Monthly Archives: August 2019

Theology and fetal tissue research

Some of you will recall that, in June, the Trump administration announced a severe tightening of medical and related research that uses fetal tissue. The details of the revised regulations are beginning to emerge — and the news is not good. Continue reading

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Rejecting education

Albert Mohler approvingly tweeted a link to a recent article headlined Is Christian education safe?, written by Matthew Hall, the Provost of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The article appears on the seminary’s Web site and is clearly a sales pitch … Continue reading

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Quote for the day

Biden explained that the real choice is between Trump and American democracy, between Trump and objective truth and between Trump and someone with a basic understanding of what makes America “great.” The speech was intended to and succeeded in making … Continue reading

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The case for being armed

Longtime readers will recall that, years ago, I linked regularly to a blogger named Jeri Massi, an early, bona fide hero of the now-widespread movement to hold clergy accountable for their abuses of (usually) women and children. It wasn’t always … Continue reading

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I don’t fault …

… the people of El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, who are rolling-up the Welcome mat … Continue reading

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