Disenchanting Determinism The New Atlantis , Caitrin Nicol Is Christian Just War Just Like Jihad? Patheos , Lee C. Camp 9/11 Ceremony won’t include clergy or formal prayers CNN Belief Blog , Eric Marrapodi Uphold Conscience Protection: Religious Freedom’s Contribution to the American . . . . Continue Reading »
In an article for The New Atlantis (a superb journal about technology and society), Gilbert Meilaender explains the difference between the kinds of transcendence aspired to by transhumanism compared to Christianity : Some of these attempts to extend life probably fall under the rubric of . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Joe Knippenberg beat me to this story , but I couldn’t resist posting about it too.] I owe Michelle Goldberg an apology. In commenting on her last week article on “dominionism,” I said it was the “dumbest article I’ve read all year.” I realize I was too hasty. . . . . Continue Reading »
In case you don’t know, Peter’s The Restless Mind is one of the very best books there is on Tocqueville. Either the best, or in the top three. His post below, which contains a number of fascinating angles for further inquiry, and particularly about Tocqueville’s (scattered, and . . . . Continue Reading »
My friends at the invaluable Mirror of Justice blog have noted and commented on New York Times editor Bill Keller’s snarky questions for and about the religious beliefs of various Republican candidates, but I feel compelled to add my two cents’ worth. Here’s one of . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’ve been thinking about John’s suggestion that Bachmann attack Perry on the conservative authenticity thing. So let’s take the issues of the Trans-Texas Corridor, the Texas Enterprise Fund etc. and the HPV vaccine thing. Her attacks could look something like this: . . . . Continue Reading »
In a time when ethics and political philosophers are engaging some of the most difficult and consequential moral questions in recent times (gay marriage, abortion, and eugenics to name a few), Thomas J. Brommage , a professor of philosophy at University of West Georgia, invites us to take . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square feature , Christopher T. Haley explains how a federal conscience exemption excludes Catholic institutions from participating: There has been some talk lately—though not nearly enough—about the new healthcare mandate authored by the Institute of Medicine . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the most insidious aspects of Obamacare was the creation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board to control Medicare costs via virtual bureaucratic fiat, an issue I have inveighed against before. I enter the fray against the IPAB again in this week’s To The Source. Here is . . . . Continue Reading »
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