From Christianity Today:In a 5-4 decision this morning, the Supreme Court said that a California law school can require a Christian group to open its leadership positions to all students, including those who disagree with the group’s statement of faith.From the Constitution (we know this as . . . . Continue Reading »
Knowing my background, a friend recently sent me a column from the New York Times . Written by Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman, the article provides a short reflection on the decline of WASP dominance—a decline much commented upon in the aftermath of Elena Kagan’s nomination to the . . . . Continue Reading »
When Barack Obama vacated his Senate seat, Rod Blagojevich seriously considered asking Oprah Winfrey to be the replacement : “Nobody would assail this pick,” he says in tapes recorded on Nov. 21, 2008. “It’s huge! [ . . . ] She’s a kingmaker!” Blagojevich says. . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Liccione added a link to his comments about the recent police raid on the Catholic Church offices (and episcopal crypts!) in Belgium. His posting provides helpful background. Moreover, Liccione makes the persuasive observation that the mainstream media has tended to give a . . . . Continue Reading »
Today’s First Things Life Lesson: Do not, assuming that the tasty-looking bar sticking out of its wrapper, sitting on a table you’re walking past, is a granola bar opened by one of your children who did not finish it, take a big bite of a gerbil treat. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the Christian Legal Society case today. At first reading, it looks pretty bad—and so our friend Rick Garnett writes : The Court handed down its opinion in the Christian Legal Society case this morning. By a 5-4 vote, the Court upheld a rule requiring . . . . Continue Reading »
We’ve heard the news that Sen. Byrd of West Virginia died early this morning at age 92. A news story notes that ” Buildings, By-Ways and Bridge Carry Byrd’s Name .” As if to say: “Our Work Here is Done; No Memorializing Necessary.” . . . . Continue Reading »
At the New Orleans Jazz Fest this year, Steve Martin, together with the Steep Canyon Rangers, makes the profound point about the interrelation of faith and art— Atheists Don’t Have No Songs , of course: . . . . Continue Reading »
This just makes my head explode. A woman was implanted with the wrong embryos, and rather than honor another woman’s children and let them live, immediately terminated the pregnancy process. From the story:A woman who sought help from a prominent Connecticut fertility center last . . . . Continue Reading »
Terry Teachout, the drama critic for The Wall Street Journal, wrote a fascinating article that was buried in the weekend edition of the June 26th newspaper, “Too Complicated for Words: Are our brains big enough to untangle modern art?” Here is a condensed version:The novels of [James] . . . . Continue Reading »
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