Author: Lance Garrison
Over time, proper issue orientation became the sine qua non of evangelical political engagement and of Christian character assessment. It’s outcomes that matter. Concerns about process or relationships were secondary, at best. This is why you see so many Christians say things like, “If you vote Democrat as a Christian, you can no longer call yourself a Christian,” even though the Democratic Party contains millions upon millions of Bible-believing Christians. This is why so many Republicans believe Donald Trump is a man of faith. If he’s perceived as right on the issues — and has the right enemies — then…
In an evolving language, it ain’t always clear — or important — what’s correct.
To the Editor:Re “Just Let People Eat,” by José Andrés, a chef and the founder of World Central Kitchen (Opinion guest essay, April 4):What a humane, heartfelt and balanced essay by Mr. Andrés after the tragic death of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza.Now if only the Israeli people will hear his plea and require the government to open more humanitarian aid routes into Gaza. Food is not a weapon of war.James BerkmanBostonTo the Editor:José Andrés’s essay deserves to be read by all. He beautifully points out the commonality across religions and cultures of our need for food.…
April 4, 2024 – Fatigue, headaches, stomach pain and a higher risk of heart disease. Although these things may not make you think of grief at first, many people who experience a significant loss have these and other physical symptoms.People might expect the emotional and psychological one-two punch that grief can deliver. Anger, numbness, walking around on “autopilot” and/or feelings of depression after the death of a loved one or close friend are not surprising.What might be “normal” for one person could be a sign of deeper trouble for another. So how do you know when it might be time to…
To the Editor:Re “Christopher Durang, 75, Master Playwright With Impish Wit, Dies” (obituary, April 4):I was so saddened to hear of Chris Durang’s passing. Chris was a wonderful, kind, hilarious man. And playwright.In college I was in a musical he wrote about the life of Jesus. The songs were all showstoppers from famous musicals with new lyrics. I can’t remember the name of the show (this is 53 years ago), but I remember singing “That’s Incarnation” to the tune of “That’s Entertainment”:It’s Christ who will act out the roleWho’ll save man and his immortal soulHip hooray!Jesus Christ is the way!The…
It’s been a brutal year for Silicon Valley, with dozens of mass layoffs and company reorganizations. Ashley Goodall, a former tech executive and the author of the forthcoming book, “The Problem with Change,” believes that this is a byproduct of C.E.O.s trying to please shareholders and that we have corporate success all wrong. In this audio essay, he argues that change and disruption are not always good and that if executives want better work environments, they should prioritize their employees.(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)This episode…
“The globalists want you to be fat, sick, depressed, and isolated — the better to control you and to milk you for as much economic value as they can, before they kill you,” a pseudonymous far-right figure who goes by Raw Egg Nationalist said on the 2022 Tucker Carlson special “The End of Men.”Kennedy’s conservationism can sound a lot like that of Raw Egg Nationalist. His commitment to the environment is tempered by paranoia about federal government power that makes him suspicious of regulation. Climate change “is being used as a pretext for clamping down totalitarian controls, the same way…
Notably, felon-disenfranchisement laws do not affect racial groups equally. A 2022 report from the Sentencing Project shows that “one in 19 African Americans of voting age is disenfranchised, a rate 3.5 times that of non-African Americans,” with more than 1 in 10 being disenfranchised in seven, mostly Southern states. So when prosecutions under these laws chill votes, it is Black votes that they are disproportionately chilling. Indeed, approximately two-thirds of those rounded up in the first wave of Governor DeSantis’s election unit’s arrests were Black.Sentencing can add another layer to the racial aspect, which should be no surprise, given the…
By Krista Johnson, as told to Kate SullivanMy husband calls them my “foo-foo remedies.” He says, “You’re always trying that weird stuff.”To which I reply, “But it can’t kill you, so why not try it?”I was 34 when I was diagnosed with Crohn’s (I’m 49 now), and it took them a good year or so to come to that conclusion. I live outside of Orlando, and in 2007, I’d been working at Discovery Cove, which is part of SeaWorld, where I swam with the dolphins. But my daughter had just turned 3, and I decided to take a job with…
Taking a gap year, or devoting a year to public service, whether to develop yourself or to serve a higher purpose, can be very alluring and, just as often, very impractical: How do you find the right opportunity, or fit it into your life, and most of all, swing it financially?Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is trying to find a way to make it work for more people.One of the centerpieces of his administration is the newly established Department of Service and Civic Innovation, which includes a public service program with two arms, the Service Year Option, for Maryland residents…