By Jonathon Van Maren A few weeks ago, Rex Murphy of the National Post responded to the terrorist attack in Nice, France, with his characteristic eloquence and incisive analysis. San Bernardino, Paris, Orlando, London, Cologne, Ottawa, Nice—is it possible, he asked that we were all becoming immune to the horror of such attacks? That once…
By Jonathon Van Maren It may be one of the most frequently asked questions in conservative circles in this 2016 election cycle: Who is the alt-right? Who are these more-or-less previously unheard of Internet firebrands who skitter from Twitter to Internet comment sections throwing rhetorical Molotov cocktails, generating memes celebrating the orange Donald Trump as…
By Jonathon Van Maren As the unnatural disaster that is the 2016 election period proceeds, the media is starting to get a bit panicky about the very real possibility that Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States. This has forced them to start asking questions they generally avoid like vampires…
By Jonathon Van Maren As I mentioned in a previous culture update, the transgender ideologues have destroyed professional sports. This time, it’s cycling. From the National Post: A Canadian cyclist who transitioned from man to woman — then had to prove to sporting officials she was sufficiently female — has won a key battle in…
By Jonathon Van Maren The Democrats are holding their convention this week in Philadelphia, the City of Kermit Gosnell. For a pro-life activist who is not a fan of Donald Trump, it feels like the Democrats staged the entire event specifically to assure pro-lifers that voting against Hillary Clinton is one of the most important…
Christians in the 21st century face the unique challenge of defending a worldview constantly under attack from the media, academia, the entertainment industry, and the judiciary. But are there good reasons to believe that Christianity is true? Dr. Craig Hazen of Biola University joins Jonathon Van Maren to explain why there is.
By Jonathon Van Maren Has there ever been a Republican Convention like this in modern times? The 2016 barn-burner resembles a circus, which isn’t surprising considering the fact that the GOP has nominated a carnival barker. A few observations on the convention so far: As I said on Facebook, on one hand, it seems pretty…
By Jonathon Van Maren The sexual revolutionaries work in very predictable patterns: First, they demand some new sexual “freedom” as a human right. Then, call everyone who points out what could result from accepting that new set of premises “fear-mongers” or “phobes” of some type. Finally, when the thing they said could never happen and…
By Jonathon Van Maren One of the questions I’m asked most often regarding my writing is whether or not I find certain polemics and rhetoric—which I employ not infrequently–to be “harsh” or “divisive.” I think this is a good question. After all, writing on social issues and the challenges facing Christian communities in the 21st…
Iben Thranholm examines political and social events with focus on their religious aspects, significance and moral implications. She is one of Denmark’s most widely read columnists on such matters. Thranholm is a former editor and radio host at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), at which she created a religious news program that set a new…