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Why Atheists Read the Bible Like Fundamentalists 3
- Religion
- August 8, 2017
Benjamin Corey is a formerly fundamentalist Christian scholar who claims to have had some fruitful dialogue with atheists. Having examined the evidence, I agree with that claim. But he remains puzzled by a tendency I too have noticed: atheists often read the Bible just like fundamentalists! For instance, Corey has fun rebutting an atheist who
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Google Engineer Fired for Questioning Diversity in Memo—But Four Scientists Say He Was Right 0
- Culture
- August 8, 2017
Google engineer James Damore had a Jerry Maguire moment. And he ended up exactly like Jerry Maguire. Damore was fired by Google this week after his 10-page memo, titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” ignited a storm of criticism. The memo, the text of which can be read here, suggested that biological differences could
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Should a Christian be a Foodie?0
- Culture
- August 8, 2017
One of the highly celebrated pleasures of our time is fine cuisine. All manner of foodie hotspots have sprung up as TV shows and social media continue to popularize delicious, unique food. But should Christians partake in the foodie culture? Not long ago, Christians saw abstaining from worldly pleasures as a way to deny the
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Why U.S. Schools Don’t Produce Adults 6
- Culture
- August 8, 2017
One of the hallmarks of modern America is the tendency toward prolonged childhood. While it used to be the norm to enter the adult working world by one’s mid-to-late teens, students now extend their preparation for career well into their twenties (and sometimes beyond), enabled by parents who act as their caretakers, education experts who
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Christian Art Stinks Today. Why?3
- Culture
- August 8, 2017
I’ve long wondered why it is that modern Christians contribute so little art of merit to our culture. I’ll occasionally make this point to fellow Christians over cocktails when I feel naughty. Invariably, my thesis meets pushback. “What about Tolkien and Lewis,” they contend. “Oh, and Chesterton.” When it is pointed out they are citing
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K-12 School Agrees to Gender Inclusion Policy With No Notice or ‘Opt Out’ for Parents 0
- Culture
- August 8, 2017
After facing a lawsuit over its treatment of a kindergartener who identifies as transgender, a nationally recognized public charter school in Minnesota has agreed to adopt a far-reaching inclusionary policy. In the settlement, the school promised to establish a gender inclusion policy that doesn’t allow parents to opt out “based on religious or conscience objections,”
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