The Rev. Russell E. Saltzman has authored a remarkable essay published on First Things’ On the Square (31 July 2009), “An Ecumenical Moment for One.” A Lutheran pastor in Kansas City , the Rev. Saltzman laments his denomination’s (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) . . . . Continue Reading »
The Weekly Standard reports that the Stupak-Pitts amendment has been defeated: Last night, the House Energy and Commerce Committee narrowly passed the Stupak-Pitts amendment to prevent the bill from mandating that private insurance plans cover abortions, but when Chairman Henry Waxman brought the . . . . Continue Reading »
Ted McAllister has posted my favorite porcher comment so far. The true conservative, in our day and age, defends the bohemian against bourgeois careerism and slouching toward a meritocracy based on the productivity that comes from being smart, pretty, pleasing, and industrious—as opposed to . . . . Continue Reading »
The rush to pass health care reform has been slowed by mostly just criticisms of an overly ambitious, almost incomprehensible bill, that could well lead to health care rationing as it also breaks the bank. When they thought they could shove this boondoggle down out throats with little . . . . Continue Reading »
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