The Story: “The Town FEMA Turned Down,” by Jonathan V. Last writing for WeeklyStandard.com. The Lead: For a while, that was enough to placate the forces of modernity. But the sun has now set on that armistice. Both the left and the government—distinctions between the two are perhaps redundant these days—believe that the free exercise...

  The Story: “The ENDA Agenda,” by Ryan T. Anderson at NationalReview.com. The Lead: Of course, employers should respect the intrinsic dignity of all their employees. But ENDA is bad public policy. Its threats to our freedoms unite civil libertarians concerned about free speech and religious liberty, free marketers concerned about freedom of contract and government...

Justin Lee.  Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from Gays-vs.-Christians Debate. New York: Jericho Books, 2012. 259 pp. $21.99. By Samuel Emadi Torn is an autobiographical account of Justin Lee’s journey from being “God boy”—a conservative, Southern Baptist who was convinced the Bible condemned homosexual acts—to now believing that “God would bless gay couples” (206). Lee, the...

by Tim Wade I am an Eagle Scout. Two weeks ago the Boy Scouts of America voted to change their membership standards to allow openly gay youths to join the organization.  The wording of the resolution can be found here.  Like many people, I was not surprised.  I had expected the ruling for some time...

[Editor’s Note: This review originally appeared in the Spring 2012 issue of JBMW.] The first time I heard Mark Driscoll speak I cried.  About a year ago I was attending a conference he was speaking at in Florida where he spent a few minutes reflecting on his ministry in Seattle.  This city was the least-churched...