Rampaging tolerance

Human relations are particular. I form connections to X, Y and Z based on their (and my) goals, qualities and situations. Such things vary endlessly, so human relations vary endlessly as well, in ways that can’t be controlled or even defined in any comprehensive way.

Liberals believe in nondiscrimination and inclusion. Nondiscrimination and inclusion forbid … More ...

The Social Gospel no Gospel

The attitude that puts social justice at the center of moral life is anti-Catholic.

One of the special strengths of Catholic Christianity is that it deals unflinchingly with the problem of evil. The visible focus of every Catholic church is the Crucifixion—God abandoned and tortured to death. The point of the image would be lost … More ...

Christianity and the “mainstream”

“Mainstream” has become the term for things that don’t seriously oppose contemporary advanced liberalism. The current situation regarding “gay rights” shows that there’s some point to the expression: advanced liberalism dominates public discussion so thoroughly today that you really do have to go out on a limb to oppose its most radical demands.

That situation … More ...