A rather odd–or underreasoned–op-ed from Harvard prof Noah Feldman is making the rounds, that Mitt Romney’s candidacy is Mormonism’s ticket to American Protestant acceptance. That’s a very big yes and no, as we shall see: As a deeply believing Mormon,… Continue Reading
A recent George Weigel commencement address. Defending Religious Freedom in Full: A Generation’s Challenge “[A] special word of thanks, today, to the parents of today’s graduates — and the grandparents, and the other family members — who have helped bring… Continue Reading
[Do stick around for the punchline.] So I’m in the local liquor store here in SoCal, owned by the Mexican Mafia and clerked by Armenians, buying a few oil cans of Foster’s green, the ale, not the blue one, the… Continue Reading
From Joe Carter at First Things: A few weeks ago George Weigel wrote that the Denver Bronco’s third-string quarterback Tim Tebow “draws hatred because he is an unabashed Christian, whose calmness and decency in the face of his Christophobic detractors… Continue Reading
The Public Religion Research Institute finds that most Americans are unable to comport capitalism with Christianity: Jamelle Bouie nods in agreement: As it happens, they are absolutely correct; the Gospels are incredibly short on issues we associate with modern "values… Continue Reading