American patriotism, I would argue, is not as simple as most. Unlike most countries, our patriotism is not based primarily on ethnicity or shared lands or history or even culture, but on ideas and ideals, much of which was informed and under-girded by Christianity and...
Lots of heat, not very much light in the gun violence discussions. However, in my research, here’s what works and does not. Two Types of Gun Death Nearly 2/3 of all gun related deaths in the US are suicides, not homicides. This means that we...
Our political system is polarized on many issues, many of which, like education and healthcare, probably do not yield to a simplistic either or, statist or free-market solution. Gun violence, brought to our attention by another mass shooting, is also one of these contentious issues...
Or do I? A friend of mine posted an image with the left half and bottom of this image. I provided the right column. We should listen to one another.
The new cake wars is not a triviality, even though on the surface it may seem like it. The issue here is that, like with all human rights, we have rights that conflict and must be balanced. In the case of bakeries refusing to bake cakes...
My left-leaning evangelical friends often chide me as being uncaring and unbiblical when I resist increased taxes for social welfare programs. They believe that they have Biblical and intellectual reasons to take their position, but I think they actually do not, and are violating biblical...
In my previous post, I discussed the three levels of accusation regarding the guilt of white people in white privilege, and how I find only the mildest of these of any merit. I also alluded to the fact that the problems of black community, which...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy just released a study based on IRS data showing, county by county, charitable giving in 2012. One of the interesting conclusions it saw was that the top 17 counties in terms of generosity (by % of income) voted for Romney in...
