Those seminaries will eventually follow the decline arc of their denominations, one must assume, though I do think it will be slower and flatter than the mainline decline arc. There are explanations for both the phenomena and the differences in different contexts. Orthodoxy isn't really one of them.
I continue to find it disappointing that Stetzer and folks like him can't muster a nuanced understanding of why more vocally conservative seminaries are having success, beyond "orthodoxy good".
Eventually maybe. Depends on how successful he is. But ya, until the end of Trump (so 2050?).
I imagine that's one of the reasons for the crossing. And, if the NDP collapse, their votes basically go to the LPC, and we'll never see another conservative federal govt again. (Unless the CPC radical changes tack)
If this continues, end of both the NDP and CPC as competitive political parties in Canada also coming.
Federal - NDP MP for Nunavut, Lori Idlout, has crossed the floor to the Liberals
source?
Last night at one of the many book clubs I've found myself in, the conversation took a turn to political theory in the form of a question posed by one person, "Does Winkler have the right to be Winkler?" 1/
The TLDR is, communitarian rights to self-determination are not straight-forward precisely because communities are always complex, plural, & networked to other communities. We live in a society, not a collection of closed enclaves. Rights of groups and individuals need to be negotiated and balanced.
I've always found it ironic that the left came up with postmodernism but the right actually lived it, perfected it.
War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, very complete is the beginning
To give you a sense of how sensitive Alberta’s provincial budget is to global oil prices:
At the current 1-year forward strip for crude oil, Alberta’s budget would go from a $9B deficit to an **$8B SURPLUS**
Begs the question of whether AB should consider hedging these windfall gains at some point
Actually might help a little with the less fanatical speratist voters. Nothing will move the hard core ppl.
twas ever thus
Donald Trump accidentally balances the Alberta budget.
This, plus the montage deeply misunderstands about half of the sources from which it's drawing. Hey guys, maybe watch Coogler's Sinners and think a little bit about the vampires?
If I had to describe American politics as briefly as possible, I would say the average American likes to feel conservative bc it feels tough and manly but repeatedly reencounters the fact that nothing conservatives believe is true and nothing they do works so it’s just this seesaw
Keynesianism basically works, in economic terms. Pierre Trudeau's view was that the state should act as the flywheel of the market economy, to balance and stabilize its fluctuations into something amenable for the prosperity of a free and democratic society. It works, and everyone hates it for that
Canada created more jobs in 2025 (! year of the economic attack!) than the U.S., tho the U.S. job market is 7.5 times bigger.
"Health" generated 41% of the new jobs. "Care" (incl educ) almost 1/2.
Demographics guarantees that this job juggernaut will continue to dominate. Demand>supply everywhere.
Imagine viewing this and concluding that academic Gender Studies is no longer relevant as a field of inquiry.
Setting aside the fact that this headline is stupid on the face of things (there are lots of evangelicals around), does the author not know that evangelicalism in the US has spent decades and decades setting up alternative institutions to belong to on purpose?
There’s a clear intensity gap on independence: 56% strongly oppose, just 13% strongly support. Even so, 53% think Premier Smith would vote to separate. Public perception doesn’t mirror public opinion. #ableg
Details: abacusdata.ca/alberta-ind...
Ah yes, war, famously making the places where it happens safer.
This is the greatest tool in the resistance to MAGA values in Canada. Good leaders should be amplifying and leaning on this perspective.
anyway, if you’re even remotely curious about what an inclusive, progressive christianity that includes people like both talerico and crockett, as well as a rich, global history stretching back across nations, ethnicities, genders, and creeds, run don’t walk to @sojo.net.
An important part of Trump's comms success is that he explains things that are quite complex (e.g., arms manufacturing and supply) as though he's restocking the fridge at home.
Mom, come pick me up, the best lack all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity.
Niche joke, but provides really excellent perspective if you get it.
I decided to forego teaching Left Behind in my pop culture class this semester, because it seemed out of date. Ooops! But, never fear, I do have the NAR and Christian Nationalism on the schedule, so I think we'll be able to have some relevant discussions 😬.
