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Jan 02 2021
Opinion
The Theology of Identity Politics
In American Awakening, Georgetown political theory dean Joshua Mitchell unmasks identity politics for what it is: a toxic outgrowth of Protestant Christianity that threatens the American regime of liberty and self-government. The book builds on popular critiques of wokeness by placing the phenomenon in the grander scheme of our post-1989 experiment in secular hyper-liberalism.
While
City Journal
Nov 27 2019
News
Trump Vows Not To Change Name Of Thanksgiving Despite Cries From ‘Radical Left’
President Trump pledged to protect Thanksgiving from the “radical left,” some of whom, he charged, want to change the name of the annual holiday.
“You know some people want to change the name Thanksgiving, they don’t want to use the term ‘Thanksgiving,'” the president told supporters in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday.
Trump said he wouldn’t allow the “radical left” to change the
The Daily Wire
Jun 30 2020
News
Supreme Court says Montana program aiding private schools must be open to religious schools
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed a Montana tax incentive program that indirectly helps private religious schools, a major victory for those who want to see more public funding of religious institutions.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for a conservative majority in the 5 to 4 ruling, said the Montana Supreme Court was wrong to strike down the program because of a
Washington Post
Jan 20 2017
News
President-elect Donald Trump’s will have more prayers read during his inauguration ceremonies than any president in American history.
It didn’t take long for President Trump to rip into the self-serving ruling class and hit the populist themes of his campaign. Wasting no time on the usual fluff and platitudes that make most inaugural addresses forgettable, Trump made it plain that this program is to undo the globalism, socialism, secularism and Islamophilia of the last eight years.
The American Spectator
Jan 26 2021
News
More Than 100 Politico Staffers Reportedly Send Letter to Publisher Over Ben Shapiro’s Edition of Playbook
More than 100 Politico staffers have reportedly signed a letter to publisher Robert Allbritton over the decision to allow right-wing firebrand Ben Shapiro guest-author the Playbook newsletter for one day, according to a Daily Beast report.
Shapiro, who has made derogatory remarks about Muslims, African-Americans, women, LGBTQ people, and secular Jewish people, led the January 14 edition
Mediaite
Jan 08 2020
Analysis
The Memetic Tribes Of Culture War 2.0
Until the last few years, it made sense to talk in terms of a red tribe and a blue tribe when describing political affiliation in the U.S. The red tribe was right-wing, populist, nationalist, religious, concerned by terrorism, and valued sexual purity. The blue tribe was left-wing, globalist, internationalist, secular, concerned by global warming, and valued sexual freedom. They had
Medium
May 19 2015
News
Rand Paul Goes on the Offensive Over the Iraq War
As 2016 presidential hopefuls continue to weigh in on the Iraq War, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has put forward his noninterventionist view, implying a direct contrast with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
"We've had the same question repeatedly: is it a good idea to go in and topple a secular dictator and try to build a nation?" Paul said On CNN's "New Day" Tuesday morning. "Every time we've
Newsmax (News)
Oct 12 2014
Opinion
Why do so many liberals despise Christianity?
Liberals increasingly want to enforce a comprehensive, uniformly secular vision of the human good. And they see alternative visions of the good as increasingly intolerable. Liberalism seems to have an irrational animus against Christianity. Consider these two stories highlighted in the last week by conservative Christian blogger Rod Dreher.
Damon Linker
May 18 2019
News
We’re lawyers who support same-sex marriage. We also support the Masterpiece Cakeshop baker.
The Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The issue is whether a conservative Christian baker who believes that weddings are inherently religious and that same-sex marriages are religiously prohibited can be required to design and create a cake to celebrate the wedding of a same-sex couple. The case tests the nation’s commitment to
Vox
Sep 18 2019
News
Israel's 2 main political parties deadlocked after election
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s two main political parties were deadlocked Wednesday after an unprecedented repeat election, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to hold on to his job.
The election’s seeming political kingmaker, Avigdor Lieberman, said he’ll insist upon a secular unity government between Netanyahu’s Likud and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White parties, who
Washington Times