How Milton Wrecked the Bible: The Fictional Poem That’s Confused the Christian Church since 1667

For centuries Christians have fought to defend the Bible from skeptics, critics, and cultural drift. But very few have noticed the far more subtle intruder that reshaped their theology from the inside out. It wasn’t a philosopher or a heretic. It wasn’t Darwin, Nietzsche, or any modern movement. It was a poet.

You Can’t Do That No More

I got to thinking about the ever-growing list of things you can’t do anymore. And I’m not talking about the big things, such as smoking unfiltered Camels in the maternity-ward waiting room. Actually, it’s not a “maternity ward” anymore. It’s the “labor and delivery unit.” “Maternity ward” is a sexist term implying that only women have babies.