It turns out that rumors of a religiously-inspired anti-Darwin backlash were greatly exaggerated (credit goes to Freddie...
Religion
Andrew writes, on circumcision:
Continuing the discussion Chris began earlier, Scott asks: Erik, in Chris’ opening salvo, he mentions his general...
Victor Davis Hanson is visiting Europe. More precisely, Italy and Greece. Several profound insights into the nature...
Robert Wright talks about the hawkish nature of New Atheism:
John Horgan has a question – does religion do more harm than good? Leaving aside the impossibility...
A day late – I blame the holiday. This one is “Cathedral in Winter” by Ernst Ferdinand...
“Judge Sotomayor was raised in public housing? So was I. Her mother was a nurse working late...
“I gave up on post-theism in my 20’s. I worked through my post-post-theism in my early 30’s....
I read Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons several years ago. I liked some of the puzzles, and...
Daniel Larison takes issue with Obama’s Notre Dame speech and especially Obama’s use of doubt, which Larison...
“Rather than deep moral and spiritual renewal leading to civic health, what if it’s our national solipsism...
Seven Spirits of God, by William Blake __________________________________________ and, from The Everlasting Gospel The vision of Christ...
Freddie has made a strong argument against viewing autism as a positive thing to be celebrated. In...
Christ’s crucifixion was a sort of torture, and His death on the cross a symbol of the...
Torture is a difficult subject. I think that for Americans of a certain disposition – particularly those...
A few songs and some links to usher in the Easter Triduum….
Commenter Tim A had this to say about some of my arguments the other day regarding Leviticus...
J.L. Wall, writing in response to Scott’s treatise on 21st Century Conservatism, writes: There’s a danger in...
The modern conservative movement is built upon a paradox. Indeed, both Parties in the United States system...
