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Matthew Lee AndersonPoliticsUncategorized
One of the most interesting aspects of this political season is the extensive (re)thinking of the relationship between faith and politics on the conservative side. From Marvin Olasky’s
Matthew Lee AndersonPro-Life
The big news today was the breakthrough in stem cell research. The short story is that a third way has been found between adult stem cells and the embroyotic stem
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
In case you missed it, the big story the last few days has been the pernicious and bigoted calls in Iowa about Mitt Romney's Mormon beliefs, and the
Matthew Lee AndersonFormation
Sometimes, it seems that there are few things my generation of evangelicals loves more than their ‘Christian freedom.’ Many of us excitedly spurn the restraints of our parents, enjoying (within
Matthew Lee Anderson
Charles Taylor’s new book, A Secular Age, traces the rise of secularism through European and American theological and philosophical history. As such, it’s firmly planted on my burdgeoning Amazon Wish List, along with a few of his other works. A […]
Matthew Lee AndersonPolitics
The standard line on Iowa has been that Romney has sown up the win while Huckabee will get the press from his second place finish. That alone has the Romney-ites concerned. Hugh has argued forcefully that a vote for Huckabee […]
Matthew Lee AndersonBible
JP Moreland isn't afraid to engage in controversy, or even to start one himself. Two years ago, while addressing the plenary session of the Evangelical Theological Society on
Matthew Lee Anderson
The Closing of the American Mind has turned twenty, which has spawned a number of retrospectives. Not surprisingly, Mark Steyn’s is probably the most entertaining out of all of them. Rather than address the book’s implications or its initial reception, […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
There are few issues on which Republicans and Democrats agree not only on the goal, but on the means of achieving the goal. While everyone agrees on fighting poverty, for instance, Republicans and Democrats generally take very different approaches. One […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
While in Vegas, I had the opportunity to sit in on a panel of politicos discussing the role of the blogosphere on the left and right. As the discussion turned toward the war, those on the left articulated that regardless […]
Matthew Lee AndersonEducation
This Veteran's Day, consider giving to Honor Flight, which provides free trips to the WWII Memorial for WWII veterans. WWII Veterans are dying at a phenomenal rate (1200
Matthew Lee Anderson
When a good friend returned from Iraq, I was confronted not by my lack of regard for the soldier’s serving in Iraq, but by how little such regard affected my daily life. For most of us, our days are spent […]