Socialites and Socialists

by Nathaniel Peters

A wry look at the Anglican Church and, sadly, many of its clergy from the delightful “Yes, Prime Minister”: . . . . Continue Reading »

29 Mar 2009 0

The War on “Islamic Jihadism”?

by Keith Pavlischek

THE STRATEGY for Afghanistan and Pakistan announced by President Obama yesterday is conservative as well as bold. It is conservative because Mr. Obama chose to embrace many of the recommendations of U.S. military commanders and the Bush administration, based on the hard lessons of seven years of . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2009 0

And Now for the Important Stem Cell Work: Increasing Bra Cup Size

by Wesley J. Smith

Well, it was bound to happen. Adult fat stem cells are going to be used to increase breast size. From the story:A stem cell therapy offering “natural” breast enlargement is to be made available to British women for the first time.The treatment could boost cup size while reducing stomach . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2009 0

Another Final Exit Death Reported

by Wesley J. Smith

Apologists for assisted suicide, such as the Los Angeles Times editorial board, pretend that the Final Exit Network is a fringe group that does not reflect mainstream assisted suicide advocacy, rather than, as I have clearly demonstrated here, at SHS, within the very heart of the assisted suicide . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2009 0

Fetal Farming is Not a Pipedream: History of Living Fetal Experiments

by Wesley J. Smith

I have written here often that the embryonic stem cell debate is merely the opening stanza of a much broader agenda that would instrumentalize unborn human beings for use in experiments, treatments, and for body parts. Alas, using fetuses in such a crassly utilitarian way has already been done. Back . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Mar 2009 0

Decrying Too Much Suicide Details in Media

by Wesley J. Smith

I agree with the perspective of this column in the Guardian. But it is missing a crucial element. From the column “Warning: Media Reports on Suicide Can be Fatal,” byline Ben Goldacre: [O]ne important cause of suicide seems to have been missed...[I]t has been shown repeatedly that . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2009 0

Resurrecting the "Useless Eater" Approach to Health Care: Don’t Let Consciousness Get in the Way of the Dehydration Agenda

by Wesley J. Smith

So, now that we know that many people thought to be unconscious—are actually awake and aware—some might think that would cause bioethicists to step back from the dehydration agenda. As I have long predicted, not on a bet! An article published in the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy by . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2009 0

Thomas Ricks vs. Thomas Aquinas

by Keith Pavlischek

Thomas Aquinas reflected on the question, “Whether it is always sinful to wage war?” in Summa Theologica Part II, Question 40 . His short answer was “No.” A war would be just, he argued, if three conditions were met: First, the authority of the sovereign by whose command the . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2009 0

The Curtain Opens on Act II of the Great Stem Cell Debate: Now Pay Us to Create and Destroy Human Embryos

by Wesley J. Smith

I have written repeatedly in the last two weeks about how “the scientists” are moving their duplicitous anything-goes-in-biotech campaign to the next stage, now that the curtain has come down on Act I with the slaying of the hated Bush funding restrictions. In the opening of Act II, we . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2009 0

More Stem Cell Success

by Ryan Sayre Patrico

And, once again, embryos aren’t involved. . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2009 0