NC 250
All the voices
When you consider the coming of the American Revolution to the colony of North Carolina 250 years ago, you might be tempted to take for granted the remarkable circumstances that…
Lutheranism
form of Protestantism commonly associated with the teachings of Martin Luther
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Finnish Trial Has Worldwide Implications for Religious Freedom
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist is focusing her attention on one European courtroom. Its activity has widespread implications. The trial of two Finnish Christians for publicly stating mainstream religious teachings…
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Finnish Court Puts Bible on Trial for ‘Hate Speech’
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist reports on a bizarre European trial focusing on a basic pillar of Christian teaching. Two Christian leaders in Finland stood trial in Helsinki on Jan.…
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Mandating masks isn’t really about safety
Molly McCann explains in a Federalist column why governments that mandate masks during the COVID-19 pandemic are focusing on more than health and safety. On May 26, Virginia’s Gov. Ralph…
Education
An alternative to Common Core-based instruction
Joy Pullman writes for The Federalist website about a form of instruction that stands apart from Common Core public school standards. Ridgeview is a classical school, where children learn phonics,…
Health Care
Heritage Foundation notes the religious anger over Obama’s attack on Catholics
The Heritage Foundation notes here the growing anger expressed by religious groups over Obamacare regulations that violate the First Amendment protection of religious freedom. I am happy to say that…
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Book Review: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy, by Eric Metaxas, Thomas Nelson, 2010 Author of Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was the Lutheran pastor…
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy
I am reading Eric Metaxas’ fantastic new biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Lutheran pastor who led the resistance in the church and participated in the plot to kill Hitler. Hitler…
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The dissenting tradition in American education
Here is a nice op-ed by Thomas Hunt and James Carper, historians of education and authors of “The Dissenting Tradition in American Education.” They argue, Contrary to popular belief, the…
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I did not leave the Lutheran Church, it left me
To paraphrase Reagan’s comment about the Democratic Party, I did not leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), it left me. This article is about an ELCA campus minister’s…
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NAEP and Private Schools
The NCES released results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for private schools. Here is what they found: Students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in all categories…
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Re: Re: Christmas songs
Paul, that’s why I called them pop Christmas songs. They are pop songs about the holiday, not hymns. I love the hymns, but I think one can enjoy the secular…