I wrote earlier today about late term aborted babies in the UK being left to die even when born alive. Awful. Then, this story comes out about a baby born 4 months early who is thriving: Born 16 weeks premature and weighing just 1lb 4oz, Charlie Jo Glover was so tiny her hand could fit inside a . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m adding this to my Amazon Wish List, right after the OXO Good Grips Cheese Grater and 180-Piece Rubber Grommet Assortment . . . . . Continue Reading »
This is a video of Lauran Richardson. Whether she is conscious or not is irrelevant to her equal moral worth as a human being. But she seems reactive to me, particularly when she is being stroked and loved by her father.The fight in this case is over whether she lives as a profoundly disabled woman . . . . Continue Reading »
Babies who survive abortion are left to die in the UK each year, according to reports. From the story:Botched abortions mean that scores of babies are being born alive and left to die, an official report has revealed. A total of 66 infants survived NHS termination attempts in one year alone, it . . . . Continue Reading »
The attackers of animal research take two paths toward attempting to end it—one of which I respect but with which I profoundly disagree—and the other which I neither respect nor accept. The argument that I think is wrong but respect (epitoimzed by Gary Francione), admits that scientific . . . . Continue Reading »
It may become as valuable as Revenge of the Jedi posters . . . UPDATE: It seems that Amazon has finally taken down 19-0: The Historic Championship Season of the Unbeatable Patriots . On to eBay, I guess. . . . . Continue Reading »
So Mad magazine—the “usual gang of idiots”— has compiled a gaggle of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists to depict George Bush’s “support” of global warming. I await the “very special” issue of Highlights , featuring an image of the president . . . . Continue Reading »
After reading of this blog post, about how the Holy Spirit seems to be persona non grata in most theological conversations, I was put in mind of something I read on the website of an Episcopal Church just yesterday. Second paragraph, second sentence: “allow The Spirit its due.” Its? Slip of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Whether you agree with their endorsement or not , this fact seems mightily important: The judiciary is different. On Jan. 20, 2009, six of the nine Supreme Court justices will be over 70. Most of them could be replaced by the next president, particularly if he or she is re-elected. Given the . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . was more or less what Wade Burleson was told by the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board. Instead, he resigned as trustee. Seems Burleson had some serious issues with resolutions passed, including the prohibiting of missionaries from speaking in tongues (presumably . . . . Continue Reading »
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