Politics – Page 2 – New Walden

Why the LGBT Community Needs to Stop Fighting and Start Listening—to Christians

A few days ago, I got into an argument with a number of LGBT advocates on Twitter over one of my tweets. Here it is: @ZackFord @BrandanJR Why is mental health so poor in gays?It’s because they r bad Christians.Stick to the science: — John Gravino (@john_gravino) August 24, 2016 I was responding to the […]

by John Gravino

Understanding the LGBT Agenda

Here’s a great summary of the LGBT (“Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender”) agenda by Kelsey Harkness at The Daily Signal. She reported on a four-day LGBT conference that took place alongside the Democratic National Convention: More than two dozen national leaders discussed the future of the LGBT movement during a four-day Equality Forum at the Democratic National […]

by John Gravino

Courts Decree That We Have No Right to Dissent Against Abortion

Folks, this is important, whatever your political beliefs are. Our conscience rights as Americans are being taken away. Read this from Travis Weber at The Daily Signal (bold emphasis is mine): Last week, in a development which is a loss for freedom, pluralism, and tolerance in America, the Supreme Court declined to take up the case of […]

by John Gravino

“Can Democracy Survive the Sexual Revolution?”

I just published a new video discussion of Eric Metaxas’s new book. The video discusses chapter 1 of If You Can Keep It — The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty. I’ll be back with updates later. JG

by John Gravino

“If You Can Keep It,” by Eric Metaxas, Part 1

I am happy to announce that the New Walden Book Club (NWBC) is under way. Here is the first installment of our discussion of the new book by Eric Metaxas, If You Can Keep It. The video discusses the introduction to the book. There, Metaxas lays the groundwork for what I anticipate will be his argument, namely, […]

by John Gravino

Sorry, NY Times, Opposition to LGBT Is Not Bigotry

This is my second posting on the most recent culture war breakout here in North Carolina. You can find my first post here. For those of you who don’t know, the present kerfuffle in my state is over two separate pieces of legislation, SB2 and HB2. I talked about SB2 in the previous post. HB2, […]

by John Gravino

Religious Freedom Law Under Attack in North Carolina

This is for my North Carolina readers. Actually it’s for everyone, but it is very important for us Tar Heels to know what’s going on in our state. First off, we should be grateful that we are blessed to live in a state that still respects freedom of conscience for all people—including the religious—and does […]

by John Gravino

No, Shea Watts, Christianity Doesn’t “Poison Everything.”

A few months ago, Ross Douthat delivered the Erasmus lecture at the headquarters of First Things magazine. In his lecture he claimed that religious conservatives need new and better arguments. Boy, was he right. This Huffington Post article by aspiring theologian cum pundit Shea Watts illustrates the desperateness of the cause. (Bold print is my emphasis): […]