Four Anglican bishops serving in northeastern Africa and Cyprus have written the United Nations asking that “an international declaration be negotiated that outlaws the intentional and deliberate insulting or defamation of persons (such as prophets), symbols, texts and constructs of belief . . . . Continue Reading »
George Weigel on religious freedom vs. exclusive humanism : The Church asks for free space to be itself: to evangelize, to celebrate the sacraments, and to do the works of education, charity, mercy, and justice, without undue interference from government. The Church freely concedes that the state . . . . Continue Reading »
Jonathan Reyes, director of social ministry and head of Catholic Charities and Community Services for the Archdiocese of Denver, has been appointed to succeed John Carr as the Catholic bishops’ point man on justice, peace, and human development in Washington, D.C. Many of the reactions . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh, good grief. Should we “uplift” the intelligence of animals? Transhumanists generally say yes, if only to shatter human exceptionalism. But really.George Dvorsky, who I once saw give a lecture urging that animal minds be uploaded into computers to do away with the . . . . Continue Reading »
Low-Income Voters & Party Affiliation Ramesh Ponnuru, The Corner A Philosopher Defends Religion Thomas Nagel, New York Review of Books Who May Partake? James M. Kushiner, Mere Comments Why Secular Culture is Afraid of Life Jennifer Fulwiler, National Catholic Register Islamists Destroy Tomb of . . . . Continue Reading »
How to understand the recent spate of impassioned protests in China, officially against the Japanese ownership of some small islands, but clearly signifying more than just that? It is turmoil at least as significant as what’s occurring in the Muslim world, as it has political machinations . . . . Continue Reading »
This post is my way of giving respect to Carl Scott even while it simultaneously holds Cameron Crowe movies in utter contempt. Carl tells us that the way of rock is a delusion. However it is apparently a delusion true to one’s own eroticism. Unfortunately the individual fandom of rock . . . . Continue Reading »
1. As Reihan Salam , Rich Lowry and others have pointed out, Romney’s comment about the “47 percent who are with him [Obama], who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they . . . . Continue Reading »
And according to Gallup , both Obama’s convention bounce and Romney’s convention thud have worn off. . . . . Continue Reading »
What’s missing from this appeal to Catholic principles? . . . . Continue Reading »
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