On The Ownership of Social Media Information
Part of the problem of social media is how all the information posted through it (or the metadata) becomes the property of the platform. But a 21st reorientation of property rights in regard to the Internet could change that: Still,…
On the EPC, World Communion of Reformed Churches, and Declarations on Justification
On July 5th the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) signed the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ). The JDDJ is a document originally crafted and signed between the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Roman Catholic Church…
On Reservations and Kid Rock
Kid Rock lives in Clarkston and has a house about half a mile from the church. He brews a beer comparable to Coors Lite that all the local restaurants and bars stock in case he shows up, which he sometimes…
On Counting Baptists
In a previous post I reflected on Philip Jenkins’ work showing that Baptists are the only Christian denomination not growing globally. His followup today at the Anxious Bench deserves highlighting. If religious group X is well known in a society,…
On Worshiping America
Plenty of comments have already been made on the patriotic worship service at First Baptist Dallas last week. It really should not come as a surprise that “Court Evangelical” Robert Jeffress’ church held something like this. It should also not…
