1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at the table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the …
Over its history, the Supreme Court has repeatedly looked to judicial dissent from its decisions and insightful criticism from the legal profession and scholars in considering the respect due precedent. Is a prior decision settled? If not, what factors have kept it unsettled? If settled, is there a compelling reason to reconsider it? Roe’s abortion …
The starting point for understanding Roe is understanding its practical legal impact on abortion law in America and on the states more specifically. What we know as Roe v. Wade is actually two cases, Roe v. Wade from Texas and Doe v. Bolton from Georgia (hereafter described together as “Roe”); they were “companion cases,” reviewed, …
There is a widespread myth that Roe v. Wade is settled and entitled to respect as judicial precedent. The purveyors of that myth must ignore the US Supreme Court’s decisions going back to the earliest days of the Court which point to judicial criticism and legal-scholarly criticism as keeping prior decisions unsettled. Most importantly, they must ignore …
Editor’s note: This post first appeared in Ad Fontes, a publication of the Davenant Institute. Quinn, Benjamin T. Christ the Way: Augustine’s Theology of Wisdom. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Academic, 2022. At the end of the first paragraph of his Confessions, Augustine famously wrote, “for Thou hast made us for Thee and our heart is [restless] …
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27 When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. 28 Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. Genesis 25:27-28 (ESV) 3 Now Israel [Jacob] loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son …