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Sex, Schisms and Pseudo-Scholarship

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Mark English

We are seeing open warfare between various feminist and other progressive factions on social media and in the universities. A key divide is between so-called gender critical feminists and trans activists. Professional scholars might once have been expected to bring … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse of Hell

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via Religion News: HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (RNS) — For years, liberals — even liberal people of faith — have been wary of fusions of faith and politics, careful not to pierce the boundary between church and state. But at this … Continue reading →

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How Not to Criticize Silicon Valley

Posted on January 14, 2019 by mupetblast

Paul Ingrassia at The American Conservative has published a polemic entitled “The Religious Fanaticism of Silicon Valley Elites.” It should be noted that Ingrassia is himself Catholic, so he has no beef with religion per se. Just as the zealous … Continue reading →

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Chesus

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Andrew Stuttaford

It does not take much detective work to understand that Marxism is, in many respects, another branch of the Judeo-Christian tree, most notably in its millenarian fantasies, but also in, one way or another, its sanctification of poverty. Many religions, … Continue reading →

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Thought For The Day

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Andrew Stuttaford

“Humanism is a secular religion thrown together from decaying scraps of Christian myth.” John Gray, Straw Dogs (2002)

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The Difference Between Berkeley and NYC is Collapsing

Posted on August 20, 2018 by mupetblast

The New York Times recently published a piece on Wiccans in New York City, “Witchcraft in the #MeToo Era.” Despite the name, the article has nothing to do with #MeToo – there are no tales or even allusions to Wiccan … Continue reading →

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China: Holy See No Evil

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: It’s no great secret that Roman Catholic ‘social’ teaching, normally seen as a form of corporatism, is a touch difficult to reconcile with free market economics, even more so in the era of Pope Francis, a … Continue reading →

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Palmyra’s Earlier Attackers

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

From The Spectator, a review of a new book, The Darkening Age, on Christianity’s early centuries.  I haven’t read the book itself (it’s not out in this country until next year), but judging by the review  it looks interesting, no … Continue reading →

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The Transhumanist ‘Threat’

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Jesuits’ America magazine is a somewhat overwrought publication, and a recent article (“Who’s afraid of Transhumanism? (We all should be)”) it ran on the ‘threat’ posed by ‘Transhumanism’ was no exception. If I had to guess, Transhumanism, a fancy word for an … Continue reading →

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The Attacks in Catalonia: “Blind” Violence?

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner. Pope Francis on last year’s Nice attack (via the National Catholic Register): Pope Francis condemned the attack on Bastille Day Celebrations in France, calling it an act of “blind violence.” While Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the man … Continue reading →

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