Today we’re launching a new effort to raise funds for the mission and work of the First Things website, our Fall fundraising campaign. I hope you will step forward to be counted among those who give. The First Things website does many things. We provide one and often two (and sometimes even . . . . Continue Reading »
That, as they say, is that. When anti circumcision activists—known ludicrously (in my view) as “intactivists”—qualified an initiative to ban the circumcision of minors, we discussed it at length here at SHS. Well, that led to a big fuss, a judge booted the . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m gonna be away from home much of the week and pretty busy the rest. I doubt I’ll be able to post much or at all, though I might be around in the comments. Hope to be back by Friday. . . . . Continue Reading »
In Euthanasialand—the fantasy world depicted by assisted suicide advocates—every family is loving and caring of their ill and elderly members. In Euthanasia, no one is ever pressured to die early, either directly or indirectly, such as by being made to feel like a burden or . . . . Continue Reading »
Perry - Perry is having a tough time, but he is still in the driver’s seat. We just don’t know if he can drive a national cammpaign yet. Perry has taken an ungodly amount of criticism from the other candidates. He has stumbled in the early debates. He is still . . . . Continue Reading »
I spoke at a conference this morning at which the famous author of Dead Man Walking , Sr. Helen Prejean was also speaking. I had a moment with her just before the start of proceedings and found she was unaware of the pending execution of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani in Iran for apostasy. . . . . Continue Reading »
Attention First Things readers. The Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. is sponsor a Theological Symposium on marriage on Friday and Saturday, October 21-22. The speakers are excellent: Reinhard Huetter from Duke, Fr. Michael Sherwin from the Dominican faculty at Fribourg in Switzerland, . . . . Continue Reading »
It occurs to me that the Republicans might be close to being in a great position. What if we found ourselves in a month or two in this position? There are only three top-tier candidates—Cain, Romney, and Christie. Each, in my view, is intelligent and admirable, and they could certainly learn . . . . Continue Reading »
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