Shane Morris

4 weeks ago | crosswalk.com | John Stonestreet |Shane Morris

Supporters of progressive cultural and political movements often declare their ideas “inevitable” and “on the right side of history.”  The last few years, however, have demonstrated the need to take such claims with a grain of salt. Arguments and cultural fads that once seemed unstoppable now look dated, and those who persist in making the arguments and following the fads, failing to realize that history never had a “right side” to begin with, look a little silly.

1 month ago | crosswalk.com | John Stonestreet |Shane Morris

Conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat once described certain events as “scissor” stories, with headlines, statements, ideas, or scenarios “perfectly calibrated to tear people apart…” Regardless of details, those on the left feel obligated to react to these events one way, while those on the right feel obligated to react the opposite. But above all, everyone feels they must react, which means they feel obligated to comment on social media.

1 month ago | crosswalk.com | John Stonestreet |Shane Morris

Many new technologies are sold with the promise of freeing people from menial tasks. Dishwashers, dryers, tractors, and word processors are just a few of the many inventions that have made life easier, reducing the amount of backbreaking labor involved in necessary chores and leaving users more time for things worthwhile, like learning, creating, and enjoying relationships.  But what happens when technology promises to “free” us from even those worthwhile activities?

1 month ago | breakpoint.org | John Stonestreet |Shane Morris

Many new technologies are sold with the promise of freeing people from menial tasks. Dishwashers, dryers, tractors, and word processors are just a few of the many inventions that have made life easier, reducing the amount of backbreaking labor involved in necessary chores and leaving users more time for things worthwhile, like learning, creating, and enjoying relationships. But what happens when technology promises to “free” us from even those worthwhile activities?

1 month ago | breakpoint.org | Sean McDowell |John Stonestreet |Maria R. Baer |Shane Morris

Big changes are being proposed to how we do education in America. The Phoenix Declaration offers a helpful framework for what education should look like.  And increasingly parents are being encouraged to abort based on prenatal diagnoses that are often wrong.