NR Daily: The Enduring Appeal of Creepy Christianity

Speaking broadly, there are two great, competing temptations that tug at the Christian Church. Both of them are based on the fear of man. The first is the one that the theologically orthodox discuss and battle the most: the temptation to forsake Christian doctrine to seek the approval of a hostile culture. This is the old argument that the world would embrace the Church if only the Church were more like the world. It is embraced by much of Mainline Protestantism, and it's the path to religious extinction. In the effort to appeal to the world, the Church becomes the world, and the logic for its distinct existence disappears ...

November 14 2017

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The Enduring Appeal of Creepy Christianity David French Speaking broadly, there are two great, competing temptations that tug at the Christian Church. Both of them are based on the fear of man. The first is the one that the theologically orthodox discuss and battle the most: the temptation to forsake Christian doctrine to seek the approval of a hostile culture. This is the... READ MORE Release the Louis C.K. Film Kyle Smith This Friday was to have brought the release of Louis C.K.'s soul-searching new film I Love You, Daddy. Instead, after C.K. admitted to sexual misconduct, its distribution company, The Orchard,... The Roy Moore Story Is Not the Same as Rolling Stone's Campus Rape Story Katherine Timpf Every time I hear someone say that he won't believe the allegations against Roy Moore because Rolling Stone's campus rape story turned out to be a hoax and that the two are basically the same... ADVERTISEMENT At the U.N. Climate-Change Conference, the Two Minutes Hate Rupert Darwall No one quite knows what the latest United Nations climate-change conference is meant to be doing. About the current one, the 23rd in the annual series under the U.N. Framework Convention on... The Rush to Judgment in the Moore Case Conrad Black It is hard not to look upon the Roy Moore imbroglio as another well-timed hit-job from a familiar and well-practiced source — the same people who thought they had destroyed the Trump campaign by... How Technology Is Revolutionizing War Jeremy Rabkin, John Yoo Editor's Note: The following article is adapted from Striking Power: How Cyber, Robots, and Space Weapons Change the Rules for War, by Jeremy Rabkin and John Yoo (Encounter, 2017). Reprinted... We Don't Need a Special Counsel to Investigate the Clinton Foundation Andrew C. McCarthy Republicans, whether in the White House or on Capitol Hill, do not seem to appreciate how much they may be undermining what they say they want — a serious investigation of the Clinton Foundation... ADVERTISEMENT Fire in the East: Warrior of Rome: Book 1 Harry Sidebottom "Harry Sidebottom works on Rome's third century the magic that Patrick O'Brian applied to Nelson's navy. He has the touch of an exceptionally gifted storyteller, drawing on prodigious learning." - Timothy Severin, author, The Viking Trilogy LEARN MORE Navy's Show of Force Governors Awards Red Carpet ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.