What Does God Need With a Political Starship?
Faith and politics are not strangers in America, but this is coming at it a tad high. Did we as a people learn nothing from Star Trek V?
Tagged: evangelicals
An Origin Story of Religious Populists
If evangelical political thought wasn’t formed within the broad swath of the conservative press, where was it formed?
Apologia of Human Nature: Charlatans, Saints, Hoffer, and Burt Likko’s Query
Human nature is human nature, regardless of divine ambitions.
Ravi Zacharias: The Uncomplicated Facts
The death of Ravi Zacharias yesterday has generated a broad array of conflicting responses. Happily, despite the acrimony, the key facts are undisputed.
Chik-Fil-A: Why Can’t a Chicken Sandwich Just Be a Chicken Sandwich?
Conservatives have laughed at the liberal backlash to Chick-fil-A. But now, they’re seeing one of their own. Will they now turn on the restaurant they used to love?
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.
The Evangelical War on Mormonism That Wasn’t
[Promoted by request from the Dutch Courage sub-blog.] A rather odd–or underreasoned–op-ed from Harvard prof Noah Feldman is making the rounds, that Mitt Romney’s candidacy is Mormonism’s ticket to American Protestant acceptance. That’s a...
The War on Pluralism Christmas
(cross-posted from the United States of Jamerica) This is a little ridiculous (via Dara’s Google Reader feed): Boss Creations, a new holiday decor company, has introduced the new “CHRIST-mas” Tree, featuring the unique trait...
The End of Christianity in America
Michael Spencer predicts an evangelical collapse in the United States and Cathy Lynn Grossman of USA Today reports that virtually all Christian sects have lost followers since 1990. The only group to gain in...
