MCS1: Against Antisemitism
On what will hopefully be the first of many Saturday morning caffeine streams, I spoke with Kyle Broussard about circumcision, antisemitism, and Eric Clopper's presentation on the subject of male…
Identity and the Problem with Christianity
Originally published on Counter-Currents: Whenever we accept certain axioms as true, we bar ourselves from accepting certain conclusions which contradict the axioms. For example, if we accept the axioms that…
Love, Hate, and Christianity
In In Defense of Hatred, I asserted that ἀγάπη (agape) is a form of love which is compatible with hatred, despite being incompatible with dehumanization: Translated literally, it means "affection," with a…
God in Solitude and Society
Here's an odd question: are we closer to God when we are with others? Or are we closer when we are alone? I recently made the case that God has…
Religious Practicalities
Anyone who has been following the Alt Right internal politics will no doubt be getting a little peeved by the infighting and edge-lording that is coming dangerously close to defining…
Philosophy v. Theology
I was attending a New Year's dinner with some old friends a few years ago, when the subject of philosophy came up. My friend had a master's degree in computer…
Why Christianity?
Today's right wing is rehashing an age-old debate, and one that I myself have grappled with for nearly a decade in some form or another: what faith should the West…
The Death of the Father
In my ongoing interrogation of the Nietzschean criticism of Christianity, I can't help but go into Nietzsche's own personal life. His criticism is framed in a very personal manner, both his…
“Who is My Neighbor?”
Vox Day and Red Eagle observed, in the theological chapter of their excellent book Cuckservative, how many churches seem to have veered from Christianity proper. Classical theology is being replaced with a…
Christianity and Nietzsche (II)
In my previous post on Nietzsche, I began to address the German philosopher's argument that "God is dead," especially as it relates to Christianity and Christianity's relationship to truth, distilled from The…