Christianity and the Alt-Right
Kevin T. Bauder The old dictum says that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I disagree. A friend is someone who values and… Read More »Christianity and the Alt-Right
Politics
How to Vote 2020
Kevin T. Bauder The church’s place is not to address political questions. Rather, its work is to proclaim the whole counsel of God. Christian individuals,… Read More »How to Vote 2020
Not My President?
Kevin T. Bauder In my first presidential election—that is, the first one I voted in—my guy lost. Since then, the people I voted for have… Read More »Not My President?
The Two Kingdoms and Immigration Policy
I just completed last week a series of posts explaining what I believe to be a biblical doctrine of the differing responsibilities individual Christians and… Read More »The Two Kingdoms and Immigration Policy
Conservative Christianity: The Rejection of Crisis
Kevin T. Bauder [This essay was originally published on February 27, 2009.] Conservative Christians recognize that they have received a doctrinal and moral patrimony. They… Read More »Conservative Christianity: The Rejection of Crisis
Taking Scripture out of Context to Make a Political Point
Politics have always been divisive, and it is always especially sad when Christians allow politics to cause them to behave in un-Christian ways. Yet what… Read More »Taking Scripture out of Context to Make a Political Point
Vote so as to obey the Second Greatest Commandment
The current presidential election in the United States has presented a conundrum of sorts for conservative Christians. My aim here is not to defend any position… Read More »Vote so as to obey the Second Greatest Commandment
Reading to Understand Conservatism
The current political season has revealed that many avowed conservatives are less driven by ideas than they are by resentment and ambition. The turn from… Read More »Reading to Understand Conservatism
On Civil Disobedience
The year was 1986. Even though Ronald Reagan was in his second term, abortion-on-demand remained big business in every state. That was when Randall Terry… Read More »On Civil Disobedience
What About Muslims?
Controversy over Islam is increasing both within American religion and among American political candidates. On the one hand, a Wheaton College professor was recently disciplined… Read More »What About Muslims?
How To Think About Israel
The state of Israel is in the news at least weekly, sometimes daily. The United States is still the greatest supporter of Israel, but public… Read More »How To Think About Israel
Mohler, Mormons, and Militancy
On Monday of this week, Albert Mohler, Jr. delivered an address at Brigham Young University. Mohler is the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the… Read More »Mohler, Mormons, and Militancy
Paradigm Shift
The word paradigm is used literally as a grammatical term, but it can also be used metaphorically to refer to a shared set of basic… Read More »Paradigm Shift
The Lord is God (still)
As conservatives, it can be easy to grow discouraged. There are very few of us. It seems that all of American Christianity (sorry, David de… Read More »The Lord is God (still)