Howard P. Kainz on Mormons, Christianity, and asking the right questions : Evidently, the more we know about Mormonism, the more we can see that we have been asking the wrong question . From the Mormon point of view, the question to be asked is not, “Are Mormons . . . . Continue Reading »
The popularity of Robert Latimer in Canada—the man who murdered his daughter because she had cerebral palsy—rightfully terrified the disability rights community and indeed, anyone concerned with human equality. That so many people embraced a father who asphyxiated his daughter in a . . . . Continue Reading »
Foreign Affairs features a review of Francis Fukuyama’s newest book, The Origins of Political Order (only the first volume, which covers prehistory to the French Revolution; the second volume is forthcoming). It’s a helpful review, and what makes it interesting is that, although . . . . Continue Reading »
Carson Weitnauer writes at the Gospel Coalition blog about the Irony of Atheism, including, The contrasts are clear: atheists claim that religion is the main barrier to reason. Christians believe our capacity to reason comes from being created in the image of an all-knowing God, and the active use . . . . Continue Reading »
When I read that Peter Singer was going to sit in judgment of the ethics of meat eaters for the ridiculous “The Ethicist” feature of the NYT Magazine, I thought that it figures. I have seen the mainstream media engage in far too much airbrushing of bad . . . . Continue Reading »
Following up on my recent critique of Kevin Madigan’s unfortunate attack against Pius XII in Commentary magazine (December, 2011), Professor Ronald Rychlak has just published an even more thorough refutation, entitled, “Shoddy Scholarship in the Study of Pope Pius XII,” . . . . Continue Reading »
French Jews in Need of Protection Editorial Board, Jerusalem Post What’s Missing from Religious Liberty Polling Jeffrey Weiss, Real Clear Religion Down Syndrome & Weaknesses That Make Us Strong Randall Smith , Catholic Thing Group to Train Pro-Abortion Ministers Dan Gilgoff, . . . . Continue Reading »
Dear Friends, What you read on firstthings.com makes a difference. Today we face an increasingly hostile intellectual culture, one that presumes that faith undermines reason, and that religion creates conflict and hostility in society. Our goal is to demonstrate how wrong this prejudice is. We . . . . Continue Reading »
I want to hold out reasonable hope for a contested convention, but I don’t see it. There are several very unlikely paths for a contested convention. The first path is that Romney would have to commit some kind of act of electoral suicide and do it very soon. He has been . . . . Continue Reading »
Newsweek features a profile of Cardinal Dolan in its latest issue. Given the subject and the timing of such an article, I wasn’t sure what to expect going in, but the essay is surprisingly decent, devoid of most of the sniping and judgment some mainstream journalists often can’t resist . . . . Continue Reading »
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