Motherhood: If We Don’t Have It All, What Do We Have? Ines Garcia, Altcatholicah Do Social Programs Intrude on ‘Moral Space’? Benjamin Wiker, National Catholic Register Neopaganism and Inevitable Religion Timothy Dalrymple, Philosophical Fragments The Catholic Vote: Too Close to . . . . Continue Reading »
In the wake of the Obama Administration’s regulation requiring all employers but houses of worship to offer free birth control and sterilization coverage, Missouri passed legislation stating that no MO employer has to provide such coverage if it violates their religious convictions. Veto . . . . Continue Reading »
Sometimes, when Romney is trying so hard to convince an audience that he agrees with them (on what? who cares? Romney doesn’t), he comes off like the Matt Dillon character in There’s Something About Mary , when Dillon is trying to explain how much he likes the mentally handicapped. . . . . Continue Reading »
breaks out some home truths: ...Today, I’m going to tell you why this article makes me want to stab someone with a rusty spork. ... Guess what, dude? Other people laughing at you and judging you doesn’t give you the freedom to do the same. If you’ve forgotten that whole “turn . . . . Continue Reading »
Toronto Sun leads with “Same-sex couples choosing marriage”: More Canadian same-sex couples than ever are tying the knot. Figures from the 2011 census released Wednesday show the prevalence of same-sex couples in this country jumped 42.4% between 2006 and 2011. There are now 64,575 . . . . Continue Reading »
When we acquired Dr. Boli’s Celebrated Magazine earlier this month, I was quite pleased, but a commentator’s question stuck with me. He said: “You know, it is amusing, but does it really contribute to a magazine whose ‘purpose is to advance a religiously . . . . Continue Reading »
The summer issue of the Wilson Quarterly contains a fascinating piece by Stanford anthropology professor Tanya Marie Luhrmann on our changing understanding of mental illness. (You may recognize her name from her recent book When God Talks Back , which Peter Berger reviewed in . . . . Continue Reading »
If not, here’s what you’re missing. A typical item from the wry humorist’s “Press Clippings” bureau: More here. . . . . Continue Reading »
Amidst all the flap over Romney’s “47% remarks,” Sam Gregg momentarily (and blessedly) draws our attention from the relatively less important issue of the ballot box to the more important issue of what kind of people the American people want to be: I doubt that thick books are in . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one paragraph, from Bill Voegeli on Romney’s secret message to the rich guys, with which I agree: It’s worth noting that Obama and Romney were both attempting to describe Americans making less than half the median income to an audience of people making much more. Both . . . . Continue Reading »
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