Even as I was writing my column on the irrelevance of mainline Christianity two weeks ago, the Church in Wales was providing yet more evidence of the self-inflicted nature of this problem.
For German sociologist Hartmut Rosa, religion ends as soon as someone states what he believes: “To assert what religion says is to transform it into a monstrosity.” Apparently, we shouldn’t close our ears to any voices; apparently, Rosa doesn’t believe in talking snakes.
Dorothy L. Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey is as enjoyable a sleuth as you could possibly want. He isn’t necessarily good-looking (he’s got a prominent nose), but his personal appearance and manners are so polished and charming he could hardly be more attractive than if he was.
Recently, Rod Dreher, Gerald McDermott, and others have warned about anti-Semitism emerging on the alt-right. What is clear is that this anti-Semitism has grown in the fertile soil of Christian reconstructionism.
The 2024 American Family Survey found that 37 percent of young conservative women described themselves as “completely satisfied” with their lives, compared to just 12 percent of progressive women. This happiness gap has persisted since at least 2018.
