Are American Christians “Persecuted”?
Reflecting on the recent execution of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIS fanatics in Libya, Rod…
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Church=State in Putin’s Orthodox Empire?; Evangelical-Orthodox Anti-Gay Alliance; Malaysian Court Protects Transwomen; Catholicism (Still) Declining in Latin America; Global LGBT Recap
A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA law school and NORC at the University…
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Infanticide Still Not a Growing Movement: 30 Years of Pro-Life Fudging
Pro-life conservatives keep falling for the same urban legend: Somewhere, the logic of abortion has…
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The Big Lie Misrepresentation in Louisiana “Seal of Confessional” Case
The systematic abuse of the free exercise clause strikes again. In this latest episode, according to bloggers at Hot Air and the American Conservative, “[t]he…
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Conservative Christians Disgusted With Palin’s Religious Talk
Sarah Palin’s baptism-by-waterboarding comment at the National Rifle Association this weekend has disgusted Christians across the spectrum, both for…
Read MoreWhy Palin’s “Baptism by Waterboarding” is Sacrilegious
The erstwhile presidential candidate links torture to sacrament, gets a big round of applause.
Read MoreThe Emotional Problem in American Evangelicalism
Do conservative churches just need a more robust theology?
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How Much Did Jesus Care About Sex?
In Sullivan v. Dreher, a misunderstanding of “Cheap Grace.”
Read MoreIn Which I Agree With Rod Dreher
On Ted Haggard’s return to the ministry business.
Read MoreThe Circle Can Remain Unbroken, If Battered And Bloody
What holds “us” together anyway? The only way to find out is to continue the conversation — barbaric yawp is always preferable to cold silence.
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