Author Archives: PaulVK

Rolling Stone The Dish summary Sullivan’s “deep dish” summary (behind paywall)

Nothing necessarily new here, just well said.  Personally, I am an almost-anabaptist. I think that Christians (I can’t really speak for others) have been foolish to think that Western Culture and governments will do us any favors. They will pursue … Continue reading →

Priests try to stop political violence in Kiev

Might seem like a strange thread on this blog. I’m working on the second commandment. The Internet is an amazing resource. Buddha Statues

Christianity Today pt 1 With all three of our go-to carrots we are calling young people with the same thing: Self-interest. We are teaching young people that the main reason for you make a particular sexual decision is directly related to … Continue reading →

nyt She came to feel the legacy of millions of people who had struggled with the same feelings for thousands of years. “I still have routine brushes with agnosticism,” she says. “I still brush against the feeling that I don’t … Continue reading →

The disposession of Latoya Ammons | Indianapolis Star | indystar.com http://archive.indystar.com/article/20140125/NEWS/301250013/The-disposession-Latoya-Ammons Follow up from Dreher looking for stories. http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-boy-who-was-possessed-remembers

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/evolution-the-culture-war/ As Sailer points out, it is perfectly possible to reconcile the spiritual and moral equality of humanity with what science tells us is true about human biological variability. The problem, I think, is that we humans are bad at … Continue reading →

Link list with Rod Dreher, Andrew Sullivan leading back to Dana Gioia  I don’t think most people come to God (or most other core beliefs) through rational argumentation. They usually do the reasoning afterwards to explain to themselves and others … Continue reading →