Rumour has it. . .

by David T. Koyzis

. . . that Apple’s big breakthrough into the field of optometry will come with the introduction of the revolutionary new . . . . Continue Reading »

9 May 2010 0

Rawls: A Partial Defense

by Samuel Goldman

Ralph presents his case against Rawls below. Although I agree with much of it, I think he goes too far. Here are a few rather disordered suggestions intended less to vindicate Rawls than to complicate the picture: 1. We need to distinguish between Rawls an sich (as it were) and what Ralph describes . . . . Continue Reading »

9 May 2010 0

The Long Awaited Shoe Drops: Organ Harvesting Tied to Euthanasia in Belgium

by Wesley J. Smith

My first published piece arguing against assisted suicide appeared in Newsweek’s “My Turn” feature way back in 1993. Among other points, I warned that assisted suicide would one day be tied to organ transplantation “as a plum to society.”  This has been advocated . . . . Continue Reading »

8 May 2010 0

Belgian Doctors Euthanized Disabled Patient and Harvested Her Organs

by Wesley J. Smith

I found the article about the Belgian euthanasia coupled with organ harvesting referenced in my critique yesterday of a bioethics journal article  urging that very approach.  The woman in question was not terminally ill, but in a “locked-in” state, that is, fully conscious and . . . . Continue Reading »

8 May 2010 0

Euthanizing Patients for Organs Advocated in Bioethics

by Wesley J. Smith

This isn’t the first time that coupling assisted suicide/euthanasia has been suggested as a potential concept, but it may be the first time it has been actively advocated.  Oxford bioethicists Julian Savulescu—for whom virtually anything goes—writing with Dominic Wilkinson . . . . Continue Reading »

8 May 2010 0

George Awarded National Human Rights Medal in Poland

by Joe Carter

Congratulations to Princeton legal philosopher and constitutional scholar Robert George, a member of the board of First Things , on being awarded the Honorific Medal for the Defense of Human Rights of the Republic of Poland , which recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of human rights. . . . . Continue Reading »

8 May 2010 0

If First Things is a Family Does That Make Me Cousin Oliver?

by Joe Carter

Earlier this week in a post on fundraising—by the way, have you made a donation and taken advantage of the half-price print subscription rate ?—a reader asked: For its readers, does FT consider them “family,” part of a greater FT community? That’s an excellent question. I . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Infant Awe: A Review of Babies

by Meghan Duke

Babies, Running Time: 79 Minutes, In Theaters: May 7, 2010 Babies ! Eighty glorious minutes of babies. That is French filmmaker Thomas Balmès’ new documentary in a nutshell. It is actually eighty glorious minutes of four babies, as Balmès and his camera crew follow Ponijao, from . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Last Day for Half Price

by Joe Carter

Today is the last day you can get a year’s subscription to the print magazine (and access to our online archives) for only $19.95. Don’t miss out, go here and enter the promo code “evangel.”You can also show your support for this blog by making a donation to our generous . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0

Catholicism’s Favor in the United States

by Kevin Staley-Joyce

Two new polls on Catholicism’s favor in the United States have just been released, presenting mixed results. The first, conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post , finds that unfavorable views of the Catholic Church have risen by an astonishing 25 percentage points among Americans since . . . . Continue Reading »

7 May 2010 0