The animal rights movement claims to be peaceable—despite the terrorists in its midst. But how peaceable can it be when so many advocates use vividly violent imagery in their advocacy. From an editorial, Animal Rights & Ethical Veganism,” by one Gary Yourofsky, published in the . . . . Continue Reading »
The wonderful adult stem cell advance that has liberated some organ transplant patients from anti-rejection drugs—which I posted about here—is yet another illustration of the ongoing need to use animals in medical research. From the story:[Dr. David] Sachs first tried this approach . . . . Continue Reading »
A wonderful breakthrough in transplant medicine is also another testimony to the apparent healing power of adult stem cells. Bone marrow transplanted from the organ donor to the organ recipient at the time of the transplant apparently can eventually result in the recipient being liberated from . . . . Continue Reading »
The latest iteration of Rambo is. And I don’t care that it’s only January. So some Christian missionaries are headed into Burma to bring medicine, food, and the Gospel to victims of genocide. They need Rambo to help them get from Thailand into Burma without inviting attention from . . . . Continue Reading »
Holy Increase Mather! The Church of England is finally cracking down on the black arts . Where is the justice? I don’t see why someone who wants to use his witchcraft for goodliness should be singled out this kind of ill treatment, when there are many in the Anglican Communion who employ . . . . Continue Reading »
I did an interview with a Catholic radio show last Friday that focused pretty hard on assisted suicide, futile care, eugenics, hospice, and bioethics. It was a call-in show and a couple of hospice nurses called offering some interesting comments. If you want to hear me spout hot air and emit . . . . Continue Reading »
You know it’s really getting ugly when the British Medical Association, not exactly known for radical agitation, may urge its member doctors to walk out of the UK’s National Health Service. From the story:A mass exodus of GPs from the NHS is being considered by the British Medical . . . . Continue Reading »
Thanks to our emailers for all the help with a name for words formed from roots in different languages. “Hybrid word” was a common suggestion, though it seems more a description than a name. Macaronic turns out to be the word I was trying to come up with, though it seems technically to . . . . Continue Reading »
Tomorrow morning, on the Catholic Channel’s Seize the Day program with host Gus Lloyd, Sylvester Stallone will be talking about Rambo IV and perhaps his own faith. His segment is scheduled for 9 a.m. The Catholic Channel is on Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 159. Even if you don’t . . . . Continue Reading »
Although I sympathize with much of what Senator DeMint and Professor Woodard say in their Web article last week, I think some of their arguments go too far. The main point that Senator DeMint and Professor Woodard make is that “the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and the practice . . . . Continue Reading »