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2020-06-22T16:54:35-04:00

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Strengthen the Things That Remain (Thoughts on Chick-Fil-A and Religious Liberty)

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

“Strengthen the Things That Remain” is the title of my most recent entry over at The Catholic Thing. Here’s how it begins: “Counterfeit philosophies have polluted all of your thoughts Karl Marx has got ya by the throat, Henry Kissinger’s got you tied up in knots When you gonna wake up, when you gonna wake up When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?” -Bob Dylan (“When You Gonna Wake Up?,” 1979) Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee dubbed... Read more

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The Sun’s Not Yellow, It’s Chicken: An Analogy for Chick-Fil-A Skeptics

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

I came cross this blog post last night via the Facebook wall of Hunter Baker. On that blog, called “The American Jesus,” a young Christian man named Zack Hunt explains why he did not participate in “Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day.” (For some reason, “The American Jesus” cannot be accessed right now. Hopefully, it is only a temporary glitch). Although I very much appreciate the thought that went into Zack’s post, I want to focus on one claim he makes: “Regardless, for me,... Read more

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My three presentations at the upcoming Evangelical Theological Society meeting in Milwaukee, November 14-16, 2012

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

The Evangelical Theological Society will be holding its 64th annual meeting in Milwaukee on November 14-16, 2012. A draft of the program is now accessible online here. I am happy to report that I will be giving three presentations at the meeting: (1) In the Bioethics Section I will be delivering a paper that critiques the argument for “After Birth Abortion” recently defended by two philosophers in the Journal of Medical Ethics; (2) In a special session on the book,... Read more

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2020-06-22T16:54:36-04:00

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Egopapism and the Arlington Five

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

That’s the title of my most recent piece over at The Catholic Thing. Here’s how it begins: The Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia has recently drawn national attention because it has asked its catechists to sign a profession of faith that asserts that they believe the catechism that the Church has commissioned them to teach and are committed to the Church as the guardian and custodian of that faith. In short, they are being asked to admit that they are Catholics and that they... Read more

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Alvin Plantinga and Nicholas Wolterstorff On the Conduct of the Christian Philosopher

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

Very wise words by two giants in Christian philosophy: (HT: Evangelical Philosophical Society blog). The interviewer is the remarkably talented philosopher, Tom Crisp, of Biola University Read more

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2020-06-22T16:54:37-04:00

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Surprise: Famous St. Francis “Quote” is Not a St. Francis Quote

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

How many of you heard this one: “Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.” It is attributed to St. Francis of Assisi. Problem is that he never said it. Read Glenn Stanton’s blog entry on this famous misquote. Read more

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The Pluralist Game

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

That’s the title of my latest entry over at The Catholic Thing. Here’s how it begins: This is how it works. The political liberal, unable to win much support for the goodness of the activity he wants permitted, makes this suggestion to his adversaries: why don’t we let each individual decide for himself whether or not he wants to do X. His doing X does not affect you, since the state is not forcing you do to X. So, this... Read more

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Video of President Reagan delivering his June 6, 1984 D-Day Speech.

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

I published the text of the speech here. What follow is the video of President Reagan delivering it. Read more

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Ronald Reagan on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

One of the greatest presidential speeches: June 6, 1984 POINTE DU HOC We’re here to mark that day in history when the Allied peoples joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps — millions cried out for liberation. Europe was enslaved, and the world prayed for its rescue. Here in Normandy the rescue began. Here the... Read more

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Bob Dylan, still misunderstood by American liberals

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 4:54 pm By Francis J. Beckwith

So says Matthew Schmitz at First Things: Two days ago, Bob Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. And once again we saw the tendency of American liberals to misunderstand a man who has refused to be enlisted in their causes. President Obama remarked that “No one ever picks up a guitar, or fights a disease, or starts a movement, thinking: ‘You know what? If I keep this up, in 2012 I could get a medal in the White House from... Read more

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