Having come across the Red Letter Christians blog of Tony Campolo and others, I am reminded again of why I am not a red-letter Christian. There are two basic reasons:1. It effectively and improperly privileges a canon within the biblical canon, implicitly elevating Jesus’ words above the rest . . . . Continue Reading »
The radically subversive utilitarian bioethicist, Joseph Fletcher, pined for a future in which men would be able to give birth and nurse their child. Transhumanists sometimes bring that desire up, too. Why should we be limited by natural biology? Why should we be expected to adhere to cultural . . . . Continue Reading »
Kevin DeYoung has a thoughtful, balanced article on patriotism and the church : 5. All this leads to one final point: while patriotism can be good, the church is not a good place for patriotism. We should pray for service men and women in our congregations. We should pray for the President. We . . . . Continue Reading »
So here are some very smart and appreciative comments on my MODERN AND AMERICAN DIGNITY. . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Since the FT staff will be in a meeting all day and our blogging will continue to be light (it’ll pick up again next week), I thought I’d resurrect a pop culture post from last summer that sparked an entertaining discussion/debate.] They were the best of fads, they were the worst of . . . . Continue Reading »
Given the hyper emotionalism over animals, I am not sure this is a good business move for Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. He is personally killing the animals he eats. From the story:When he’s not too busy connecting people across the universe, Mark Zuckerberg is pursuing a . . . . Continue Reading »
In John Jay Study: A $2 million exercise in political correctness , Catholic writer Louie Verrecchio argues that the new report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church — which did “did a remarkable job of gathering an unprecedented amount of information” — avoided the . . . . Continue Reading »
France is poised to maintain its very strict limitations on ESCR. From the Reuters story:France looked set on Thursday to maintain its curbs on human embryonic stem cell research after the conservative government fought off a parliamentary bid to liberalize the country’s bioethics . . . . Continue Reading »
It wasn’t long before all responsible observers came to agree with ME that the NY-26 result (despite the quirky details) is one piece of evidence among many that the Republicans are losing the debate on Medicare. They’re still winning on health care (meaning Obamacare). Here’s one . . . . Continue Reading »
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