We have to talk about this: The transgender dimension of recent mass shootings

We have to talk about the trans issue. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox appeared on several leading Sunday morning news programs this past weekend, and we need t...

October 16, 2025

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Dad’s Empty Chair — The Meaning of Fatherlessness

Yesterday's edition of The New York Times includes an interesting opinion column by Bob Herbert entitled, "Dad's Empty Chair." Herbert writes with passion and insight about the problem of fatherlessness and what the absence of a father means. He look ...

July 8, 2005

Staring Evil in the Face — Once Again

The bombings in London force us to look evil in the face once again. While some observers and commentators wonder aloud how human beings could do this to each other, Christians must affirm what we already know -- that great evil lurks in the heart of ...

July 8, 2005

Limping Between Two Opinions? The Future of the PCUSA

"The Presbyterian Church (USA) is at a crossroads," declares a recently-released document from a group of concerned Presbyterians. The Presbyterian Lay Committee [PLC] is a venerable group of conservative Presbyterians who have been working for a Ref ...

July 7, 2005

Poison Ivy Without Prayer — Summer Camp for Atheist Youth

The New York Times reports on Camp Quest, a summer camp for atheist and agnostic youth. The camp is located in Boone County, Kentucky, and caters to kids from secular homes. One 12-year-old boy expressed his satisfaction with the experience: "It's go ...

July 6, 2005

I Guess This Redefines “Cooperative?”

A Manchester, England financial institution, The Co-operative Bank, has asked a Christian organization, Christian Voice, to close its accounts because its convictions on homosexuality are "incompatible" with the position of the bank. Here are excerpt ...

July 6, 2005

It’s the Heterosexuals’ Fault?

Stephanie Coontz is back on the op-ed pages, staying on-message with her new book about the transformation of marriage. She celebrates the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada and Spain, assured that these events serve as further evidence that ...

July 5, 2005

A Time to Mourn — A Denomination Crosses the Line

Observers of Christianity in America have suggested in recent years that the most interesting controversies of our times are those within denominations. That generalization may be generally accurate, but the other big story is the great and widening ...

July 5, 2005

The American Revolution — a Historian’s Meditation

Historian David McCullough spoke at Michigan's Hillsdale College earlier this year on "Knowing History and Knowing Ourselves." The address is a delight for several reasons, but within his speech McCullough made some interesting and timely observation ...

July 4, 2005

United Church of Christ on Verge of Embracing Same-Sex Marriage

Those watching the United Church of Christ [UCC] know that the denomination has been moving steadily leftward for decades. Nevertheless, the official endorsement of same-sex marriage represents something genuinely historic and genuinely tragic. Such ...

July 4, 2005

Shelby Foote on the Meaning of History and the Role of the Historian

Shelby Foote, who died last Monday at age 88, left quite a mark on the American mind. Made popular by the Ken Burns PBS series, The Civil War, Foote was one of those few historians who can communicate both in print and in person. His Mississippi draw ...

July 3, 2005