Writing in the Scotsman , John Haldane remembers recently deceased Catholic philosopher Michael Dummett: Between Christmas and New Year, Britain lost its greatest living philosopher. Sir Michael Dummett was 86 and he died at the home in Oxford which he had shared with his wife Ann for the last half . . . . Continue Reading »
The headline seemed controversial, but I don’t think it is. Scientists have removed male germ cells from the testes of mice and transformed them into sperm, from whence they come in the normal functioning male body. From the Telegraph story:Researchers in Germany and Israel were able to . . . . Continue Reading »
Andrew Doran on Newt Gingrich, the Potomac, and the Tiber : In a recent debate, Gingrich referred to the Arab Spring as an “anti-Christian Spring,” signaling that the status of Middle Eastern Christians might become the centerpiece of his foreign policy toward the Muslim world. The fate . . . . Continue Reading »
Arab Democracy Best Bet for Muslim Reformation Wall Street Journal , Matthew Kaminski Iowa’s “Uneducated Jesus Freaks” Get Religion , Mollie Ziegler Hemingway Leave the Christ in Christmas & the Lennon in Lennon CNN, Stephen Prothero 2011 in Charts The Economist Divorce Rate . . . . Continue Reading »
I never heard of Tintin while growing up in rural Nebraska. When I later encountered him on the syllabus of an English course during my undergraduate years (there is a whole field of Tintin studies manned by people called Tintinologists, Tintinolators, Tintinites or Hergélogues) he seemed like . . . . Continue Reading »
Sigh. Once again someone has written that human beings only think they have free will, when in “reality,” implacable physical forces create the illusion that we have the power to decide. Under this view, every decision we make and act we perform is forced unseen upon us by . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I don’t think Santorum will be complaining about not getting enough questions at the next debate. 2. So does Bachmann drop out this week? It looks like she will be lucky to finish fifth. The Iowa Republican Caucuses are about the friendliest electorate that she can . . . . Continue Reading »
This is a useful, if flawed, tour d’horizon of the top ten potential religion and politics flashpoints in the upcoming year. I’ll note my quibbles and quarrels in each instance. 10. Occupy Wall Street and the Religious Left: Missed Opportunity? One might surmise that OWS could . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . for taking an interest in our blog. HERE’S another post on Dreher’s going home, which isn’t meant to be critical at all. I certainly agree with Gene Callahan that comparing a real town with a movie town isn’t fair. But the truth is I know less about Rod’s real . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Gingrich is coming across very whiny about all the negative ads that people wouldn’t air if they had to show them to their grandchildren (or something), and anyway, who are you going to believe on Freddie Mac, your eyes, common sense, and the evil Mitt Romney ads . . . . Continue Reading »
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