thoughts in and out of season
Another correspondent asks whether I think it’s possible to be pro-gay marriage and pro-life: whether logically, rationally, ultimately, the two positions can be reconciled. She had noticed some conservatives going that way.
It seemed to me you could give multiple answers depending on how you took the question:
In the Crisis piece mentioned in the previous entry, I suggested the relationship between the two was ambiguous. A blogger who wants to maintain a strong distinction between natural law and religion called me on it, so I had to develop my thoughts a little.
My answer was that the distinction is important … More ...
I gave this lecture at the 2013 meeting of the H. L. Mencken Club.
The “Inclusion” Obsession
by James Kalb
We hear a lot about inclusiveness, and it’s apparently very important, but the topic is never discussed analytically. The idea seems to be that it’s warm and fuzzy and just obviously a good thing. The … More ...
Here, in an unpublished essay, I discuss the Windsor case, what it shows about our current situation, and how the Churches should respond.
Windsor, Inclusiveness, and the Churches
by James Kalb
In United States v. Windsor, the case that invalidated the Federal definition of marriage as the marriage of man and woman, the Supreme … More ...
My latest column is now up at Catholic World Report. Basically it presents a standard cyclical view of one aspect of history: a society with a good religion will become successful, which makes the religion lose its hold, which means the society will stop being successful.
That’s the title of my most recent piece at Crisis Magazine. It discusses recent developments in connection with the trend toward a single universal regime of contract and regulation in which no point has privileged independence.
That’s the topic of my most recent piece at Crisis. It’s a followup to my recent piece on stupidity.
I’ve a piece calling for a return of the right wing aphorism up at Crisis Magazine.
My review of The Intolerance of Tolerance, a book by reformed theologian D. A. Carson, is available at The University Bookman.
I’ve a new piece up at Crisis Magazine on that alarming topic.