreme Court vetoes Trump's tariffs. A religious liberty ruling with an illuminating frame of...

February 10, 2026

Why You Cannot Coerce Religion

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

January 2026

January 26, 2026

Monday Miscellany, 1/26/26

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

December 2025

December 08, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 12/8/25

Free money for investment accounts for babies and children. Quebec's new secularism law. And the...

November 2025

November 24, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 11/24/25

Court forbids mom from taking her daughter to church. Beware contributions with a pre-checked box. ...

August 2025

August 04, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 8/4/25

Tariffs and our still-good economy. Planned Parenthood received more tax money than PBS and NPR. ...

July 2025

July 28, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 7/28/25

Minneapolis is also going for a socialist mayor. Europe is making itself go extinct. And...

July 18, 2025

DISCUSS: Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates

The IRS has announced that churches can now endorse candidates without risking their tax-exempt status. ...

June 2025

June 30, 2025

Monday Miscellany, 6/30/25

New York democrats pick Muslim socialist for mayor. The Department of Justice defends the Seal of...

April 2025

April 23, 2025

A “Free Country” Outlawing Certain Prayers

Some Australian states are regulating what you are allowed to pray for and what pastors...

April 14, 2025

Holy Week Miscellany, 4/14/25

There are two "Last Supper" movies. Even tourists won't be allowed to worship in China. ...

March 2025

March 19, 2025

There Is More to Freedom Than You Realize

Everyone wants to be free, but they mean different things by it. Brad Littlejohn explores...

October 2024

October 23, 2024

Convicted for the Crime of Silent Prayer

After two years of legal proceedings, an Afghanistan war veteran, Adam Smith-Connor, was found guilty...

August 2024

August 19, 2024

Monday Miscellany, 8/19/24

The UK might extradite us Americans and put us in jail for what we post...

January 2024

January 31, 2024

In Canada, Secularism Is Morphing into Anti-Religious Hatred

Despite its "nice" reputation, Canada is increasingly anti-religious, both in its government and in its...

January 09, 2024

Legal Prayer vs. Illegal Prayer

The Australian state of Victoria has passed a law that regulates prayer, specifying what kinds...

December 2023

December 18, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 12/18/23

The military stalemate in Ukraine, the Government's plan to seize patents, and locking out teachers who...

November 2023

November 20, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 11/20/23

Finnish Lutherans acquitted--again; the two most vocal Christians pull out of the presidential race; and...

October 2023

October 10, 2023

The Trial of the Century

The second trial of Finnish member of parliament Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola,...

September 2023

September 25, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 9/25/23

The source of anti-phonics reading curriculum is shut down, a Lutheran woman loses her job...

August 2023

August 28, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 8/28/23

Conservatives' pop culture moment, the courts keep supporting religious liberty, and Republican big spenders.

August 23, 2023

Two Kinds of Inclusion

A common value expressed today--in corporations, schools, regulators, and churches--is "inclusion." But, as Tal Fortgang...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 7/31/23

Mocking a survey is defined as fascism, a tale of two Supreme Courts, and a...

July 20, 2023

Laws Against Minors Receiving Communion Wine

Over half of America's states--26 in all--have laws prohibiting minors from drinking the wine in...

July 10, 2023

Monday Miscellany, 7/10/23

Supremes shore up religious liberty; how just three corporations imposed woke capitalism; and LGBTQ theology...