Banning ritual slaughter (2): Reformed chutzpah in the face of colliding interests

We reported earlier about the bill pending before the Second Chamber of the States General of The Netherlands, which aims to ban the ritual non-anesthetized slaughter of animals, a ritual that belongs to the historic practice of Judaism and Islam. Our earlier report contained an explanation of both the process of and the justification for [...]

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High courage and desperate doublespeak in Hoosierland

This morning’s front page headline reads: “Restraining order denied: Measure signed by Gov. Daniels first in nation to cut off all funding to Planned Parenthood” (you can read the article here). Just a caution: the print headline inaccurately claims that the measure cuts off all funding, and also fails to reflect that several other challenges [...]

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Keeping our balance

It seems that every generation feels compelled to slog its way anew through debates involving the relationship between the Bible and science. Today’s animated conversations about the extent of the Noahic flood are nothing new. But we need to maintain our balance in these discussions, a balance between legitimate diversity of opinion and illegitimate boundary [...]

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Affirmation and antithesis

Okay, I surrender! For some time now, two dear friends have been urging me to read the book by James Davison Hunter, To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. I’m now well into the book. But this brief post is no review, nor will I resort [...]

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