Last week, a man who claimed to be defending Western Civilization killed 50 defenseless worshippers in two New Zealand mosques, thereby betraying every good thing that Western Civilization stands for. [...]
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The Mosque Attack in New Zealand and Its Consequences
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German Bishops Use Abuse Crisis to Promote Dissent
According to a recent study conducted at the University of Ulm (Germany), the number of minors who suffered sexual abuse within the German Church is much higher than previously assumed. [...]
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Will Methodists Recognize the Error of Private Judgment?
Almost four hundred years ago, English Protestants convened at Westminster Abbey to create a new confessional document for the English Church. This document, the Westminster Catechism, became foundational for the [...]
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The Wonders of Things Unseen
In 1977, George Lucas struck box-office gold with the epic adventure Star Wars. Mystic luminaries, anthropomorphic androids, light sabers, and computerized special effects captured the imaginations of audiences young and old [...]
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St. Patrick’s Day: Religious Holy Day or Ethnic Holiday?
March 17 is the feast day of St. Patrick, the missionary who brought Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century and who is the Patron Saint of Ireland, as well [...]
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Caesar’s Enduring Influence on Western Civilization
“Beware the Ides of March!” So heard Gaius Julius Caesar, Rome’s just-declared Dictator for Life, as he walked to meet the Senate on this day in 44 BC. Hours later, [...]
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What Newman Can Tell Us About the Cardinal Pell Verdict
The scene in the London courtroom in 1852 might have been out of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, with the defendant in simple clerical black standing in the dock before [...]
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