Coming from both the left and right, and around the world, we have devoted our careers to protecting people. Current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health. The results (to name a few) include lower childhood vaccination . . . Continue reading →
Civil Life
CRT Indoctrination Reminds Former Intelligence Analyst Of Communist Brainwashing Technique
If you review the training sessions for [Critical Race Theory] facilitators, the process is eerily similar to such communist processes of coercive thought reform. First of all, the employees are put into a controlled environment, isolated from other influences and under the . . . Continue reading →
Grace United Reformed Church (Portland): Sitting On The Edge Of The Volcano
“Honestly, the physical presence of protests and related violence feels as distant to most of my congregation as it does to you,” he told [Christian Renewal]. “However, we are seeing and experiencing disturbing results on a daily basis. The impact on our . . . Continue reading →
It Was Not Spontaneous
While talking heads on television routinely described it as a spontaneous eruption of anger at racial injustice, it was strategically planned, facilitated and advertised on social media by anarchists who believed that their actions advanced the cause of racial justice. In some . . . Continue reading →
New Resource Page: On Religious Liberty
The first war fought in the name of the new American Republic was the “War for Independence” (1775–83). In the Declaration of Independence (1776), the American founders declared, in the preamble, “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men . . . Continue reading →
Charges Possible After Saturday Fracas In Moscow, ID; Charges Against Kirkers Remain
A 59-year-old man punched a 55-year-old man multiple times in the face after the younger man threw coffee at the older man Saturday afternoon during a protest across the street from the Moscow Police Department, according to Moscow police Capt. Will Krasselt . . . Continue reading →
College Student Newspaper Founded By William F. Buckley Fires Student For Criticizing The Defund Police Movement
We have been discussing a crackdown on some campuses against conservative columnists and newspapers, including the firing of a conservative student columnist at Syracuse, the public condemnation of a student columnist at Georgetown, and a campaign against one of the oldest conservative . . . Continue reading →
“Peaceful” Moscow Protests Heat Up (UPDATED Again)
There are good reasons why both social and news media types should be cautious about narratives. In the Pacific Northwest there is a history of serious and even deadly tension between law enforcement and survivalist types. Many no longer remember the Ruby . . . Continue reading →
The Dogma Lives Loudly In Christians
Dear Sen. Feinstein,
The dogma lives loudly in Christians. Get over it.
Signed,
The historic Christian Church.
An Avoidable Stunt (Updated)
The City of Moscow, Idaho, which Christ Church (Moscow, ID) expects one day to transform into a bastion of adherence to the Mosaic judicial laws, reports (HT: Alexis Van Horn) about the recent publicity stunt and protests disguised as “Psalm sings:” From . . . Continue reading →
Dear Kirkers, Romans 13, 1 Peter 2, and 1 Peter 4 Are Still God’s Word
Some of the responses to yesterday’s essay by members of Christ Church, Moscow, ID (known locally as “The Kirk”) most certainly did not meet even the minimal standards for the comment box. The comment policy reads: “Comments are welcome but must observe . . . Continue reading →
What “Science!” Cannot Do
Science is a tool with limitations. Science does not tell you how you should live your life, and science does not tell politicians what policies they should set. It may and, in many circumstances does, provide helpful information in making such decisions, . . . Continue reading →
RBG, Roe, And Realism
I suppose that many Americans held their breath for a moment when they heard the news of Justice Ginsburg’s death. Obviously, her death was a great loss for her family, friends, and colleagues. Then, there is the great question of the state . . . Continue reading →
A Useful Distinction Regarding Church And State In Our Covid-19 Controversy
For better or worse John MacArthur and Grace Community Church have become the public face of resistance to California’s onerous Covid-19 regulations. They have also become entangled in the culture war over masks and aligned with the Trump administration, since the president . . . Continue reading →
Science Becomes Unsettled Again
A major correction has been issued by the American Journal of Psychiatry. The authors and editors of an October 2019 study, titled “Reduction in mental health treatment utilization among transgender individuals after gender-affirming surgeries: a total population study,” have retracted its primary . . . Continue reading →
Christian, Pray For Your Romans 13 Ministers
Tribalism And Irony
This came over the transom this morning: Continue reading →
Machen’s Antidote To Political Correctness
Of course, Machen himself believed that the church should be intolerant. But the kind of intolerance he advocated was theological, not political. He believed that the church’s primary task was to proclaim the Gospel, and that this task required careful attention to . . . Continue reading →
Andy Ngo, Jonathan Turley, Et Al Testify Before Congress On Antifa
Antifa was expressly founded as a movement at war with free speech, defining the right itself as a tool of oppression. That is also clearly stated in this handbook. The signature of the group is a self-righteous, rage-fueled violence that parallels . . . Continue reading →
Entre la conciencia y el desafío a las autoridad
Reconocemos que en Latinoamerica hay presiones o temor por pronunciarse libremente por lo ocurrido esta semana en la Iglesia de John MacArthur, en parte por la influencia, tanto económica como en liderazgo, ejercido por John MacArthur, y porque el contexto de California . . . Continue reading →