D Magazine reports on an interesting conference: Perkins School of Theology will host a seminar on April 12 at Perkins Chapel on the topic, “God Loves Diversity & Justice.” Here are the self-descriptions of the panelists: “A Human and Feminist from Gaza, Palestine” “A . . . . Continue Reading »
There is an interesting book review in the WSJ of The Immortalization Commission, by John Gray, a history and analysis of science’s quest to defeat death.The idea of human corporeal immortality is (I believe) a desperate attempt by materialists to recreate the lost hope that religion offers . . . . Continue Reading »
Joe Carter’s column this week draws attention to recent efforts to stop capital punishment in Arizona on the grounds it “is not in keeping with the gospel of Jesus Christ.” The state’s duty to enforce justice for murderers provides insight into the role of modern governments . . . . Continue Reading »
Msgr. Charles Pope on the Cartesian anxiety of our times—and what faith can offer : Cartesian anxiety is a term that refers to a longing for absolute certainty, and the belief that scientific methods, should be able to lead us to a firm and unchanging knowledge of ourselves and the world . . . . Continue Reading »
Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Centralized control and/or single payer lead to rationing—by invidious categories and by long waits for treatment most people in the USA receive expeditiously. From the BBC story:Surgeons say patients in some parts of England have spent months waiting . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert George sets the record straight : So there is a debate about whether Christians are obsessed with homosexuality and abortion. Well, some people seem to be obsessed with homosexuality and abortion, but is it Christians ? I don’t think so. For heaven’s sake, just tune in to network . . . . Continue Reading »
Wes Bentley, leading actor in the movie “There Be Dragons” shares his inspiring and powerful testimony of how he found God and redemption through the production of the movie “There Be Dragons.” (Via: A Priest Among Dragons and Mary Eberstadt) . . . . Continue Reading »
An attempt by the State of Illinois to force pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their personal religious beliefs has been thwarted by an Illinois Circuit Court. This is an important case because of its potential U.S. Constitutional implications as its potential impact the . . . . Continue Reading »
“The tax went up, and we started selling 10 times as much. Bloomberg thinks he’s stopping people from smoking. He’s just turning them onto loosies,” says Lonnie Warner, known to his customers on Eighth Avenue in Manhattan as “Lonnie Loosie,” of his business selling . . . . Continue Reading »
The political blogosphere tends to treat social science very, very nicely, even when social science is being ridiculous (e.g. “Heritability of eating bread in Danish and Finnish men and women,” which the National Affairs blog did not want you to miss ). I suppose it’s because so . . . . Continue Reading »
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