President Biden’s unpardonable pardon

President Biden’s unpardonable pardon: We must love our children both rightly and righteously “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.” Those w...

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Do We Really Know Jesus? Adam Gopnik and the Gospels

This much is clear -- Jesus Christ just will not be ignored. Even the most secularized classes, those whom Friedrich Schleiermacher called the "cultured despisers of religion," cannot leave Jesus alone. Not even The New Yorker. The latest edition ...

May 19, 2010

“For the Sake of God” — Must We Surrender Sexual Morality?

The ordination of Mary Glasspool as a bishop of the Episcopal Church on Sunday drives yet another wedge into the already fracturing Anglican Communion -- and raises some of the most fundamental questions about the church and sexual morality. Bishop ...

May 18, 2010

Starting Something You Cannot Finish: The Eschatology of Christian Mission

Commencements come and commencements go. There will be thousands of graduation ceremonies around the world this season, and each will mark an important turning point in life. We have become so accustomed to these transitions and the need for marking ...

May 14, 2010

Real Enough? — Relics, Gopher Wood, and the Sufficiency of Scripture

For centuries, an inordinate and unhealthy attention has been directed to certain items claimed to be relics of Christ, Christian leaders, or illustrious Christians. The veneration of relics has been a major feature of Roman Catholic popular piety si ...

May 13, 2010

All Roads Lead to Heaven? — Kathleen Parker Does Theology

What catches the attention of a columnist for The Washington Post? A recent column by Kathleen Parker indicates that theology has become a focus of national attention. Kathleen Parker used her column in The Washington Post to take on Franklin Graham ...

May 12, 2010

The Moral Life of Babies (and the Ideological Life of Adults)

The New York Times Magazine is often the most interesting section of each Sunday's edition, and often the most controversial as well. The May 9, 2010 edition of the magazine certainly proves the point with its cover article, "The Moral Life of Babies ...

May 10, 2010

Who Will Be Tested Next? — The Dilemma of Franklin Graham

Marking the National Day of Prayer, evangelist Franklin Graham led in prayer this morning at the Pentagon. Not inside the Pentagon, mind you, but outside, where he led a handful of other Christians in silent prayer. The recent controversy about Fran ...

May 6, 2010

It’s Getting Dangerous Out There — A Preacher Is Arrested in Britain

We have seen this coming for some time now. The public space has been closing, especially when it comes to Christian speech -- and especially when that speech is about homosexuality. Now, a Christian preacher has been arrested in Britain for the cri ...

May 4, 2010

NARAL’s Daughters — The Abortion Rights Crowd is Concerned

Nancy Keenan is worried. The current president of NARAL, Keenan detects a loss of fervor in support of abortion rights among younger women, and she talked openly to Newsweek about her concern. Are we witnessing a major shift of momentum on the issue ...

April 30, 2010

The Death of a (Former) Atheist — Antony Flew, 1923-2010

The death this month of Antony Flew brings an end to one of the most interesting lives in twentieth century philosophy. Throughout the last half of that century, Professor Flew was recognized as one of the most significant philosophical advocates of ...

April 29, 2010