by jstewardfree | Apr 8, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Jean Warrick | In this country, where our Constitution calls for freedom of speech and freedom of religion, we have not experienced in our 238 years as a nation being persecuted as Christians or having religious speech silenced — until now. For 2,000 years,...
by jstewardfree | Apr 6, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Chase Padusniak | I think most of us would agree that discussions are fruitful when you treat your intellectual opponents charitably. Labeling a fan of Henri du Lubac “Modernist” probably doesn’t support theological debate—neither will calling anyone who...
by jstewardfree | Apr 1, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Russell Shaw | When religion and secularism butt heads on public policy—a regular occurrence these days—religion typically is obliged to fight with one hand tied behind it. Unfair, you say? Certainly it is, but that’s how the game is played now. Consider the...
by jstewardfree | Mar 30, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Richard L. Cravatts | Seeming to give credence to Orwell’s quip that “some ideas are so stupid they could only have been thought of by intellectuals,” faculty at the University of Southampton in England will be sponsoring a three-day conference in April,...
by jstewardfree | Mar 25, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Micah Solomon | Starbucks’ new Racetogether campaign is an effort by the coffee giant to start a conversation on race relations between employees and customers at its nearly 6,500 company-owned locations in the U.S. The attempt to start dialog on a subject that’s...
by jstewardfree | Mar 23, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Eric Kelsey | When the annual NCAA college basketball tournament crowns a champion in three weeks, some $9 billion is expected to be wagered on the sporting event known as March Madness, and most all of that will have been done illegally, according to the American...