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Lessons from Valladolid: On Being Decent in an Indecent Age

Bartolome de las Casas and Juan Sepulveda's debate about the Spanish conquest might seem remote to us, but if we look closer it is all very familiar.

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Religious Liberty and Religious Establishment: A Reply to Trabbic

The Catholic argument for a confessional state is a compelling one. Unfortunately, the same premises also support religious coercion.

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You shouldn't critique an economy that doesn't actually exist.

Ben Bush argues that Christian & Marxist critiques of the market economy's effect on community break down because we do not actually have a market economy.

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How the Irish Lost Themselves and How They May Find Themselves Again

The British Empire spent centuries trying to destroy Irish lives. Last week the Irish chose to do to themselves what the British could not.

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Today's World Would Not Be Strange to Paul: On Church Discipline

When Paul wrote to the Corinthians on discipline and sexual sin he was writing to people who lived in a world that was in many ways like our own.

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The Confusions and Dangers of a Church of Mercy | Mere Orthodoxy

Wesley Hill reviews Ross Douthat's book "To Change the Church," arguing that Pope Francis's call to mercy is both admirable and potentially revolutionary.

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Why I Didn't March in the March for Our Lives | Mere Orthodoxy

The concerns of those who marched aren't trivial. Our response should not be glib dismissal. But we also have other responsibilities when we speak or march.

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Surrogacy and the Challenge of Fair Mindedness | Mere Orthodoxy

A recent feature essay on "Christian surrogacy" raises complicated questions not only about sexual ethics, but about journalistic responsibilities as well.

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Why I Am Listening to Jordan Peterson - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By David George Moore Someone last year, and I can’t recall who, recommended that I watch some of the videos on Jordan Peterson’s YouTube channel. Since my workouts include time on the treadmill, I listen to all kinds of teaching […]

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Book Review: The Life of Roman Republicanism by Joy Connolly - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By Coyle Neal In some ways, Dr. Joy Connolly’s introduction to the formal study of Rome mirrors my own. “I began to study the republican tradition in earnest in 2001, at a time when the promise of rescue it offered—by […]

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Marco Rubio's Paid Leave Plan Isn't Perfect. That's OK.

Critics of Marco Rubio's proposal to provide paid parental leave for American parents are allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good.

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7 Things You Should Know About the Evangelical Deep State

The Evangelical Deep State exists. In fact, it has a name. And that name is "Joe Carter."