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Our “New Whiggery” dinner for young people in government and beyond elevates classical liberty as advocated by America’s Founding Fathers. Our speaker this March 23 is @hillsdalecollege.bsky.social VP Matthew Spalding, who has written on the Declaration of Independence. RSVP: theird.org/events/
Innovative ministries can be innocuous, but the issue with the United Methodist presentation of the Fresh Expressions partnership is its lack of interest in actually sharing the Gospel, writes IRD's Sarah Stewart.
Thanks to Mike Watson of the Alexander Hamilton Society for joining us at this month's Providence Magazine editors' luncheon. Mike shared on Alexander Hamilton and foreign policy realism. Join us for upcoming lunches by viewing the IRD events link in our bio.
Author Francis Buckley recently joined @markdtooley.bsky.social to discuss his new book The Roots of Liberalism: What Faithful Knights and the Little Match Girl Taught Us about Civil Virtue.
Courage in one area does not excuse grave error in another, Simone Rizkallah writes on Candace Owens' public rhetoric reaching a level of grave scandal.
Join Providence Magazine on March 12 for our monthly foreign policy lunch featuring the Alexander Hamilton Society's Mike Watson who will discuss the Hamiltonian tradition in American foreign policy—America’s original strategy to achieve and maintain great-power status: theird.org/events/march...
"Insurrection Barbie" claims Catholic Integralists and their allies are conspiring politically to displace Evangelicals, to which @markdtooley.bsky.social responds.
The lobbying efforts of the Nigerian government to suppress scrutiny of human rights violations has attracted significant criticism of foreign influence in Washington.
WATCH: Recently IRD's Marc LiVecche joined IRD alumnus Luke Moon of Two Hammers to examine the deeper moral and theological questions raised by Tucker Carlson’s interview with Mike Huckabee about America’s relationship with Israel.
“God so loved the world—That is, all men under heaven; even those that despise His love, and will for that cause finally perish," John Wesley wrote.
Proper catechesis of new converts is essential; both Candace Owens and Carrie Prejean Boller are prime examples of a failure to do so, writes IRD's Sarah Stewart.
"Imagine a social force, a potent X factor, that underpins democracy, bolsters civil liberties, builds citizen loyalty, undermines religious fanaticism, reduces societal violence, improves women’s status, fosters economic development, spurs uplift for the poor, & nurtures international peace."
The unfolding war in Iran shows American Christians divided not only politically, but philosophically and theologically as well.
From small beginnings, something much larger began to flourish as the early Methodists chased after the “showers of grace” that were falling across the British Isles and beyond.
Influence carries proportionate responsibility, Simone Rizkallah writes. When influence is wrapped in Catholic identity while gravely misrepresenting Catholic teaching — particularly in ways that contradict the Church’s explicit moral and doctrinal commitments — the damage isn't merely political.
How should American Christians think about Iran, which U.S. and Israeli forces are now attacking with the stated aim of overthrowing its Islamist regime? @markdtooley.bsky.social writes in @christianitytoday.bsky.social.
Ancient communities face the reality that their survival now hangs in the balance.
The modern, global human rights regime sits on the foundation of Hellenistic stoicism and medieval Christendom, where natural law morally unified humanity.
While Americans’ overall attitudes towards religious liberty remain positive, a new report from a law firm specializing in religious freedom highlights an emerging divide between the men and women of Generation Z.
A ruling by the Supreme Court of Liberia effectively permits Global Methodists there to assume possession of disputed properties, pending any further legal adjudication.
Amidst grave concern about religious freedom for minorities in Syria, it is difficult to see how the new government’s Islamist goals can be reconciled with either religious freedom or democracy.
The decline of Dispensationalism’s influence does not signal an evangelical retreat from the public square, but rather a fundamental reorientation of it, writes Albert Thompson.
“We could not rejoice that there is a God, were there not a Mediator also; one who stands between God and men, to reconcile man to God, and to transact the whole affair of our salvation.” -John Wesley
Across the Levant, Christians find themselves caught in the middle of larger confrontations and marginalized as victims of lawfare in countries across the region, writes William Roberts.
Among the most prominent influencers on the new right are some who trade in Catholic identity as currency to push ideas in conflict with church teachings. Sarah Stewart argues that, while the Church isn’t capable of responding to every bad actor, these four have a prominence necessitating response.
Jesse Jackson, writes @markdtooley.bsky.social, was an icon of the old Religious Left and, for the historic black church, from a world that is fast receding if not already gone.
Join us March 7 for our Professional Women’s Brunch featuring Dr. Susan Yoshihara of the American Council on Women Peace and Security. There will be food, mimosas, and time for networking. Guests encouraged! This event is for women and will take place 11am–12:30pm. RSVP: theird.org/events/ird-p...
IRD is starting a new initiative making the Christian case for capitalism and free markets, which @markdtooley.bsky.social discusses with Jack Fowler on the Victor Davis Hanson Show.
