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Last September I had the privilege of sitting down with Chad E. Graham, lead pastor at University Assembly, and recording a multi-series podcast with him on the “Rise of Socialism” on his Thinker Sensitive podcast. Socialism is in vogue again after being in disrepute for decades. This is partly due…
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Over the weekend a controversy arose at the annual March for Life rally in Washington DC, when video leaked of a supposed ugly and racist confrontation between youth marchers from the all-boys Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky, and a Native American man beating a drum. At first…
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← Back to Book Reviews Edward Feser and Joseph M. Bessette, By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2017. Paperback, $18.79. 420 pp. ISBN: 978-1621641261. In their new book on capital punishment, philosopher Edward Feser and political scientist and ethicist…
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Yesterday the Vatican announced that it would be changing the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church regarding its stance on the death penalty. The Church’s position on capital punishment has been in doubt of late, as Pope Francis has made his opposition to the policy quite clear. Catholics…
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Last month I returned from my fourth straight year at Acton University. This is a four-day conference in Grand Rapids, MI put on by the Acton Institute that seeks to integrate markets and morality in order to create a virtuous and flourishing society. It’s called a “university” because you sign…
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The debate over immigration in America continues apace. In fact, it has heated up considerably in recent months as some of President Trump’s policies have drawn sharp criticism and outrage across the country (family separation, deportation, building the wall, etc.). These are complex and difficult issues that require a broad…
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← Back to Book Reviews Ryan T. Anderson. When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment. New York: Encounter Books, 2018. 251 pp. Hardcover, $19.31. ISBN: 978-1594039614. What does it mean to be male or female? What is sex and how is it related to gender? Does a person’s…
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← Back to Book Reviews David L. Bahnsen. Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It. New York: Post Hill Press, 2018. 171 pp. Hardback, $22.19. ISBN: 978-7-68261-625-3. What is wrong with America? This is the question we’ve all been asking ourselves the last…
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On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 students across the country walked out of their classes as part of #NationalWalkoutDay to protest gun violence in this country. This past Saturday, March 24, these and other students took part in a March for Our Lives protest advocating for gun control. They called for…
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Three weeks ago, on February 21, 2018, Billy Graham passed from this world and entered into glory. He was 99, a mere nine months away from becoming a centenarian. Over the last few years as I’ve worked my way through seminary, I have occasionally thought about Graham and wondered how much…
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