On May 21, 1922, Harry Emerson Fosdick broke the spell of Christian fundamentalism in a single sermon, “Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” After more than 100 years, his words still sting those of a fundamentalism inclination. In fact, Fosdick’s critique fits…
In conversation with Matthew Boedy
Matthew Boedy is a professor of rhetoric and composition at the University of North Georgia, a leading expert on Turning Point USA and its founder, Charlie Kirk, and the author of an important and alarming new book The Seven Mountains…
Conservatives’ agenda for America is starting to read like my Bob Jones University student handbook
Perusing the news is beginning to feel like reading my Bob Jones University handbook a quarter century ago. Every page unveils another clutching of control that mortifies and confounds until the reader doesn’t know whether to laugh, cry or rage….
A deeper look at Alabama judge Tom Parker and his desire for the righteous to rule America
On Friday, Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision declaring embryos are people and those who harm them may be liable for their death, forcing clinics providing in vitro fertilization to shut down and parents receiving such…
Alabama politicians flee IVF backlash
Alabama politicians are facing scrutiny after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos used for in-vitro fertilization qualify as human beings under the law. On Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court released its 8-1 decision on Burdick-Aysenne v. Center…
Why Iran’s ‘morality police’ might seem like a good idea to some American evangelicals
A woman in Tehran, Iran, was detained by the so-called “morality police” on allegations she didn’t wear a head scarf in public. She died in police custody. Protests have ensued across Iran. Women have appeared in public with bare heads….