A successful marital culture depends not only on a general ideal of love and commitment, but on specific promises, exclusions and taboos. And the less specific and more inclusive an institution becomes, the more likely people are to approach it casually, if they enter it at all. In 44 states, the future of gay marriage... Continue Reading

American Presbyterians frequently circulate the claim that King George III of England referred to the American Revolution as a “Presbyterian War.” Several years ago I set out to find the original source from which the quote is taken since I was curious about the context in which the king made this statement — if indeed... Continue Reading

As I read Frank Schaeffer’s latest book, I kept hearing the sound of Thin Lizzy’s `The Boys Are Back In Town’ playing in my head. Why, I wondered, was I being haunted at this moment by the track that must have been the theme tune of every teenage male wannabe in Britain in the early... Continue Reading

According to Heritage Foundation research, marriage between a man and a woman provide benefits to children and society that can’t be found elsewhere. Where marriage breaks down, rises in unwed childbirth and government dependency follow. A recent poll sponsored by the Alliance Defense Fund asked 1,500 American adults if they agreed with the following statement:... Continue Reading

Though previous researches have found links between religious social support and its positive impact on a patient’s rehabilitation, this particular research firmly indicates a connection between personal religious belief and positive health outcomes Mere “positive thinking” is not enough. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims who believe they are close to a “higher power” report better... Continue Reading

Religious exemption language that was part of a successful “gay marriage” bill in New York addresses a handful of religious liberty concerns but ignores a large number of other religious conflicts, says an attorney familiar with the issue. The religious exemption language was critical to getting a handful of Republican senators — four total —... Continue Reading

With pro-life Gov. Scott Walker signing the state budget into law in Wisconsin, the Badger State becomes the fourth to cut funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business — following decisions by Indiana, North Carolina and Kansas to revoked funding entirely. The legislation redirects $1 million in state and federal family planning funds away from... Continue Reading

Why is our culture fascinated with vampires, and how has that fascination changed over time? Carissa Smith recently conducted an email interview with Susannah Clements (Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Department of Languages and Literature at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va), author of The Vampire Defanged: How the Embodiment of Evil... Continue Reading

Evangelicals in the U.K. have rebuked comments made by the Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Britain for accusing evangelical Christians of wanting to “have a fight,” and that they “choose sexual orientation as the ground to fight” out of political motivation. In an interview published Sunday, Trevor Phillips angered Christians by... Continue Reading

There are values higher than profit and market success, among which is the preeminent value of life itself. What we propose, then, is a free economy that puts the human person at the center of economic actions because the human person is the source of all economic initiative. What devalues human life? Our times are... Continue Reading