The Israeli historian thinks humans will use bioengineering and machine learning and artificial intelligence either to upgrade into a totally different kind of being or to create a totally different kind of being that will take over.
The GOP is not a pro-life, Christian party
It’s time we called out sanctified nonsense masquerading as something redemptive because it’s gone on far too long and done too much damage to too many.
Showtime documentary ‘Disgraced’ delves into Baylor basketball murder, NCAA scandal
The documentary recounts what many consider the greatest college basketball scandal ever: the murder of Baylor hoops star Patrick Dennehy by his teammate Carlton Dotson, and the attempted coverup of serious NCAA violations by the team’s head coach, Dave Bliss.
A sanctuary politics: Being the Church in the time of Trump
Worship — which is what makes a sanctuary a sanctuary — has the formative effect of firing the imagination in order that Christians see the world and its politics as God’s and so possessed of grace and truth.
The plain, difficult sense of scripture
John Calvin argued for the plain meaning of the Bible while writing thousands of pages of commentary to help make plain what the scriptures were saying and teaching. What was plain and clear plainly needed some explaining.
The problem with modern philanthropy
A new book argues that the giving patterns of today’s wealthy may present challenges to the democratic process.
Atheists and highly religious people are the least scared of death, study reveals
Those who are highly religious and those who have no religious belief at all tend to be less scared of death than the average person, which suggests that many of our behaviours are motivated by a fear of dying.
New magazine provides a platform for Christians of color
For anyone who has spent any time on the religion beat, it doesn’t take long to realize it’s not exactly a rainbow coalition of culturally diverse reporters, or stories for that matter.
Is the Religious Left emerging as a political force? No.
According to Reuters, the Religious Left is emerging as a political force in the Trump era. Oh, yeah? Is that like the time they were emerging in 2006? Or 2008? Or 2009? Or 2013?
Why religious freedom is important to both Democrats and Republicans in Gorsuch hearings
Republicans and Democrats had competing motives for bringing up religious freedom during last week’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch.
Finding a way for monotheistic faiths to co-exist
Over the centuries, the Abrahamic faiths have found many things to fight over, and many modes of co-existence. A writer about Islam has just put forward a very different sort of proposal for terms on which Abraham’s children might co-exist.
Does school choice create better choices?
We’ve had decades of experiments with charter schools and vouchers. There are no resounding success stories.