Mormonism in the Times

by Ryan T. Anderson

This article on Mormonism in the New York Times Magazine is certainly worth reading. . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2008 0

Albert Mohler to Run for President

by Anthony Sacramone

. . . of the Southern Baptist Convention . (Sorry—should I have put that in the headline?) Moderates (presumably those of an Arminian bent) will not be pleased. Mohler is one of a growing number of conservatives within the SBC seeking to bring Baptists back to their Calvinist roots. It was . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2008 0

Bill Hurlbut on the Moral Responsibilities of Scientists, the Intrinsic Worth of Human Embryos, and his ANT Project

by Wesley J. Smith

My pal Bill Hurlbut expounds in this radio interview on the moral responsibilities of scientists, the human future, and other matters of interest to SHSers. For example, he explains why he holds the human embryo as having intrinsic moral worth: A lot of what I was hearing [during deliberations of . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2008 0

Humanism as Cluelessness

by Wesley J. Smith

Professor Robert Edwards, the creator of IVF, was featured recently in a newspaper profile. The results demonstrate—as we have discussed here previously about James Watson—that being a brilliant scientist does not necessarily translate into the ability to engage in sound moral reasoning. . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2008 0

Losing Oxygen to the Cultural Brain

by Sally Thomas

I am the last person in America to have heard of Walter the Farting Dog . My cousin is the next-to-last, and she heard about Walter from her son, who came home from kindergarten one day recently and actually told her for a change what he had done at school. They had had story time, he said, and . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2008 0

Inconceivable

by Robert T. Miller

Here’s a slippery problem. According to this story in the Legal Intelligencer , in the early 1990s Joel McKiernan and Ivonne Ferguson were involved in a romantic relationship. After the relationship ended, they remained in contact, and when, several years later, Ms. Ferguson wanted to . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2008 0

The Spoiler for 2008

by Anthony Sacramone

It’s not Ron Paul, it’s not Michael Bloomberg, and it’s not Harold Stassen (who is as dead as Julius Caesar). No, the man who threatens to tear this presidential election apart is none other than Gene Amondson , candidate representing the 139-year-old Prohibition Party . Thought . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2008 0

In Defense of Huckabee (Sort of)

by Jonathan V. Last

Jody correctly notes that Mike Huckabee isn’t getting much credit for his win last night, but I think that’s an analytical mistake. Huckabee is still an underdog. If I had to bet $100 on who wins the nomination, I wouldn’t put it on him. But Huckabee has done something which . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2008 0

On to New Hampshire

by Jonathan V. Last

So what really happened in Iowa? Candidates can’t win the nomination in Iowa, but they can lose it if they expose a colossal weakness (see: Dean, Howard). And the big loser in Iowa was Mitt Romney, whose campaign is now over. Let’s look at what happened to Romney in the Hawkeye State: . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2008 0

A Little Stem Cell Humor

by Wesley J. Smith

A good laugh is always in order. Here’s a Bizarro comic that caused me to . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2008 0