Category Archives: Culture

The 4th Commandment & Temporal Authority

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Matt

Over the past few months, I’ve been leading a study of Luther’s Large Catechism at my congregation. Most Lutherans have memorized Luther’s Small Catechism at some point in their lives–for those of us raised Lutheran, that’s a standard part of … Continue reading →

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A Brief Spoiler-Free Review of Rise of Skywalker

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Matt

Against my better judgment, I went to see Rise of Skywalker this weekend. Oddly, it was actually the negative critical reception that gave me a new hope (ba-dum-tish.) After all, these were the same idiots who loved The Last Jedi … Continue reading →

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Chick-fil-A, Conservatives, and the Nature of Satan’s Power

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Matt

As you no doubt have heard by now, numerous media outlets are reporting that Chick-fil-A has cucked and reversed course on the charitable giving that has so enraged the rainbow mafia. In a recent statement, they announced that they were restructuring … Continue reading →

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Theological Liberalism: The Scenic Route Back to Paganism

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Matt

As the old saying goes, when men stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing–they believe in anything. God becoming man? Jesus rising from the dead? Sin and the forgiveness thereof? The theological liberalism of yesteryear decided that such … Continue reading →

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“Saving” Young Boys from Their Masculinity

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Matt

The danger in criticizing children’s books is always the drove of fools who will say “It’s just a kid’s book! You’re taking it too seriously!” But the fact is, there’s a reason we read to our children, and there are … Continue reading →

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Answering Objections About Marriage as Higher Calling

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Matt

I forgot to post it on the blog, but I had a new piece up on The Federalist last week.  It’s a critique of an article by Kylee Zempel in which she argues that Christians today are idolizing marriage.  My … Continue reading →

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On the Unattractiveness of Christian Men

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Matt

The Chi Files had a great podcast the other day on the perennial complaint that Christian women aren’t marrying so often because there are just no good marriageable men in the church these days. (Check it out here;  it’s well … Continue reading →

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Cultural Doggie Bag: Wheel of Time Casting

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Matt

The Wheel of Time spins. Casting announcements come and go. What is, what was, and what will be may yet fall under intersectionality. -Unknown blogger, the Sixth Age. I was a huge fan of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time … Continue reading →

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Answering Some Objections About Christian Nationalism

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Matt

The nice part about having something up on the Federalist is all the feedback you get.  The bad part, of course, is the nature of 90% of that feedback.  But as per my custom, here are my responses to the … Continue reading →

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Can Government Be Religiously Neutral?

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Matt

I take on that question in a new piece at The Federalist today: The First Amendment forbids the establishment of a state church in the United States, but it in no way imposes the incoherent burden of religious neutrality on our civic … Continue reading →

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