Category: Commentary
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Eclipsalypse Now
Is anyone else so psyched out about the solar eclipse tomorrow that you’re basically afraid to look out the window or else you’ll instantly be blinded and die? When I was a kid, there was an eclipse, and we had to have inside recess that day. Feel like this implicitly gave us the message “the…
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Harvard’s war on fraternities
From the Harvard Crimson, A faculty committee has recommended that the College forbid students from joining all “fraternities, sororities, and similar organizations”—including co-ed groups—with the goal of phasing out the organizations entirely by May 2022. In a 22-page report released Wednesday morning, the committee proposed that the policy—which would replace existing penalties for members of…
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Hypocrites in church isn’t the issue. Faithless pseudo-Christians are the issue.
A lot of people don’t want to be in a church because? Because the church is full of? Hypocrites. Churches are filled with hypocrites. I argue that churches aren’t so much full of hypocrites but churches are full of people who aren’t really Christians. And the hypocrisy people complain about, certainly not always, but the…
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JFK at 100
John F. Kennedy was the Steve McQueen of presidents. His family were the reality stars before the Kardashians. He would have turned 100 years old today. But he’s forever frozen in time as the vibrant, handsome president of the early 60s. Ever since I was a kid, the presidency has fascinated me and JFK has…
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Jesus and the Last Supper: more than just a meal
As part of Holy Week, Maundy Thursday is recognized this evening. It was the night in which Jesus ate the Last Supper with his disciples. The time in which Jesus died corresponded with the Jewish holiday of Passover. And the Last Supper was the first night of Passover. An annual dinner for Passover is held,…
Josh Benner 