Category Archives: Culture

Disgusting Things Ought to Disgust Us

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Matt

About a year ago, I came across a rather nasty news story about a house in Iowa. Neighbors were complaining about the smell and eventually the police were called to investigate. As it turns out, there were dozens of cats … Continue reading →

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Loving Our Enemies Does Not Excuse Us from Loving Our Friends

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Matt

You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father … Continue reading →

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St. Augustine on Calling Evil Good and Good Evil

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Matt

Woe to those that call evil good, and good evil! The Lord’s warning given through Isaiah is surely apropos for our own time, given the cultural and spiritual forces which confront Christians in the West. I was recently reminded of … Continue reading →

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Answering Some Objections About the Golden Rule

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Matt

[update:  added an additional objection I had forgotten regarding allegedly misrepresenting the text.] Judging from the feedback, I think my latest piece at The Federalist about how the Golden Rule means having kids is the most universally reviled thing I’ve … Continue reading →

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You Have to Be There.

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Matt

In my last post, I wrote about the sacrifices that children necessitate–and how selfish our refusal to make those sacrifices really is. But it is just as important for us to pause and consider the irreplaceable blessings of having children. … Continue reading →

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A Self-Imposed Poverty of Identity

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Matt

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to identity lately–specifically because of the way America and other Western nations are shattering into a million different special interest groups. Multiculturalism is part of that, of course, but it’s hardly the whole problem. … Continue reading →

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Conclusion of Between Babel & Pentecost: A Christian Analysis of Multiculturalism

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Matt

The conclusion of “Between Babel & Pentecost” in which we consider some of the lessons learned from our analysis of multiculturalism:

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Part 2 of Between Babel & Pentecost: A Christian Analysis of Multiculturalism

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Matt

The 2nd installment of the series is up. There’s no shortage of conflict between Christianity and Enlightenment philosophy, but the Bible story that drives a stake through modernism’s heart is the Tower of Babel.  

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If the West is to Be Saved, Christianity is the Only Option.

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Matt

I came across a tweet from Mike Cernovich a few weeks ago, which declares the failure of Christianity to maintain a sane culture and suggests a modified version of Islam to fill the void: Christianity has given us a country … Continue reading →

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Conclusion of Understanding Rape Culture

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Matt

So what then shall we do about rape culture?  Double-down on the obliteration of due process and draconian punishments based on dehumanized consent?  Redouble our presumptuous efforts to teach men not to rape? Or could there be a better answer–something … Continue reading →

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