Tag Archives: conservatism

Rabbi Bret Borrowing Capital from Those 2k Swiss Bank Accounts

By D. G. Hart | Published: January 30, 2012
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On the one hand, I am touched that the good Rabbi would devote ten-plus paragraphs to refuting the a minor question I raised about epistemological self-consciousness. On the other hand, I am hurt that Bret shows more charity to Ron Paul than to me. Despite the crusty and vinegary exterior, I am really a pussy… Read More→

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Why Conservatism Beats Biblicism

By D. G. Hart | Published: October 15, 2010

An earlier reference to Ross Douthat’s blog posts on gay marriage was intended to show that people in the mainstream secular media can hear an argument that is laced with Christian norms and not go running to the Supreme Court for an injunction to shut said arguer down. Douthat concluded his series of posts (defending… Read More→

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How Can We Make the Pagans Conform to Our Rules When We Won’t Play By Our Rules?

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 23, 2010

I have made this point several times, but I think it bears repeating. Evangelicals and cultural transformers spend a lot (inordinate, in my estimation) telling the wider culture how it needs to follow God’s law. Much of this activity happens during the ordinary days of the week. When James Dobson calls for a Justice Sunday… Read More→

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Two-Kingdom Tuesday: The Gospel Makes the State Liberal

By D. G. Hart | Published: July 6, 2010

I have been kicking around for a while the way that some have kicked around the doctrine of the two kingdoms. (I myself prefer to call it the spirituality of the church, following the Old School Presbyterian tradition, which receives constitutional status, for instance, in the OPC’s Form of Government (3.4), which reads: “All church… Read More→

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Another Reason Why Evangelicals Aren’t Conservative

By D. G. Hart | Published: May 8, 2010

Gordon McDonald, the evangelical pastor and now Leadership editor at large (do editors ever work at medium?) has written in support of the Obama health care bill (hat tip to John Fea). His reasoning has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with Jesus. McDonald is glad for the bill “not because I… Read More→

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Why Proponents of Christian America Need to Read John Frame

By D. G. Hart | Published: February 11, 2010

As part of his commitment to speaking the truth at length in love, John Frame has written a review of Scott Clark’s, Recovering the Reformed Confession for his website. (How long, O Lord, how long? Over 17,500 words not including 60 [!!] notes. Let me help with the math. At 250 words per page, that’s… Read More→

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Conservatism and Civil Religion

By D. G. Hart | Published: August 11, 2009

Pomo’s and Fropo’s are at it again.

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