“You Have Turned My Father’s House Into a Den of Theives”

by Stefan McDaniel

What does it say about a town that their latest Community Action Project was the theft and sale of a two-story church ? . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Nov 2008 0

Thomas Aquinas, pro-life warrior

by Nathaniel Peters

The Dominicans report that one of their own has helped convert one of Serbia’s most notorious abortionists into an advocate for the unborn. The whole story is worth reading, but the critical part involves the appearance of a certain Angelic Doctor: In describing his conversion, Adasevic . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Nov 2008 0

What We Are Becoming: More Support for Removing Healthy Limbs of "Amputee Wannabes"

by Wesley J. Smith

There is a terrible mental illness called Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), aka “amputee wannabe” because the sufferer becomes obsessed with having healthy limbs cut off. I have written before that some are actually arguing that a proper treatment for the disorder would be to cut . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2008 0

Sensationalism in Media: Pregnant "Man" With Child Again

by Wesley J. Smith

Barbara Walters joins People and Oprah Winfry before her (three of our most destructive cultural wrecking balls) in cooing over Thomas Beatie, the “man” who gave birth. Why is he back in the news? Well, apparently Beatie is pregnant again, and despite early on having claimed to be . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2008 0

Web Search Trends Follow the Flu

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Apparently, Google has figured out a way to track flu outbreaks faster than the CDC: There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats. Turns out a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like “flu symptoms” into Google and other . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2008 0

"Take the Pledge" Against Assisted Suicide

by Wesley J. Smith

Just because assisted suicide is legal in Oregon and Washington-State, that does make it right. The time has come for a very public and vibrant declaration of non cooperation with the culture of death.Toward that end, a new campaign to “Take the Pledge” against assisted suicide has . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2008 0

What We Are Becoming: Paralyzed Teacher Feels Need to Justify Existence

by Wesley J. Smith

All of the advocacy and tub thumping promoting the euphemist phrase “death with dignity,” accompanied by widepread media and the public support for the suicides of people with disabilities or serious illnesses, sends the insidious message to similarly situated people that they are . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2008 0

It’s Come to This

by Stefan McDaniel

Yet another sign of the Apocalypse. . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2008 0

It’s About Time

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

The Roman Catholic Church is cutting off funds to the community organizing group ACORN, citing complaints over its voter registration drives in the November 4 election as part of the reason. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development froze its contributions to the group in June amid allegations . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2008 0

Grandma Mommy

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

Yesterday, a woman in Cleveland gave birth to her own grandchildren: Jaci Dalenberg, 56, carried the children as a surrogate for her daughter, Kim Coseno, and had to be closely monitored because of her age. The woman from Wooster, gave birth to two identical twins and their sister by caesarean . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Nov 2008 0