Calling for a Return to the Doctrinal Ideals and Kingdom Ethics of the First Reformation
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/leonard-pitts-jr-the-social-covenant-has-shattered/ar-AARkgok
I occasionally glance at syndicated editorials. Pitts is
sometimes interesting and thoughtful and other times less so. This one struck
me because it's something I've been talking about for years. Pitts barely
scratches the surface but it was still refreshing to read. At least someone is
thinking about these issues.
What a sad moment. Ocasio-Cortez the much vilified Democratic
representative from New York and member of the hated 'Squad' has spoken truth –
and a truth that puts Evangelicals to shame.
https://www.crikey.com.au/topic/god-in-the-lodge/
The Crikey series is worthy of
consideration and yet typical of such journalism it offers a secular assessment
that deals with issues that at times the authors and editors clearly don't
understand. Given that the name of the publication is tantamount to blasphemy,
one must expect a degree of hostility to the Christian faith. But it shouldn't
scare us or cause to dismiss the reporting out of hand.
This was a good and insightful interview with much to
consider. Kovalik's 'The Plot to Scapegoat Russia' caught my eye a few years
ago. Kovalik is one of the few voices on the Left that's critical of the
Democratic Party and its increasingly hysterical Anti-Russia campaign. This
conversation is wide-ranging and touches on several important issues, ones critical
to understand if we're to navigate the present situation and filter the many
voices that seek to dominate our thinking.
The recent World Magazine rift seems to be also rooted in a Trumpian schism. Marvin Olasky, a right-wing figure who was loosely associated with the George W Bush presidency is enough of a principled intellectual and in possession of enough historical sense to realize he could not endorse Trump for president in 2016.
One of the flagship conferences of New Calvinism, Together for the Gospel (T4G) will end in 2022. The official reasons have convinced no one. Everyone more or less knows the group's founders have become irreconcilably divided. This is but part of a larger fragmentation taking place, one that seems to be hitting the New Calvinist sphere hard.