This November the citizens of San Francisco will decide whether to ban circumcision, a practice that dates from antiquity and is embraced by at least three of the world’s major religions. Now, the fact that something stretches far back into … Continue reading
Faith & Society
V&V Q&A on “Heaven in the American Imagination”
Editor’s note: The “V&V Q&A” is an e-publication from The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. In this latest edition, professor of political science and executive director of the Center—Dr. Paul Kengor—interviews the chair of the history department at Grove City College … Continue reading
Sins of the Father: Abortion, Birth Control, and the ACLU
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the National Catholic Register. As someone with the highly unusual task of researching old, declassified Soviet and Communist Party USA archives, I often get quizzical looks as to why certain things from the distant past … Continue reading
STREAMING VIDEO — “Fox & Friends” Interview on Catholics Challenging Speaker Boehner
To view a streaming video of Dr. Kengor’s recent interview on the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” please click on the link below: “On Catholics Challenging Speaker Boehner” For MAC users: If you experience difficulty playing Windows Media files on … Continue reading
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and hell are in the news and on Americans’ minds a lot lately. “Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back” is currently number one on The New York Times Best … Continue reading
What Would Jesus Cut?
That is the question asked by the left-leaning Christian organization, Sojourners, in its campaign of the same name. It is a most appropriate question given the battle over the budget and given this time of year, not long after the … Continue reading
Sterilizing Those Pesky Humans: Earth Day with Paul Ehrlich
Every April 22 is Earth Day. As one who studies Soviet Russia, I can’t help notice that the day coincides with the birthday of Vladimir Lenin. The inaugural Earth Day occurred April 22, 1970, no less than Lenin’s birth centennial. … Continue reading
The Signing of Jackie Robinson: How Faith Helped Racial Healing
Editor’s note: This article first appeared at Crosswalk.com. For many Americans, April 15 marked Tax Day. But it also marked an event much more redeeming. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball. The executive … Continue reading
On Margaret Sanger, the Soviets, and Democrats
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared in American Spectator. “[W]e could well take example from Russia,” advised Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, “where birth control instruction is part of the regular welfare service of the government.” … Continue reading
V&V PAPER — Christian Charity and the Welfare State
Editor’s Note: “When government confines itself to protecting each individual’s God-given right to be safe in his or her own person and property, then people are free to go about their business as long as they don’t trespass on the rights … Continue reading
Kid Charlemagne’s Trip is Over
The Great Lisbon Earthquake: Thinking Theology and Natural Disasters
It was November 1, 1755, All Saints Day in the Roman Catholic faith. The churches were full as the faithful worshiped. Suddenly, the earth began to shake and continued for more than three minutes. The city of Lisbon, Portugal soon … Continue reading
Wisconsin’s Political Pawns
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine.Read the article»
V&V FLASHBACK — Remembering Roe: A Forgotten Warning from Ronald Reagan
Editor’s note: A version of this article was first published by The Center for Vision & Values on January 21, 2010. Given the somber anniversary of Roe v. Wade—source of 40 million abortions since 1973—I thought I’d share an excellent but forgotten speech by President … Continue reading
Lost Religious Liberty Around the World
Guest Commentary Americans take religious liberty for granted. Unfortunately, this most fundamental freedom is not protected in many countries around the world. Religious liberty is the proverbial canary in the mine. If a state won’t respect this most basic freedom … Continue reading
Religion and Congress
Christmas with Clarence (Darrow)
Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared in the American Spectator. No, that’s not “Clarence the Angel” of It’s a Wonderful Life fame. The Clarence in this title is much less inspiring—a humbug, really. I’m thinking of … Continue reading
From “Redeemer Nation” to Redeemer President
Recently, I was re-reading a favorite book of mine that has been on my shelf within eyesight for decades. That book is Ernest Lee Tuveson’s Redeemer Nation: The Idea of America’s Millennial Role (Chicago, 1968). Though Tuveson does not use … Continue reading
“Thank You for Your Service”—A Veterans Day Memory
We Americans tend to look forward to the various holidays on the calendar. Sometimes we pause to ponder the meaning of these commemorative days; often we do not. Perhaps in your own experience you can recall a Thanksgiving, an Easter, … Continue reading
Sabbath Wrestling
Written by the administrative director of The Center for Vision & Values for WORLD Magazine. Read the article.