On Wednesday, Ross Douthat, opinion columnist for the New York Times, gave a talk at the University of Mary on the themes of his book, Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics . Mr. Douthat was kind enough to permit us to videotape the lecture. . . . . Continue Reading »
John Lennon asked us to “imagine “ there is no religion, no countries, indeed, no beliefs. Do that and the world could “live as one.” It was all pap, but we Boomers ate it up because we thought that would do away with right and wrong, meaning by definition we could define . . . . Continue Reading »
of the Motley Fool: In my years as a financial advisor, I counseled many young couples regarding their financial matters. In that time, I never heard a newlywed couple say they wish they’d spent more money on their wedding. In fact, a year or two after the wedding day euphoria dissipates and . . . . Continue Reading »
Cash-strapped governments in Europe are looking to properties owned by the Roman Catholic Church as a source of revenue . This troubles me in at least two ways. First of all, the more functions the government takes on, the greater its need for revenue. If, having exhausted its individual and . . . . Continue Reading »
In all the disparaging of preventive medical screenings we have seen recently, the efficacy of colonoscopies remains (mostly) unchallenged. But my dad died of colon cancer—partly because of utter negligence by the Veteran’s Administration in doing proper testing when he presented . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter J. Leithart on the nude in a pornographic age : We live in a pornographic age that falls dismally short of creating what Pope Paul VI called a “climate favorable to education in chastity.” But we misconstrue the problem if we worry only about the sheer number of unclothed bodies, . . . . Continue Reading »
In the above video, aired by the BBC this week, Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of Britain, discusses science and religion with three scientists, including Richard Dawkins. The two entered into a dispute at a related BBC-sponsored debate this week over whether or not Dawkins’ attacks on the God . . . . Continue Reading »
Paint-by-Number Hymns Anthony Esolen, Crisis Third Century Roman Martyrs . . . Interred in Kentucky Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement Tony Campolo’s Power Delusion Nathaniel Torrey, Juicy Ecumenism Robots at War Don Throop, Chronicle of Higher Education A More Religious World in the 21st . . . . Continue Reading »
Pete Spiliakos has been complaining about Romney’s performance at the Republican convention and about the lack of definition and specification of policy in convention speakers as a whole . It didn’t bother me. I figured that the next week and all through the fall, Romney, . . . . Continue Reading »
Public Discourse has posted Michael Hannon’s review of Nathan Harden’s book “God and Sex and God at Yale,” which explores academe’s obsession with the glorification of sex in Ivy League settings. The essay, like the book, is frank, so be forewarned. . . . . Continue Reading »
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