This past week brings news of yet another fracas involving Swedish cartoon artist Lars Vilks (CNN.com): When Vilks entered a classroom whe...

In a First Thoughts post yesterday, Jody Bottum noted: Comedy Central—the origin of the South Park program that had its references to Mo...

Whether coincidentally or by design, Ruth Gledhill has answered my criticism that she and her set give a pass to militant Islam while hold...

No, I don't mean Sarah Palin, though I would enjoy applying that theme to her. I mean the Mother of God. Today is the Feast of Our Lady ...

I see in circulation a open letter (PDF) to Christian leaders from an impressive roster of Muslim intellectuals. It says, among other thing...

Most serious Christians are what Luther said: simul peccator et justus , at once sinners and justified. I know I am. Luther's error was ...

There's an excellent blog of the above title authored by "a Christian living in the Middle East." I know the man from Pontifi...

I was delighted to learn a few days ago that Salman Rushdie , a middling novelist with a glamorous young wife as famous as he, has been mad...

As evidenced by the fact that there was no violence at this occasion: You gotta hear it to believe it, but it's far from uncommon. The s...

Having quoted me largely with approval about liberal attitudes toward Islam today, Dr. Bill Vallicella of Maverick Philosopher raises a fai...

Some Americans know, and all should know, something said by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: "Congress shall make no law r...