It is common to believe that everyone is basically good. But the Bible teaches that everyone in their default state is hopelessly fallen. There are none who are good. It is not my goal to be negative, but it is my goal to keep people from believing in humanism and …

↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ See that title? If you let your emotions rule you, to override your faculties of reason, then stop reading. Go do something else. This post is not for you. You’ve been warned. In the comment section under “More on Biblical Marriage” a commenter objected to the idea that sex …

Yesterday I concluded “More on Biblical Marriage” by saying: Deep Strength summarizes his position in “Agency and force with Deuteronomy 22 and Exodus 22.” At the end of the article, he gave this warning: As this is an ideas blog, I will happily stick to making substantive points. I’m pretty sure my …

According to Google search statistics, my article “What Constitutes Biblical Marriage?” has been the article that has generated the most organic clicks from Google search results out of all of my articles. Along with the follow-up “Towards a Definition of Marriage” and “On Divorce” and its “Redux,” they collectively form …

I’m taking off blogging for the week (no comments and no unscheduled posts), so to hold everyone over, here is a reposting of another writer’s essay (with a few minor editorial changes). I’m keeping in anonymous because it’s not publicly and freely accessible.

This is part of a series. See the index here. In my post “Methodology,” I lamented how there was so little substantive evidence supporting the concept of hypergamy. The enthusiasm for the concept far outstrips the quality and quantity of the evidence supporting it. Most of the evidence exists in …

I recently saw an article in which something caught my eye. Let’s see if you can see it too (hint: I highlighted it in bold). The author of this article is saying that one side says while the other side shows. These are critically different approaches. On Monday I posted this: One side says …

As discussed in “Church Attendance,” there has been a shift in the religious young men in America. The narrative is that masculine-focused men are choosing the masculine-focused religions of Cathodoxy—Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. But it is the latter that is seeing the largest gains. The loser is, purportedly, evangelical …

A few posts ago I wrote about “Church Attendance.” I was responding to the claim that Cathodoxy (Eastern Orthodox + Roman Catholic) is growing due to its masculine appeal towards young men. In particular, we discussed how Orthodoxy has seen an influx in young men. Let’s examine a couple follow-up …