Religion and America

SatanCon and the Kingship of Christ

Noah Bailey
Jun 6, 2023
The last week of April, The Satanic Temple (TST) tried to set a Guinness world record for the largest gathering of satanists during the 10th Annual SatanCon with its “Witches Night” theme in Downtown Boston (reportedly packing hotels throughout the city). The sold out conference featured myriad...

Persecution: Lessons from Pliny, Newsom and Lightfoot

Jeffrey Stivason
Aug 13, 2020
Paul once commented to Timothy, “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” [1] This text tends to make the typical American Christian uncomfortable. They immediately compare their experience to that of the underground church in China or something similar. Yet...

What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Think of Black Lives Matter?

Jeffrey Stivason
Jun 25, 2020
What would Martin Luther King, Jr. think of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and the violence it has spawned? What would he think of the death of Horace Lorenzo Anderson in CHOP? [1] What would he think about the shooting in Chicago that claimed the life of Mekhi James, a three year old boy? [2] What would...

The Marring of Britain

Carl Trueman
May 11, 2008
At home in the UK this weekend (a good weekend -- seeing the mighty Gloucester finish top of leage for the third time in six years, at least in the regular season), I picked up a copy of Andrew Marr's excellent book, A History of Modern Britain , and sat outside a cafe in the small town where I...

The Marring of Britain

Carl Trueman
May 11, 2008
At home in the UK this weekend (a good weekend -- seeing the mighty Gloucester finish top of leage for the third time in six years, at least in the regular season), I picked up a copy of Andrew Marr's excellent book, A History of Modern Britain , and sat outside a cafe in the small town where I...