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Miles SmithFeaturedCurrent Politics

Evangelical Indifference to Immigrant Families in Historical Perspective

Even slave-holding southern Protestants recognized that breaking up families was a great evil. What does it say about evangelicals today that we do not?

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

Can There Be Mercy in Trump's America? | Mere Orthodoxy

Last week provided two more examples of what is an increasingly hard-to-dispute fact: There will be little mercy in the post-2016 United States.

Daniel HindmanFeaturedCurrent Politics

Health and the Power of the State | Mere Orthodoxy

If the police power gives the state right to act in matters of health, what happens when all of life is assumed under "health and wellness"?

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

3 Notes on the Kevin Willamson Firing - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Yesterday Kevin Williamson’s extremely short time at The Atlantic came to an abrupt end. There’s been no shortage of angst about it amongst conservatives and, thus, no shortage of panicky responses from the right and “he deserved it,” pieces from the […]

Guest WriterFeaturedCurrent Politics

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.

Brewer EberlyFeaturedCurrent Politics

Book Review: Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice | Mere Orthodoxy

Brewer Eberly reviews "Christian abortionist's" Willie Parker's new memoir and finds it badly wanting as a work of theological reasoning.

Guest WriterCurrent Politics

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.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

In Defense of Josh Hawley | Mere Orthodoxy

Josh Hawley's remarks about the sexual revolution are fairly banal and similar to an extremely common view that exists across the political spectrum.

Matthew LoftusFamilyFeaturedCurrent Politics

If Anything Is Pro-Life, Nothing Is - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“This is a pro-life issue.” By now you have probably heard this sentiment expressed about any number of issues that are not immediately related to abortion. Food stamps, taxes, healthcare—even immigration!—are designated as “pro-life” causes because they may in some […]

Guest WriterFeaturedCurrent Politics

A Consequentialist Theory of Voting - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

By Stephen Wolfe The Trump and Moore political campaigns raise an important question for Christians: does one endorse the moral life of the candidate he votes for? Surprisingly, there seems to be consensus on this, regardless of one’s willingness to […]

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

The Principled Pro-Life Vote | Mere Orthodoxy

22,000 Alabamians opted not to vote for either candidate last night. It's quite plausible that principled pro-life voters cost the GOP a senate seat.

Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics

Five Theses on Voting and the Alabama Senate Election - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It’s election day in Alabama. If recent electoral trends are a reliable metric, today’s election is probably a preview of what we can expect to see more and more often in the years to come: a wildly unqualified Republican candidate […]