Friday, Oct 26, 2018

PART I ‘It’s hard to hate up close’: Why the partisan divide isn’t really as bad as cable news would lead you to believe

PART II Exchanging laughs for applause: What are we looking for in entertainment?

PART III Berenstain Bears and the moral importance of the stories we tell our children

PART IV Beauty, morality, and Disney princesses: The real danger of associating good and evil with cultural conventions of attractiveness

Thursday, Oct 25, 2018

PART I Acts of domestic terrorism remind us that a sinful world is all too often a violent world

PART II Who is to blame? Understanding the real risk of whataboutism and the temptation of moral evasion

PART III First woman to sit on Supreme Court, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announces Alzheimer's diagnosis

Wednesday, Oct 24, 2018

PART I Claims and counterclaims abound as migrant caravan moves north through Mexico

PART II Why any sane nation must have an immigration policy that protects its borders and defines its own citizenship

PART III Underneath political divide over transgender identity is a worldview divide over what it means to be male and female

Tuesday, Oct 23, 2018

PART I Move to define ‘gender’ as it has been defined throughout human history leads to hysteria from the sexual revolutionaries

PART II Why it matters that new exemptions for contraceptive coverage include both religious and moral protections

PART III In a postmodern culture, there are almost no words that don’t require careful definition, including ‘meat’ and ‘milk’

Monday, Oct 22, 2018

PART I The long, historical backstory of the House of Saud and the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

PART II Why it’s not enough to know that the myth of the modernizing dictator really is a myth

PART III What’s actually behind a society celebrating books that aren’t really banned during Banned Books Week

Friday, Oct 19, 2018

PART I The culture of death extends its grip in Canada: Toronto doctors lay out procedures for euthanasia for children, without parental consent

PART II As #MeToo movement celebrates its anniversary, the situation turns out to be more complicated than a secular society can unravel

PART III What does the word ‘sin’ mean to a secular society?

Thursday, Oct 18, 2018

PART I After firing and settlement, it turns out all the Atlanta fire chief was guilty of was believing biblical Christianity

PART II How changes in Brazil’s cultural and religious landscape have led to a political very dramatic political choice

PART III In upcoming presidential election, Brazil represents far more than Brazil, and far more than Latin America

Wednesday, Oct 17, 2018

PART I Schism: Russian Orthodox Church severs ties with Constantinople, pointing to significant developments in geopolitics and world history

PART II The pursuit of greater glory: What Putin’s quest to strengthen Russian identity has to do with recent headlines

PART III Hero or villain? The dramatic and horrific story of an abortion doula

PART IV One more step in the transgender revolution: Influential conservative transitions, is embraced by conservative community

Tuesday, Oct 16, 2018

PART I Birth of mouse pups from same-sex parents brings to light major scientific and ethical issues

PART II Breaking free of biological shackles: Headlines reveal attempt to discredit the family and unravel creation

PART III Is it morally right to bring extinct species back from the dead?

PART IV The moral pathology of our age: Morticians take steps to prevent opioid exposure after overdose deaths

Monday, Oct 15, 2018

PART I A theology of stuff: How should we think about earthly possessions after Hurricane Michael’s widespread destruction?

PART II Pastor Andrew Brunson returns to United States after being detained for two years in Turkey

PART III A victory for religious liberty as Britain’s Supreme Court rules speech that violates Christian beliefs cannot be compelled

PART IV Why a court ruling about a war memorial in Maryland is about a great deal more than one monument