What is going on in Evangelical land? Christianity Today reports on what happened in the Supreme Court yesterday related to abortion. True: Also true: Franklin Graham comes out strong (as expected) on Dobbs v. Jackson. Amicus briefs on Dobbs v. […]
Archives for December 2021
Goodbye Roe v. Wade?
Has the pro-life dog caught the pro-choice bus? Harvard law professor Noah Feldman thinks Roe v. Wade will be overturned. Here is a taste of his Bloomberg column: Chief Justice John Roberts is searching for a compromise to preserve some […]
Did Trump try to kill Biden?
The title of Tim Miller’s piece at The Bulwark is provocative, but worth considering. Here is a taste: Of all the insane moments from 2020, this one still stands out: The former president of the United States knowingly and intentionally […]
Playing Free
What kind of play does the democratic arena require? Might Christians attain it?
What is a person?
Over at Foreign Policy, Justin Smith asks the same question. Here is a taste: Outside of the context of drama, in the Roman Republic, personhood was commonly extended to municipalities and voluntary associations. This entailed, among other things, that such […]
The GOP is in a state of chaos, but they love the Lord
The Republican Party is a laughing stock. The Trumpian Far Right seems to be running the show, the Republican center is “muted,” and the leadership of the party is just letting the chaos ensue. Here is Jonathan Weisman at The […]
Ross Douthat makes a case against abortion
Here is a taste of his New York Times column: …with the court set this week to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, it seems worth letting the lawyers handle the meta-arguments […]
Dr. Oz joins the Pennsylvania Senate race
Sean Parnell is out. Dr. Mehmet Oz is in. Here is The Washington Post: Mehmet Oz, who rose to fame as “Dr. Oz” on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” said Tuesday he is launching a Republican campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania, […]
Another evangelical anti-vaxxer dies of COVID-19
His name is Marcus Lamb. Here is Michelle Boorstein at The Washington Post: Marcus Lamb, founder of the large Christian network Daystar, died Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus. Lamb’s network during the pandemic has made the virus a huge focus, calling […]
Memes Eat Brains
They eat democracy, too