Can you imagine? A New Jersey man named Jesse Coltrane was communicating on-line with a friend in California when he found out the young man was apparently killing himself. Instead of respecting his friend’s autonomy, he became judgmental and interfered! From the story:During an online . . . . Continue Reading »
In this edition of my podcast What It Means to be Human, I return to Switzerland’s Constitution declaring plant “dignity,” and what that all means according to a government-appointed ethics committee. It takes really big brained people to worry about the “decapitation” . . . . Continue Reading »
Eliot Gertel at Jewish World Review says of the new horror flick, The Unborn : “Wow! [It] manages to disrespect fetuses, little children, teens, and the elderly—not to mention Judaism.” But then, who don’t horror flicks offend? I guess this one’s unique in its offense . . . . Continue Reading »
Chicago cathedral Holy Name caught fire this morning . Although it looks like it’s done great damage to this historic church, we trust the gates of hell will not prevail against it. . . . . Continue Reading »
Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity, has passed away : Propelled by his strong Christian principles, Millard Fuller used Habitat to develop a system of using donated money and material, and voluntary labor, to build homes for low-income families. The homes are sold without profit and . . . . Continue Reading »
This just in : Holocaust-denying bishop Richard Williamson must “unequivocally” distance himself from his statements before he can be admitted to episcopal office in the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Wednesday. It also said that Williamson’s remarks denying that the . . . . Continue Reading »
Instead of talking to your friends, why not just track them ? . . . . Continue Reading »
Amy Welborn’s husband, Michael Dubruiel, tragically passed away this morning. Please pray for Michael, Amy, and the entire Dubruiel family. . . . . Continue Reading »
From the BBC : A woman at the center of the right-to-die debate in Italy has been moved to a clinic where she will be allowed to die after 17 years in a vegetative state. Eluana Englaro was transferred by ambulance overnight to the private facility in the northern city of Udine. The Vatican and . . . . Continue Reading »
Another university is paying Jack Kevorkian to speak, and once again the media—in this case the Miami Herald—can’t even report the basic facts about him correctly. From the story, byline Julie Levin: Dr. Jack Kevorkian will speak from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Nova Southeastern . . . . Continue Reading »
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