The actor who most famously portrayed Sir Thomas More in the classic A Man for All Seasons has died of leukemia at age 86 . From the encomia, Scofield will most probably be remembered by his peers more for his theater work than his film work, which was relatively sparse. I never had the chance to . . . . Continue Reading »
The news at the NHS goes from crisis to crisis. Now, women in labor are being turned away from hospitals. From the story: Almost half of NHS hospitals were forced to turn women in labour away last year because they were full, according to new figures that reveal the “shocking” state of . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter Singer once again wants to shove human “non persons” out of the life boat. Not content with advocating infanticide, he also promotes futile care theory and suggests that patients with dementia be denied antibiotics and that other patients be denied life support based on . . . . Continue Reading »
Not content with doctors killing the terminally ill, people with disabilities, the chronically ill, the depressed, and babies born with disabilities—not to mention the seriously ill who did not ask to be killed—the Dutch Parliament will now debate allowing doctors to euthanize the . . . . Continue Reading »
That is, the awards given to excellence in magazine (online and print) publishing by ASME (the American Society of Magazine Editors). Here are this year’s nominees . Like the Emmies, a lot of the same ole people giving the same ole people the same ole recognition. . . . . Continue Reading »
KFUO radio , the voice of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, for many years has broadcast a popular interview program, Issues, Etc., hosted by Todd Wilken. It offered sound apologetics and a panoply of interesting guests offering orthodox Christian commentary on the issues of the day. I should say . . . . Continue Reading »
I gave four hours worth of lectures last weekend at Trinity University Law School in Santa Ana and some kind blogger has posted the first two hours of video here. The blog entry reacting to my presentation, from a blog called “Jus Me Blogging” authored by a Christian disability rights . . . . Continue Reading »
If you wanted to know why so many people misunderstand the subversive, anti-human nature of the animal rights movement, just look at this ridiculous puff piece of Ingrid Newkirk, byline Faith Lapidus, that appeared—your tax dollars at work-on the Voice of America. From the story: She founded . . . . Continue Reading »
The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued its virtually worthless annual report for 2007. (Hit this link for details about the empirical unreliability of this yearly charade.) Based on what the Department was told by prescribing physicians—that is where almost all the information . . . . Continue Reading »
There are two stories that, if true, may be causally linked. First, the AMA News is reporting that medical students lose empathy for their patients during the course of medical school. From the story: It only takes a year to start draining empathy from future physicians, according to a study of . . . . Continue Reading »
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