Category Archives: Christianity
Humble Big Apple Pie?
October 2, 2005 – 11:37 pm
Russell Shorto proposes a novel thesis in today’s New York Times: New York City has been a liberal flagship because it exemplifies Christian humility. The us-them divide that conservative Christians maintain holds that, historically, they have Christian morality on their side while others have only their Enlightenment gods of science and reason. And some of [...]
The Rumors of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated
September 26, 2005 – 8:57 pm
A. O. Scott, the chief New York Times film critic and one of my favorite reviewers, writes that “the myth of a monolithically liberal Hollywood is dead.” His evidence? He believes recent films demonstrate an effort to appeal to conservative and/or religious viewers. But his descriptions of “conservative” film elements prove that a shop-worn journalists’ [...]
Science Museums Prepare to “Encounter Religious Fundamentalists”
September 22, 2005 – 9:36 am
The New York Times recently described how science museum workers deal with those who dare to question the hegemony (I’ve added the emphasis): ITHACA, N.Y. – Lenore Durkee, a retired biology professor, was volunteering as a docent at the Museum of the Earth here when she was confronted by a group of seven or eight [...]
John Roberts Interviewed about Bob Jones University
September 14, 2005 – 6:00 pm
DURBIN: But there was one case, one case in particular that hasn’t been mentioned today that I’d like to ask you about, and that was the case involving Bob Jones University. That was one of the most troubling decisions of the Reagan administration. It was a decision to argue before the Supreme Court that Bob [...]
Robert-Jones Commentary Again
September 12, 2005 – 8:43 am
As John Roberts’ hearings are about to start, his memo telling Bob Jones, president of Bob Jones University to “go soak his head,” comes up again as an example of Roberts’ impenetrability: There is something for everyone here. It can be read variously as 1) the nominee was happy to work for an administration that [...]
Another Excuse to Bash Bob Jones University
September 5, 2005 – 5:40 pm
The administrators of Bob Jones University were wrong and foolish to officially discourage inter-racial dating, so they’ve brought on their own heads (and the heads of graduates like me) much of the criticism in the press. But as inexcusable as the school’s former policies were, there’s no justification for perpetuating falsehoods about it, especially since [...]