The new Scotland Parliament bill to legalize assisted suicide—which I noted in an earlier post, permits disabled or dying teenagers access to “end of life assistance”—clearly includes active mercy killing. From the bill (no link, my emphasis):1. Lawful to provide . . . . Continue Reading »
There are few things that bring people together than these three: Work, Need, and Food. Few (by that I mean the minority) churches get the opportunity to built their facilities together or help rebuild houses. And few suffer need. (We might be better off if we grew closer to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a comment that reflects very well the historic Evangelical view of the Church Fathers. It is offered by Martin Chemnitz, an extremely important second-generation Lutheran theologian, whose definitive analysis of, and response to, the theology of the Council of Trent remains . . . . Continue Reading »
The FBI recently released a “digitally-altered” image showing what Osama Bin Laden possibly looks like now that he’s older (see middle image). ”These new images are powerful examples of how advances in technology and science can be used to help find and bring to justice . . . . Continue Reading »
A very telling bill has been tabled in the Scottish Parliament to legalize assisted suicide. Notably, it is not restricted to the terminally ill—but allows people who can’t live independently to receive poison pills. Also, the age limit is only 16. From the End of Life Assistance Bill . . . . Continue Reading »
A very telling bill has been tabled in the Scottish Parliament to legalize assisted suicide. Notably, it is not restricted to the terminally ill—but allows people who can’t live independently to receive poison pills. Also, the age limit is only 16. From the End of Life Assistance . . . . Continue Reading »
Across a wide swath of issues, we see pride going before the fall. In today’s example, the UN has now officially admitted that its ridiculous claim about the Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035 was a “mistake,” as previewed earlier here at SHS. And that is the report that . . . . Continue Reading »
In a monumental 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States held today, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , that, inter alia , corporate speech regarding political candidates is protected by the First Amendment . On the other hand, the Court did uphold . . . . Continue Reading »
Theodicy is a topic I’ve been thinking about a bit. Next weekend, in the OT course I’m taking my final is to give a 10 minute homily on an Old Testament lection (assigned reading for a liturgy, matins, or vespers service). I was considering doing my little talk on a Genesis reading, . . . . Continue Reading »
The U.K.’s The Times has a remarkable article by a four-one year old pilot named Patrick Muirhead that contains one of the most surprising titles I’ve ever seen in a mainstream newspaper: “ The day I decided to stop being gay ” Choosing an excerpt that does justice to the piece . . . . Continue Reading »
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