Jonathan Malesic and I debated the value of secularism for Christians on Radio Free Acton. You can hear it here.Jonathan thinks the church should go private for our own sake. Get his book here. And, I, of course, see things a bit differently since I’m the author of . . . . Continue Reading »
Andrew Gelman, a professor of statistics and political science, recommending Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases by Daniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic, and Amos Tversky: I like to say that this is the best-edited book that I’ve ever seen, at least since the New Testament. How could you . . . . Continue Reading »
Today is the 448th birthday of the Heidelberg Catechism. Theologian (and Evangel blogger) Fred Sanders explains why you should care : The first edition of the Heidelberg Catechism was published on January 19, 1563. If you know this little book well, then this reminder is enough to make you . . . . Continue Reading »
The reason I believe this claim is that PETA and other animal rights groups have planted zealots into animal using industries with the intent of making public accusations. Alas, the truth or falsity doesn’t really matter as in the infamous Silver Springs Monkey Case, which sought to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Weekly Standard blog has surveyed four major polls and found that all show strong support for repeal of Obamacare. From the post:On the morning of the House of Representatives’ vote to repeal Obamacare, it’s worth noting that four polls in the past two weeks have asked . . . . Continue Reading »
Conservatives are right about gay mariage, admits sociologist Peter Berger: there really is a slippery-slope to polyamory . Anyone with knowledge of American religion will not be surprised that polyamory has become an issue in the Unitarian Universalist Church, ever in the forefront of progressive . . . . Continue Reading »
An alleged late term abortion/infanticide clinic has led to murder arrests. From the story:Eyewitness News has learned that a West Philadelphia doctor, his wife and eight other suspects are now under arrest following a grand jury Investigation. Sources say Dr. Kermit Gosnell faces eight counts . . . . Continue Reading »
A Reuters-conducted poll validates the fears we have seen expressed in medical organizational polls about the likely deleterious impact of Obamacare on American health care in general, and on physicians in specific. From the story:Nearly two-thirds of U.S. doctors surveyed fear . . . . Continue Reading »
Just a quick post to commend to your attention an absolutely marvelous new site organized by our friends at the Witherspoon Institute . The site— Natural Law, Natural Rights, and American Constitutionalism —is a veritable trove of primary sources, original and authoritative . . . . Continue Reading »
Roger Simon, the chief political columnist for POLITICO wonders why body counts influence our willingess to consider murderers evil rather than insane : Evil has been medicalized into insanity. But only up to a certain point. There seems to be a correlation between the number of people you kill and . . . . Continue Reading »
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