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The legacy of Christian anti-liberalism/anti-communism/anti-social gospel.

A familiar end-of-the-primary-road refrain.

Would that it were true that, as Ryan said, “Catholic social teaching is indispensable for officeholders”; Mitt Romney’s description of Ryan’s budget as “marvelous” would no longer be ludicrous.

Watch. Just watch.

Once a major factor in shaping the modern calendar, Easter has fallen in significance, to put it mildly, which is another reason I think it’s tops. I tend to like underdogs and faded glory. I live in Baltimore.

Following the lead of Robert George.

In Yiddish, Jews reacted to the stories wafting out of Holy Week churches with a mixture of fear and derision. The Christian savior was regularly referred to by playful nicknames like Yoizel, Getzel, and most creatively Yoshke Pandre. The layers of meaning in this last name are astonishing: Using the diminutive suffix “–ke,” Yoshke translates as “Little Joe.”

Encouraging women to claim power through humiliation.

In Sullivan v. Dreher, a misunderstanding of “Cheap Grace.”

Kudos to you, sir.