The Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) passed both the US Senate and the House. Soon, no doubt, the President will sign it into law. What is the RMA? The RMA codifies the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges and, in short, requires same-sex marriages to be legally recognized in every state. The RMA also “repeals and replaces provisions that define, for purposes of federal law, marriage as between a man and a woman.”…
Forty-nine years ago this week, SCOTUS decided a case called Roe v. Wade. And America hasn’t been the same since. But things might be changing again. Currently, the Court seems to favor upholding a Mississippi law, rambling through the courts since 2018, that disallows abortion after 15 weeks except in a couple of extreme cases. A similar law is proposed in Florida. Pro-abortion activists fear that Roe v. Wade is in jeopardy and may be…
William Shatner spent three seasons as Capt. James T. Kirk on the original Star Trek TV series. But pretending to be a space traveler doesn’t compare to the real thing. October 13 Shatner rocketed from earth for 11 minutes and traveled 66 miles as one of the crew of four on Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin rocket, making him the oldest person in history to journey into space. And when Shatner emerged from the space capsule,…
Americans are gradually emerging from Covid hibernation, returning to post-Covid routines and patterns of behavior. As we do, we are coming to terms with how much the crisis has changed us. And it’s not all good. A recent study by LifeWay Research in Nashville found, “As Americans attempt to move past the life-altering effects of 2020, their perspective is shifting on some of the most significant questions facing humanity.” And one of those questions strikes…
Five years ago, for most of us, Critical Race Theory (CRT) was barely a blip on our radar. But now it dominates our cultural conversation, pushed to the forefront by activists who claim to advocate racial justice, diversity, and economic equality. Now the tentacles of CRT are stretching into public education. CRT advocates are adding it to curricula for lower grades, but in New York, Nevada, Virginia and other school systems, parents are pushing back,…
Something just doesn’t add up in Oregon. Following trends in our postmodern “woke” culture that seek to discard any evidence of objective truth, Oregon’s Department of Education announced that it would promote “dismantling racism” in its math classes. The reason? To pursue “math equity” and to improve “engagement [and] equitable outcomes for Black, Latinx, and multilingual students.” To achieve this purpose, the Oregon Dept. of Education has created the “Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction,” a…
People panic. It’s what we do. And, well, if the Covid-19 pandemic is any indication, we’re pretty good at it. To us, every crisis seems devastating and frightening. Like a fresh wound, it’s a focused, fervent time that consumes our attention. So sometimes we forget that the first crisis happened almost as soon as the sun had risen on human history. Adam and Eve had it good. Real good. If there had been a stock…
It’s been a week since Greta Thunberg made her impassioned plea at the UN, jabbing her finger at the leaders, blaming them for her “lost childhood,” and declaring “how dare you!” She immediately gained some atta-girls and some criticism. And in the passing week she has been vilified by some and nearly sainted by others. But in all of that, I have noticed that there hasn’t been much said about the thing that, it seems…
Lots of couples get married this time of year. But will those marriages be around in another 10, 20, or even 50 years? No matter what opinion people have about marriage, when a couple demonstrates longevity and endurance, it makes the news and nearly everyone admires them for it. Especially in a culture that disdains longevity and commitment. But hardly anyone expects a marriage to last 82 years. That’s right. On March 31, D.W. Williams,…
The Bible asserts that belief in God as our Creator is the front door to understanding everything else about Him (Heb. 11:6). Hollywood just gave us evidence to back that up. After being stalled for two years, Universal Studios finally released “Mary Magdalene,” in which Rooney Mara plays the title character and Joaquin Phoenix portrays Jesus. As far as quality goes, Richard Brody, a reviewer for The New Yorker, describes the film as “a sludgy,…