During the debate, my friend Trevin Wax tweeted, “Neil. Postman. He saw this coming forty years ago,” referring to how the author of Amusing Ourselves to Death, who described what happens in societies when societies entertainment replaces truth and celebrity-ism replaces virtue.
After watching the Presidential debate on Sunday, Evangelist Franklin Graham asserted that it is clear that turning to God is the only way to heal our nation.
During the chaotic frist presidential debate, President Trump insisted that he has the right to put forth Amy Coney Barrett for the seat on the Supreme Court. The President argued that "elections have consequences" and insisted that judgeship appointments are one of those "consequences."
The contentious nature of last night’s debate reflects the contentious nature of our culture. Our politics are locked in a zero-sum game: abortion is legal or it is not; LGBTQ rights and sexual liberty take precedence over religious liberty or they do not. More than ever before, Republicans and Democrats both consider the other side to be “brainwashed,” “hateful,” and “racist.”
