July 22, 2010
by Anthony Esolen
"You see, I am not a Christian," said the young man at lunch, chilling the conversation in an instant. He was exceptionally good looking, and obviously intelligent, but also obviously sad. His father, a former Protestant minister who was essentially driven out of his church for his faithfulness to the Scriptural directives regarding human sexuality, [...]
May 21, 2010
by Margaret Cabaniss
Racism, abortion, blasphemy, sex abuse -- today's Friday morning round-up is a more serious affair: Immediately after winning the Republican primary in Kentucky, Rand Paul got in hot water for his appearance on the Rachel Maddow show, where he questioned the constitutionality of one aspect of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Now he's clearing [...]
April 26, 2010
by Brian Saint-Paul
In reference to Comedy Central's latest low-bow to Islam, Ross Douthat writes: [T]here's still a sense in which the "South Park" case is particularly illuminating. Not because it tells us anything new about the lines that writers and entertainers suddenly aren’t allowed to cross. But because it’s a reminder that Islam is just about the [...]
