Movie Notes: First Reformed
A (fairly) recent movie asks if God can forgive us for what we’ve done to His creation.
Category: Religion
Churches In the Hands of an Angry God
The quick and easy response is that Christians really are guilty of everything attributed to them. But this explanation does not get at the heart of the issue.
Kevin Williamson’s Smallest World
A radical libertarian manifesto that deserves to be taken seriously – and rejected. A Review of Kevin Williamson’s “The Smallest Minority: Independent Thinking in the Age of Mob Politics”
Nondenominational: The Lost Tribe of Evangelicals
The death of evangelicalism has been predicted ever since Nietzsche proclaimed that God is dead, yet the resiliency of the evangelical church surprises secular observers.
Religious Accommodations Are Good for US Military’s Spirit
The fact that American adherents to those faiths can serve alongside each other, and for each other, is an American military accomplishment worth celebrating.
She Wore a Very Modest Not Demean-y Controversial Sports Illustrated Burkini
As always, there’s no shortage of hypocrisy in this world.
Diablo III and the Death of God
In Diablo III, Heaven and its angels reveal themselves to be far more complicated, and far from the conception of good one might think
God and Man at the Burning of Notre Dame
All of us look to the flame-scarred icon along the Seine and wonder what will be next for this mighty watcher of the affairs of mankind.
Brooklyn Diocese Demands An Apology That It Is Not Owed
The Brooklyn Diocese wants Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson to apologize for comparing it to R. Kelly. But it isn’t 1992 anymore. And it isn’t going to be any time soon.
Lent!
I can’t believe it’s time for Lent again. As you know, this is when we listen to a lovely rendition of Ave Maria (as well as something somewhat less timeless) and, in recent years,...
Bad Sunday for the SBC
The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest protestant denomination in the United States, and is second only to the Catholic Church in membership in the Christian faith. And they have some soul searching to do.
We All Need Philosophy
What we need as a society is more philosophy, more ethics, and better morality.
Social Science and Fiction Part 7: Fissiparous Eschatology
Escalation of stakes is part of the appeal of doomsday end-game modules, but I have a hunch there’s more to it than the natural progression from local to regional to national to global threats. I suspect that apocalyptic stories draw from some dark universal well abiding in the human heart. Or maybe it’s that engine from Event Horizon. Maybe that engine from Event Horizon is the darkness that dwells within the human heart.
Why Even Non-Catholics Must Care About the Sex Abuse Revelations
Don’t let the fact that these aren’t your institutions convince you to look away from the scandal. The only way to recognize them at home is to see them plain from a distance.
A Hell of Their Own Making
The contest of which statement, the Pope’s “no comment” or Cupich’s “bigger agenda” is the more tone deaf is a matter of personal perspective. What is becoming increasingly clear is the Vatican has no idea how to handle this present crisis it finds itself in.
No More Half Measures: Pope Francis Must Resign
The Roman Catholic Church does not need reforming. It needs a reckoning. And it must start at the top. Pope Francis should lead by example, take responsibility, and resign. Now.
Israel, Cyprus, and a Personal Journey Through the Crusades
While on a trip to Israel and Cyprus with my father this past May, I attempted to see as many of its physical remnants as possible.
