Author Archives: Rod Dreher
About Rod Dreher
Rod Dreher is a senior editor at The American Conservative. He has written and edited for the New York Post, The Dallas Morning News, National Review, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Washington Times, and the Baton Rouge Advocate. Rod’s commentary has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, the Weekly Standard, Beliefnet, and Real Simple, among other publications, and he has appeared on NPR, ABC News, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and the BBC. He lives in St. Francisville, Louisiana, with his wife Julie and their three children. He has also written four books, The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, Crunchy Cons, How Dante Can Save Your Life, and The Benedict Option.
Against ‘Fairness For All’
Ryan T. Anderson says that the proposed compromise between gay rights and religious liberty is a sellout
Chinese Underground Church Surrenders
Bishop shows ‘extreme obedience’ to Vatican by yielding to government-appointed prelate
Weekly Standard, RIP
The end of an era
Bye-Bye Boy Scouts
As Scouting possibly heads for bankruptcy, reflecting on how the BSA trashed its own brand
The Gracelessness Of Woke Evangelicals
Progressive Christians who weaponize other people’s confession and repentance
Where Have You Gone, Ann Landers?
Middle-school parenting in Weimar America
Houellebecq: ‘Trump, Mon Amour’
The bad boy French novelist says Trump is an ‘appalling clown,’ but the best president he’s ever seen
‘Fairness For All’: Smart Politics, Or A Sellout?
Why a senior conservative Evangelical strategist backs gay rights/religious liberty compromise
Cardinal Pell Convicted
But I’m not convinced (yet) that he is truly guilty of sex abuse
The Cost Of Trump’s Political Incompetence
The president’s ineptness is going to be a disaster for his biggest supporters
The Meaning Of The ‘One Anothers’
A Benedict Option hope story that didn’t turn out like she expected
The Stupidity Of ‘Inclusivity’
Bureaucratized Orwellianism on display at Bowdoin College
Slavery & Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Leading Evangelical institution takes unsparing examination of its history and conscience
Abuse Among Fundamentalist Baptists
Blockbuster report about systemic sex crimes in ultra-conservative Protestant churches
Anglican Transgender ‘Confirmation’
Dying British state church announces ritual to celebrate sex changes
Being In A Good Place
The effect on the body of ‘thin places’
Seeking A Low Countries Ben Op
A single mom in the Netherlands needs traditional Christian friends
The Roots Of Radicals’ Misery
Idealistic dissatisfaction with themselves and the world — and no way to overcome it
Trump’s Prayer Auxiliary
Charismatic Christians rally for the president at his luxury hotel
Seth Meyers Show: Pope Is ‘Homophobic’
On national TV, gay writer condemns Francis for encouraging hate
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