Calvinism Envy
Mark Tooley wishes Methodists were more like Calvinists. (H.L. Mencken couldn’t tell a difference when it came to Prohibition and World War I.) Calvinists are sometimes mocked but they do have their...
View ArticleWhy Aren’t More Americans Gospel Allies?
According to a recent Pew survey: Americans are more religious and Americans are more hopeful about their ability to improve their future than are other wealthy countries. Americans are more prone to...
View ArticleWindow Shut?
When asked about the need for the Second Vatican Council, John XXIII said, “I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.” So how can it be that the...
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I'm Thankful for Tracy McKenzie
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. A four-day weekend, a big meal, no gifts, a day to sleep off excessive consumption, and a meal that has lots of carbs. What’s not to like (and what wine do you pair...
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Blame Trump on the Mainline
So argues Mark Tooley: Neither Sanders nor Trump would have been possible or even conceivable as serious presidential candidates during the decades of Mainline Protestant hegemony in American public...
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Looks Like Trump is Sufjan’s Choice for POTUS
Mark Tooley reports that Sufjan Stevens opposes Christian nationalism: Musician Sufjan Stevens blogged last week about politics and faith, decrying the parochialism of American Christianity while...
View ArticleHow Liberal Protestantism Happens (and it’s even worse when it claims to be...
When you ask the church to do something that it can’t, you have a problem. Here is the premise for Mark Tooley’s brief for churches building community: Matt Yglesias. Left leaning commentator Matthew...
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