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Author Archives: David Hume
Which came first & why?
The piece that Walter mentioned below makes an interesting assertion: Christianity, post-Reformation and post-Luther, with its teaching of a direct, personal, two-way link between the individual and God, unmediated by the collective, and unsubordinate to any other human being, smashes … Continue reading
Have a Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Also, out of curiosity, what’s your favorite Christmas song? I like “Little Drummer Boy.”
An Anodyne Age?
I’m almost finished with What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848. Reading this and other books on this period of American history I’m struck by how milquetoast the public discussion of religion is in the political domain today … Continue reading
News flash: majority of American Christians are not Christian!
A month ago some bloggers were mooting whether Barack Hussein Obama was a Christian at all due to his heterodox beliefs. Well, we now know how it was that the majority Americans voted for this avowed Christian non-Christian: most American … Continue reading
No We Can’t!
New Poll Gauges Americans’ General Knowledge Levels: Also in the “ideas have consequences” category, White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire.
The duly elected representatives of the people
Kevin Drum points me to some interesting data from the Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life. Here’s some specific denominational breakdowns….
American Creation
I thought I would point to Jonathan Rowe’s weblog, American Creation. He’s been leaving many informed and civil comments for a few weeks, from which I have learned much. Would that the whole blogosphere was characterized by such gentlemanly discourse!
Words in a pluralist world
In the comments below some note that several prominent Founding Fathers who would have self-identified as Christian would not be perceived by many as such today (e.g., Is Barack Obama a Christian?). At the time of the Founding men such as … Continue reading
H. L. Mencken against the gods
Richard Spencer, editor of Taki’s Magazine, has an excellent piece up, The Old Right and the Antichrist. A lot to chew on….
GSS blogging….
A week ago I lamented that there just wasn’t enough GSS blogging…I didn’t add that the GSS blogging that I do know of is all Right-of-Center. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but it is nice to have a … Continue reading