The empire strikes back

The empire strikes back: An attack on a prominent classical Christian school shows the movement has the liberal establishment running scared A majo...

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Thanks for Checking — And for Your Concern

Thanks for checking back for new content. I regret that my recent and quite unexpected corneal surgery has interrupted postings of new material for a couple of days, but we will be back to the full schedule right away, Lord willing. Thank you also ...

June 14, 2006

The Metaphysical and Geopolitical Meaning of Soccer . . . No Kidding

What is the big deal about the World Cup soccer games? In the event you have missed all the excitement, be aware that these games are the biggest sporting event in the world. My crack research staff, ever aware of my abysmal level of sports knowledge ...

June 9, 2006

Marriage, Ministry, and Credibility

The biblical vision of marriage is astoundingly rich and important. God established marriage as the life-long union of a man and a woman in covenantal faithfulness, integrity, and monogamy. As the Scripture makes clear, marriage is a deeply moral i ...

June 8, 2006

The Enemy of Marriage — Divorce

Jamie Dean of WORLD magazine makes an important point in a powerful way in "Putting Asunder," published in the June 10, 2006 edition. Protecting marriage means confronting the evil of divorce. Consider this: But as the gay-marriage crisis looms lar ...

June 8, 2006

Is Same-Sex Marriage Inevitable?

Is same-sex marriage inevitable? That question takes on a new urgency in the wake of the U.S. Senate's shameful failure to affirm the Marriage Protection Act. Some observers see the normalization of same-sex marriage as inevitable. They may be rig ...

June 8, 2006

A Quarter Century of AIDS — What Have We Learned?

"After a quarter century, the devastating outbreak of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is still surging, a savage wonderment of microbiology." So writes Loretta McLaughlin in The Boston Globe. Further ...

June 7, 2006

Roger Kimball on “The Forgotten Founder”

Roger Kimball of The New Criterion argues that John Witherspoon should be rediscovered as "The Forgotten Founder." As he explains, "This Scotch Presbyterian divine came to America to preside over a distressed college in Princeton, New Jersey, and wo ...

June 7, 2006

What Happened at Haditha?

Did a squad of U.S. Marines kill 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha? The charge is among the most serious that can be leveled in a time of war. Just war principles require that combatants protect non-combatants in so far as this is possible. The principle ...

June 7, 2006

06-06-06 — Is This a Day to Fear?

Well, the inevitable hand-wringing over today's numerical date is in full swing. In some cities, mothers are demanding that their Caesarian procedures be postponed a day. Other worried citizens are planning to spend the day either hidden away or on a ...

June 6, 2006

The Senate and the Marriage Protection Amendment

The Federal "Marriage Protection Amendment" is set to hit the floor of the U.S. Senate today, though opponents may block a yes or no vote. In any event, it is an important event. Opponents of the measure have now found their mantra, arguing that it i ...

June 6, 2006