Religion

Ross Douthat examines the phenomenon of Christians who support Trump. He points out that Trump is exploiting divisions that are already present among American Christianity. Many of his supporters who identify as Christians are really only marginal Christians, not churchgoers. But Trump still attracts a sizable minority of regular churchgoers. Why? These, Douthat (following Ben Domenech) theorizes, are Christians who have been shocked to wake up and realize that the things they assumed were true about America and their place in it no longer are. Here’s Douthat:

The School Teacher, by Krzysztof Lubieniecki; Wikimedia commons

I’m late to this fairly silly little story, but something about it intrigues me:

“Don’t take this class if you believe the Bible is inspired or infallible.”

Mural at the Scuola Libera G.K. Chesterton (Photo by Rod Dreher)

I mentioned to y’all the other day when I was in Italy that I had been deeply impressed by the Tipiloschi, an orthodox Catholic community in San Benedetto del Tronto, and especially their community school, the Scuola Libera G.K. Chesterton (G.K. Chesterton Free School — the “free” means it is not government supported).

Well that escalated quickly...

From 9,700 to 10,000 to 9,500 in 4 hours...

Jim Carrey is most widely known as a successful film star and all round funny guy. But the video below show a very different side to Jim Carrey that most of the world rarely gets to see. Carrey comes across as a deeply insightful guy who has had a massive spiritual awakening, and his eagerness to to share his insights with the rest of the world is compelling. He talks candidly about his battle with depression, and how battling through the dark times enabled him to find strength, wisdom, and discover his spiritual side.