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How the ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ Are Driving Society’s Civic Decline 1
- Culture
- May 15, 2019
Polling in the U.S. reveals an all-time high of those who identify as religious “nones,” individuals who claim no allegiance to any faith. Many of the “nones” are part of a growing group of Americans who declare they are “spiritual but not religious.” And many in this group fall into the millennial age group or younger
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In Demonizing Our Opponents, We Only Demonize Ourselves 0
- Culture
- May 15, 2019
A long-time friend, John, has a wonderful knack for talking to strangers. Like anyone over fifty, he has taken his share of life’s blows and has the dents in his armor to prove it. Unlike some who grow old, however, John has retained a genuine curiosity about people. Recently, we were driving through town when
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Where Are the Good Christian Men?1
- Culture
- May 15, 2019
Today in Sydney I met Anna Hitchings, who is handling media for me on this week-long trip to Australia. She’s a Catholic journalist who caused a big stir here last week with this article wanting to know where in the heck are the Christian men worth dating? Excerpts: We are living in a unique time in history.
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Internet Hate-Speech Rules Harm Mainstream, Normal Speakers 0
- May 15, 2019
Democrats in Congress have been pressuring social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google to crack down on hate speech. This may sound harmless, but it isn’t. “Hate speech” is a misleading phrase, and it’s no longer just about hate. Even things like expert medical opinions about transsexualism and gender identity have been labeled as
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Two Ways of Dying 0
- Culture
- May 15, 2019
Editor’s note: The world recently lost philosopher and humanitarian Jean Vanier. Among Vanier’s many accomplishments is the founding of L’Arche, an organization and community which fostered the dignity and personhood of disabled individuals through personal relationships with “non-disabled peers.” One of the individuals involved in L’Arche was Jim Skerl, the man featured in the piece
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When Americans Go to the Polls, They Look to the Past — Not the Future 0
- Politics
- May 14, 2019
There’s one question that almost every American voter asks him- or herself when casting their vote for president. Has the incumbent’s – or the incumbent party’s – past performance in office been sufficient to merit another term? Unlike voters in many other industrialized countries, Americans tend to vote from this “retrospective” perspective. Studies show that
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How the ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ Are Driving Society’s Civic Decline 1