Over at the Gospel Coalition, Joe Carter explains what two radically different men share: There is no sinner so depraved—-not even Kim Jong-il—-that our merciful God cannot save him. And there is no human so righteous—-not even Vaclav Havel—-whose good works can gain him . . . . Continue Reading »
Over on TGC I offer some thoughts on what the European financial crisis has to do with theology: All this culminated in cultures that made productivity —-improving the lives of others by responding to their authentic needs—-central to both individual and national identity. Scriptural . . . . Continue Reading »
Anne Hendershott on the academics who want to redefine pedophilia as “intergenerational intimacy” : The publication of Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex promised readers a “radical, refreshing, and long overdue reassessment of how we think and . . . . Continue Reading »
Typically messed up people and messed up middle class lives make an interesting story when there is no revenge for which one needs to make retribution, or when there is no obvious injustice to which human dignity requires courageous defiance in defense what is right. Without bloody revenge or . . . . Continue Reading »
Are they out of their minds? What was the NIH thinking? The USA funded research into a successful genetic engineering of a deadly strain of bird flu, and now the scientists want to publicly publish key details. From the Independent story:A deadly strain of bird flu with the . . . . Continue Reading »
Like Peter says below, Gingrich’s support is falling fast. PPP now has him at third and he is closer to being in sixth place than first. According to Insider Advantage, Gingrich has fallen to fourth behind Rick Perry, but that poll hasn’t gotten much play so maybe there is a . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . while Newt has swooned to third. Romney is in the same damn place he always is. Pete was more right than I was on Newt, although I was an early forcaster of a Paul victory. His organization, enthusiasm and all that might produce a bigger win than the polls now suggest—or Paul may have a . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . turns out to be the issue of the 21st century. Yet none of the candidates are addressing it. . . . . Continue Reading »
I first “met” Vaclav Havel in a political philosophy class. We were assigned The Memorandum . Do yourself - and your funny bone! - a favor and commemorate the great man’s passing by reading this hilarious sendup of the bureaucratic face of tyranny. It’s the most . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m a bit out of my depth when it comes to international affairs, but the convergence of two deaths over the weekend bears commentary. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and former Czech president Vaclav Havel both passed the bar into eternity and their leadership could not have been more . . . . Continue Reading »
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