The Cross > Islam. Germany’s Bavaria has ordered Christian crosses to be placed over the entrances of government buildings to reflect its “cultural identity” as the state continues its feud with Berlin over multiculturalism and open-door policies. The crosses should not be seen as “the sign of a religion,” according to Bavarian Minister President Markus […]
Moscow Church Leader Criticizes Protestant Theologians
Orthodox-Protestant Theological Dialogue is ‘D-E-D’ Dead The dialogue with protestant churches has hit a dead end, but the Russian Orthodox Church hopes for cooperation with them in the humanitarian sphere, the patriarch of Moscow and all-Rus declared in an interview with Bulgarian news media. Patriarch of Moscow and all-Rus Kirill will visit Bulgaria on 2 […]
Persistently Unconscious Patient Awakened
by Wesley J. Smith Ever since Terri Schiavo, writing about the wrongness of removing feeding tubes from patients diagnosed with persistent unconsciousness (PVS) — we should never call them “vegetables,” a term as denigrating and dehumanizing as a racial epithet — is like spitting in the wind. But, what the heck. Patients in this condition are […]
Holy Synod of Bishops issues statement on recent tragic events in Charlottesville, VA
On 10 August 1872 the Synod of Constantinople issued an official condemnation of ecclesiastical racism, or “ethno-phyletism”, as well as its theological argumentation: We renounce, censure and condemn phyletism, that is racial discrimination, ethnic feuds, hatreds and dissensions within the Church of Christ, as contrary to the teaching of the Gospel and the holy canons […]
A World Split Apart
Thirty-five years ago today – on June 8, 1978 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who had arrived in the United States three years earlier, delivered the commencement address at Harvard University. The “Harvard Address,” as it has popularly come to be known, is most likely Solzhenitsyn’s most famous work of non-fiction. Sadly, today it is more vital […]
On Western Civilization
by John Rhys-Davies “Western Christian civilization, of which you’re a part, is one of the great glories of mankind. These are the things we stand for. We stand for liberty, liberty of association, freedom of speech. We stand for the equality of everyone in our society before the law, men as well as women. We […]
Mike Rowe Advises a Fan
Mike Rowe isn’t going to tell his fans to vote this fall, but once you see why it will only make you respect him all the more. The country doesn’t need voters who have to be cajoled, enticed, or persuaded to cast a ballot. Wisdom. Let us attend. Mike Rowe, star of Dirty Jobs, recently received […]
Pastors Could Face Jail Over Mass. Anti-Discrimination Law
When we started down this road, I (and others) warned that this was the final goal – fines, jail time, and worse for the non-compliant. You should have listened. By Todd Starnes Churches in the People’s Republic of Massachusetts have grave concerns about a new anti-discrimination law that could force congregations to accommodate the transgender […]
Gnosticism: The Perennial Enemy
by Valerie Schmalz “My friends, we’re in trouble. I won’t mince words with you,” said Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. “Culturally, politically, morally, civilizationally – we’re in bad shape.” The rapid transformation of society’s values, George argued, can be […]
“It Depends On You”
The final interview, and final warning, of George Orwell. Don’t let it happen.