Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
RSVP “No” to Suicide Party
Back in 1991, I received an invitation to a party. My elderly friend Frances wanted to die.…
The Myth of America’s Religious Founding
Inventing a Christian America: The Myth of the Religious Founding by Steven K. Green Oxford, 312 pages,…
Kim Davis and the Mess She’s In
Once upon a time I was a sworn officer of the State of Kansas, occupying a statutory…
Will Progressives Require Doctors to Kill?
Secularist threats against religious liberty are spreading like a stain. Thus, I was attracted immediately to Bruce…
Kim Davis’s Conscientious Decision
I’m sympathetic to Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who has stopped signing marriage licenses. In…
Burning Churches in Israel
Earlier this summer, in the spot on the Sea of Galilee traditionally hailed as the site of…
The Passing of the Voting Rights Act
In 1965, the U.S. Congress made a seismic decision. Faced with the disenfranchisement of black voters on…
A Good Word for Locke
The lecturer was setting forth a biblical perspective on the role of government, with special attention to…
Why Is Religious Freedom At Risk?
In recent political memory, religious liberty was a value that brought together conservatives, libertarians, and progressives. As…
What Clarence Thomas Meant
In the public square, many misuse the word “dignity” by conflating its subjective and objective meanings. Some…
False Enlightenment at the Court
In Obergefell v. Hodges, Justice Kennedy has penned a decision of historic hubris and stupidity—as both Chief Justice…
Burning Black Churches
Media reports of the last week have speculated that recent fires at black churches are racist arsons…
Happy Canada Day, Bastards
Happy Canada Day, America! One decade later, your judges have turned you, too, into a nation of…
Bowdoin: One Year Later
One year ago I wrote in these pages about how the InterVarsity ministry at Bowdoin College, with a…
The Church and the “New Normal”
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s marriage decision, these sober thoughts occur: (1) The Supreme Court…
