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December 2014

December 09, 2014

Is Russell Moore a “Social Liberal”?

J.D. Hall's latest hit piece on Russell Moore might be one of the dumber things you...

December 01, 2014

Outrageous Outrage

The St. Louis Rams blew out the Oakland Raiders yesterday 52-0. Rather than revel in a...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

The Salem Duggar Trials

This is pathetic. Thousands are backing a petition calling for the cancellation of the TLC...

November 05, 2014

What Election ’14 Means for Pro-Life

Last night the party of President Obama was routed in spectacular fashion, as Republicans gained...

November 03, 2014

Why I Vote Conservative

Election Day is tomorrow for the United States. Federal and state elections will be held...

October 2014

October 28, 2014

A Moment of Irony for UC Berkeley

You'll recall that Bill Maher recently drew the ire of some on the Left for asserting that...

October 19, 2014

A Hill(song) On Which to Die

The contrast is striking. Brian Houston, lead pastor of Hillsong, tells The New York Times...

October 15, 2014

Should Those Sermons Be Turned Over?

Collin Garbarino makes a Christian's case that they should: A sermon is a proclamation of...

October 14, 2014

A Texas-Sized Travesty

A constitutional disaster is unfolding in Houston, where the mayor, Annise Parker, has demanded that...

October 14, 2014

The Abortion Compromise that Doesn’t Exist

In her review of the newest pro-choice manifesto by Katha Pollitt, Hanna Rosin expresses frustration...

October 07, 2014

This Was Not Democracy

Andrew Sullivan has every right to celebrate the impending national reality of same-sex marriage. This is...

October 06, 2014

Cheering Bill Maher?

If I had a dollar for every time Bill Maher got more cheers from conservatives...

October 01, 2014

Sandy Hook was not about homeschooling

I'm grateful to World Magazine and Andrew Branch for reporting yesterday on some troubling developments...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Keeping Science Fallible

Sean Davis's inquiry into the accuracy of some of Neil deGrasse Tyson's recent claims should...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

Bearing the Sword In Vain in Ferguson

For the sake of what I want to say here, I am going to assume...

August 12, 2014

Is there still a ‘conservative case for gay marriage’?

Remember Andrew Sullivan's "conservative case for gay marriage"? Years ago (longer than you might think),...

August 07, 2014

Dear Ann: Please Shut Up

I suppose I was holding out hope that Ann Coulter's idiotic diatribe on soccer was...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Are evangelicals responsible for the ISIS persecutions? (A response to Jonathan Merritt)

Jonathan Merritt really enjoys sticking it to evangelicals. He’s had a full menu of “Gotchas”...

July 25, 2014

A Tale of Two Tolerations: Josh Barro and Tony Dungy

This week we saw a stark, disturbing contrast that illustrates how the New Left is...

July 21, 2014

Tony Dungy is not a bigot…but someone is

For those who may not know, Tony Dungy is a big name in professional football. He...

July 16, 2014

Pope Francis, Jonathan Merritt, and Denying Reality

Jonathan Merritt’s article on Pope Francis and cultural attitudes towards Christianity reminded me of college....

June 2014

June 24, 2014

On Good Faith

Kevin Williamson, a writer who is quickly ascending on my list of must read pundits,...

June 23, 2014

“Gone Home” and the Michael Sam Syndrome

Note: This post discusses the plot resolution of the video game "Gone Home." It contains spoilers. ...

June 19, 2014

On Bowdoin: Freedom of conscience, or just the thought of it?

"Who'd you really love? Girl I see through, through your love. Who do you...

June 17, 2014

Jonathan Merritt Whiffs on Hobby Lobby

If you think Hobby Lobby is a Christian company, you're mistaken, says Jonathan Merritt. Actually,...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Greece and Grace

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Monday to reverse a lower court's ruling that banned...