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Christ and the Nazi Officer 0
- History
- April 8, 2020
Christians, we often hear, are “so heavenly minded that they’re no earthly good.” To be sure, there is some validity to this criticism. Plenty of Christians allow their faith in divine providence to override their responsibility to care for the world and for their neighbor. The way in which many Christians automatically dismiss all ecological concerns as
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Sanders Exits Stage Left, but His Ideas Remain 2
- Breaking News
- April 8, 2020
Bernie is finally out. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it was sometimes easy to forget that Bernie Sanders was still in, or that there was a Democratic Party primary race in the works at all. Following his withdrawal from the race earlier Wednesday, Bernie Sanders fans took to Twitter, using the hashtag #NotMeUs
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The Religious Liberty Disappearing Act 0
- Politics
- April 7, 2020
Easter is coming. We are at the conclusion of Lent, a time of sacrifice and spiritual renewal for Catholics. During Lent, we imitate Jesus’ fasting in the desert. Our small self-denial is rightly understood not as an exercise in masochism, but as a form of spiritual food. Sadly, we cannot go to Mass and celebrate
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Beware: Our New Online Culture Is a Feast for Mass Surveillance 0
- Culture
- April 7, 2020
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has caused network traffic to surge as Internet users resort to video conferencing to work remotely. For example, last December online meeting provider Zoom hosted roughly 10 million participants. In March this statistic jumped to 200 million. The public’s stampede to the cloud is an auspicious development for the intelligence
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Finding Rest in an Anxious Society 0
- Culture
- April 7, 2020
Anxiety. Do you feel it? I’m not going to lie: I have. I also have a hunch that many others have as well, or at least will soon. Being cooped up, life as we knew it gone, facing uncertainties on every side – it’s no wonder the anxiety juices are flowing at top speed. But
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Redefining Gender Roles One Quarantine at a Time 0
- Culture
- April 7, 2020
The coronavirus is going to send women back to the kitchen. At least that is what The Atlantic believes. Writer Helen Lewis argues that the pandemic is a “disaster for feminism.” Lewis starts by noting, “A pandemic magnifies all existing inequalities.” That’s certainly true, but from there, she veers into the assertion that this particularly affects women. Women, Lewis believes,
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