I want to say no, but Uncle John was there where you wanted to him to be and no one else was. I was twelve years old and he was on his own trip. Uncle John grew his own marijuana, and his parents took it as something he was willing to do. In fact, when my grandmother brought a tree doctor to save a . . . . Continue Reading »
So last night we went to see WILLIE NELSON at Chastain in Atlanta (outdoors, perfect weather, amazingly good acoustics). The opening performer—who was not listed anywhere and a surprise to me—was Jamey Johnson. He has to be the very best of the new country performers. He has that manly . . . . Continue Reading »
Quick summary of Andreas Papandreou. He was the son of Greek Prime Minster George Papandreou. He was the founder of Greece’s socialist PASOK party that dominated Greek politics from 1981 until last year. He was Prime Minister of Greece from 1981-1989 and 1990-1993. The . . . . Continue Reading »
I agree with Peter Lawler that the election is shaping up to be very close if one projects from present circumstances (with only modest changes up or down to unemployment and job creation numbers.) The most likely event that could crack open the election would be a crisis in . . . . Continue Reading »
Mark Movsesian has a long piece in the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion analyzing the conditions under which religious symbols can be displayed in public settings. Recognizing that this is, in the words of NYU law professor Joseph Weiler, a “debate that won’t go away” in either . . . . Continue Reading »
We knew this was coming, because the fix was in: The BC Supreme Court Chief Justice has ruled that the law against assisted suicide is unconstitutional. From the CBC story:In her judgment, Smith speaks directly to the situation faced by Gloria Taylor, a B.C. woman with ALS, also known as Lou . . . . Continue Reading »
I was deeply moved when I visited France last summer and toured one of the great caves that contain beautiful paintings by our ancestors. Now, similar paintings in Spain have proven to be 40,000 years old. From the AP story:New tests show that crude Spanish cave paintings of a red sphere . . . . Continue Reading »
Archbishop José H. Gomez on faith and our fathers : Some years back, Stephen Gabriel’s A Father’s Covenant , a book aimed at young fathers, came out. The book consists of a series of aphorisms and promises for fathers to meditate on to help them grow in their relationships with . . . . Continue Reading »
The Evolution of Religion Charles Mathewes, The American Interest Quo Vadis? The Now-Catholic Crystal Cathedral Duncan Stroik, Sacred Architecture EU: Neither Savior Nor Destroyer of Europe Brendan O’Neill, Spiked The Military Bible Emblem Debate Bob Allen, ABP . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is my contribution to the Human Exceptionalism Symposium at the Human Life Review. First, I get into why the issue is so fundamental. From, “The Struggle For Human Equality: It Must Be Defended on All Fronts:” Human exceptionalism, as I wrote in the original article, is fundamental . . . . Continue Reading »
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