The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, and it didn’t take the papal conclave long to make it happen. On the fourth ballot, taken in the grandeur of...
In normal times, an institution like Harvard University thrives on publicity. Then again, these are not normal times. Harvard may be the most elite br...
Can a revolution come down to a pill? Over the past century, tidal waves of moral revolution have transformed society and reshaped our moral landscape...
Pope Francis, considered by Roman Catholic dogma to be Vicar of Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Patriarch of the West, Bishop of Rome...
Philip Rieff, who died last Saturday at age 83, was one of those few individuals in any generation who names their own age in indelible ink. Philip Rieff, known best as a sociologist and interpreter of Sigmund Freud, did this in 1961 when he wrote o ...
Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) admits that political conservatives have often failed to present a comprehensive vision of the underlying commitments and convictions that frame the conservative vision. Beyond this, he laments the fact that some conserva ...
"What's really going on in the pews of Episcopal churches is they don't necessarily want to align with either side," he said. "They want to get on with life. They want this thing resolved." So spoke Rev. William Sachs, recently named director of the ...
Senator Barack Obama [D-IL] is one of America's most articulate political leaders. The freshman senator is already openly discussed as a presidential prospect, and his personal story is a reflection of the American dream. So, when Sen. Obama address ...
Christ Church Episcopal in Plano, Texas -- drawing the largest weekly attendance of any Episcopal church -- announced its decision to leave the Episcopal Church USA [ECUSA] on June 24. The church's decision came just hours after the conclusion of the ...
Dr. Thomas R. Schreiner, James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, clarifies the biblical understanding of homosexuality in "A New Testament Perspective on Homosexuality" published in the current ...
The liberal government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is moving to grant certain "rights" to apes. These rights are to include recognition as part of a "community of equals" with humans, according to press reports. This is a ludicrou ...
In a sign that the Anglican Communion would not accept the recent response of the Episcopal Church USA as sufficient, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams released a statement June 27 that proposes a distinction between national churches in full c ...
We live in a day of almost unlimited confidence in scientific progress -- or what is advertised as scientific progress. The incredible developments of modern science have reshaped our lives and expectations. In the fields of modern genetics and repr ...
A Christian ministry concerned with reaching out to those involved in pornography -- both users and producers -- was present at the massive "Erotica Expo" at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Billed as the world's largest consumer pornography trade ...