Obama’s failure to mention the historic tie of the Jewish people to the land of Israel elicited outraged comment from Jewish sources, for example this one from this morning’s editorial in the Jerusalem Post:In his Cairo address the day before to the Muslim and Arab worlds, the president . . . . Continue Reading »
MercatorNet—whose mission is “reframing ethical and policy debates in terms of human dignity”—has compiled a list of twenty public intellectuals who promote some aspect of human dignity : After asking friends and contributors to nominate public intellectuals who support human . . . . Continue Reading »
A new kit that allows pregnant women to test the gender of their fetus is about to be marketed—opening up the door to sex selection abortions. As I point out at Secondhand Smoke : How ironic that a procedure [abortion] intended by its supporters to liberate women is likely to become a . . . . Continue Reading »
It is extremely ironic that the right to abortion has materially impacted the “right” to procreation. The thinking appears to be along these lines: The right to terminate a pregnancy means that women also have the right to ensure that they only bear the kind of baby they want when . . . . Continue Reading »
Don’t miss The Anchoress on the media’s deification of Obama. And, while you’re at it: the self-aware blogger on blogging. . . . . Continue Reading »
While everyone is discussing the Conservative party victories in the recent British local elections, one begins to wonder what kind of society is being conserved ? Church care homes could be forced to remove crucifixes from their walls in case they offend “atheist cleaners” under the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington Post reports : The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a challenge to the Pentagon policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting a request by the Obama administration. The court said it will not hear an appeal from former Army Capt. James . . . . Continue Reading »
“Real disagreement is a rare achievement, because so much of what passes for disagreement is really just confusion.” So said moderator Mary Ann Glendon (quoting John Courtney Murray) at the end of a discussion —it was pointedly and pointlessly distinguished from a debate . . . . Continue Reading »
How did a European Christian living at the end of the tenth century feel about the approaching end of the millennium? As Arthur Herman points out in his review of The Forge of Christendom , by Tom Holland, not very good: The men of the 900s, Mr. Holland notes, had good reason for feeling hopeless. . . . . Continue Reading »
My husband graduated from a Baptist high school, where the academic year was crowned not with a senior prom — no dancing allowed — but a banquet. It was a tux-and-date event, and while the tux was easy enough to come by, the date apparently was another matter altogether. When the fateful . . . . Continue Reading »
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