Faith

Culture, Faith

Individualism and Collectivism Are Tearing Us Apart. Personalism Won’t.

"Human beings have innate dignity and flourish in communal relationships, not as individual consumers or pawns of the state."

The American Commons

Posted on August 14, 2021

Culture, Faith, Politics

Faith Has Literally Always Belonged in Politics

"Remove religion from American politics and there isn’t actually much left of American politics."

The American Commons

Posted on August 7, 2021

Faith

Imagining a Just World

We need forgiveness and mercy and the assistance of grace from the God of right relationship, in whose beautiful, loving,

The American Commons

Posted on July 31, 2021

Culture, Faith

Systemic Racism Is Not Just a Leftist Fantasy

"And yet, as a 27 year old white conservative who is generally skeptical of “Social Justice Warrior” talk, I have a very

The American Commons

Posted on July 31, 2021

Faith, Politics

SJWs Are Silly, but Social Justice Isn’t

"The solution is not obvious, but it will almost certainly involve a mass movement of people devoting themselves to

The American Commons

Posted on July 24, 2021

Faith, Politics

Don’t Make Politics Your Religion

"Religion involves that which undergirds all our beliefs and practices. This is a role that political commitments and

The American Commons

Posted on July 10, 2021

Faith

Love Is Good Politics. Really.

"Legend has it that when faced with hunger, mother pelicans would use their beak to pierce their breast, offering their blood

The American Commons

Posted on July 1, 2021

Faith

An Open Letter to Biotech: mRNA Vaccines Can Make Fetal Stem Cells Unnecessary

Between culturable somatic cell lines and induced pluripotency, the “need” for human embryonic stem cells is fading, and in

The American Commons

Posted on June 26, 2021

Culture, Faith

What Would a Sane Food System Look Like?

"Before about 1950, all the world’s food was organic, and most grocery stores were strictly mom-and-pop local enterprises."

The American Commons

Posted on June 26, 2021

Culture, Faith

You Are Dependent on Others. That Is a Good Thing.

"To insist that we do not need the assistance and support of others is arrogance, no matter how persistently we rationalize

The American Commons

Posted on June 19, 2021