Religion

Russell Moore went to a big liberal Evangelical social justice conference the other day, and dropped some hard teaching on conferee heads. Excerpts:

During his twenty-eight minute discussion, Moore boldly laid out what it looks like to be a Gospel-centered social justice warrior. He tackled issues ranging from racial injustice, human trafficking, and refugees. But it was his mention of the sanctity of unborn life, sexual ethics, and the reality of Hell that had some in the room squirming uncomfortably in their seats.

A reader writes to say, “Here we go. This is state indoctrination in transgender ideology.” He’s right:

Kindergarten used to be a place for children to learn how to add, subtract, and read.  Next year, Washington school children as young as five years old will instead be learning about gender fluidity and the differences between gender and sexual identity.

A decade ago, futurist Daniel Bodanis said his “dangerous idea” is that the “hyper-Islamicist” critique of the West as a spent and declining force is true. Excerpt:

A British paedophile has been given 22 life sentences after pleading guilty to abusing up to 200 children between the ages of six months and 12 years old in Malaysia. Richard Huckle, 30, posed as devout Christian and English teacher to win trust, then abused children in care home and orphanages in the region Huckle was sentenced to serve a minimum of 25 years in prison by a court in London. He clasped his hands in prayer as his sentence was read out.

Larissa Summers, Ada Greenspan,  Janet Yellen...God's Work