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Is the Church Abandoning Its People in Their Toughest Dilemmas? - Tom Gilson - Thinking Christian

Is the Church Abandoning Its People in Their Toughest Dilemmas? - Tom Gilson - Thinking Christian "Three ethical dilemmas, each of them a true story. What do they have in common, other than the obvious? "An analyst working at a...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 21, 2019 9:56 PM

Two Nations, Revisited | National Affairs

Two Nations, Revisited | National Affairs Mary Eberstadt looks at poverty, #MeToo scandals, societal atomization, and identity politics as effects of the Sexual Revolution: 'The research was overwhelming, all of it proving the point that a stable family has come...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 5, 2018 4:41 PM

Donald Trump & Evangelicals -- Response to Michael Gerson's Atlantic Essay | National Review

Donald Trump & Evangelicals -- Response to Michael Gerson's Atlantic Essay | National Review David French presents a solid critique of Michael Gerson's dismissive criticism of evangelicals, pointing out the genuine threats to religious liberty and American culture from the...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 13, 2018 11:45 AM

Camille Paglia & Jordan B Peterson - Modern Times Transcript

Camille Paglia & Jordan B Peterson - Modern Times Transcript A wide-ranging, quotable conversation between two contrarian thinkers. A few highlights: Peterson: "See that also seems to me to be related to the postmodern emphasis on power because there's something...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 13, 2018 11:06 AM

Dear Conservative Parents: Stop Raising Politicians and Pundits

Kira Davis at RedState: Dear Conservative Parents: Stop Raising Politicians and Pundits Kira Davis says our country needs more conservative techies and fewer Tomi Lahrens. She points to the dominance of leftists in the social media industry (and their censorship...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 2, 2018 4:53 PM

Roy Moore's Core Supporters In Alabama Don't Care What You Think

Roy Moore's Core Supporters In Alabama Don't Care What You Think - The Federalist "Politics, especially the increasingly pervasive politics of all-out culture war, is for these voters a straightforward extension of their religious convictions. The mainstream media paints these...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 12, 2017 8:52 AM

The Left wages total war and then plays victim | Tim Carney | WashingtonExaminer.com

The Left wages total war and then plays victim | Tim Carney | WashingtonExaminer.com "After millennia of marriage being uncontroversially a union between one man and one woman, and after a decade of electorates in most states (and President Obama...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 1, 2015 7:49 PM

Intellectual Discipleship? Faithful Thinking for Faithful Living - AlbertMohler.com

Intellectual Discipleship? Faithful Thinking for Faithful Living - AlbertMohler.com "A God-centered worldview brings every issue, question, and cultural concern into submission to all that the Bible reveals, and it frames all understanding within the ultimate purpose of bringing greater glory...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 27, 2014 6:33 PM

'Helpless and Hopeless Creatures' : The Other McCain

'Helpless and Hopeless Creatures' : The Other McCain "My point is that social conservatism is more intellectually respectable than most people imagine, but for 20 years, those who are serious about fighting the Culture War have been shunted aside and...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 24, 2014 6:17 PM

RedState: How To Tell The "Culture Wars" Are Not Over

RedState: How To Tell The "Culture Wars" Are Not Over We can tell, because the Left was actively fighting for cultural hegemony in this election. In fact, the Left has been the aggressor all along: "The point is this: we...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 17, 2008 11:06 PM