PETA is an extremely litigious organization that often files lawsuits for the publicity and fund raising opportunities, as in Sea World’s whales are “slaves,” rather than seeking to correct an actually bona fide wrong. There is a name for that: Abuse of process. And it . . . . Continue Reading »
The Grip of Ritual Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register Why Anglicanism Will Not Have a (Formal) Schism David W. Virtue, Virtue Online A Deeper Challenge Than the Party Platform Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor Teaching “Universal Morality” in French Public Schools Robert . . . . Continue Reading »
Theodore Dalrymple, Second Opinion : I prefer alcoholics to drug addicts. They are more often people of character and are much more amusing. Even their special pleading (for themselves) is often very funny, and they can be brought to see it. By contrast, drug addicts whine horribly and frequently . . . . Continue Reading »
So these were the main points made by Biden in a very effective speech. He was all about workers and warriors. And, of course, the Democrats have suddenly noticed that Romney and Ryan neglected the warriors. I was right that Biden was worth keeping as the closest thing to a real guy on either . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at The Corner, David French asks ” Whither the Pro-Obama Evangelical?” In 2008, the media celebrated Mr. Obama’s gains with young Evangelicals after he doubled John Kerry’s numbers with Evangelicals under 44. His gains were most pronounced in the swing . . . . Continue Reading »
I haven’t watched the prime time Democratic speeches so far, and I’m not staying up tonight either. I’ll watch the Clinton and President Obama speeches on Saturday. Maybe. But Reihan Salam said something about Clinton’s speech yesterday that struck me not . . . . Continue Reading »
Our own Robert P. George shows his more personal side in an interview with America ’s Kevin Spinale . Currently McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, George typically offers his thoughts on . . . . Continue Reading »
From his matchless column at The American Interest, Peter Berger regularly tackles weighty subjects that mesh religion and public life. In for cross-examination this week: beards. How does that relate to religion and public life , you ask? Consider: The beard as a . . . . Continue Reading »
Good grief, what next? Researchers claim they have been able to change the dreams of rats. From the Daily Mail story:Using correlative analysis, they confirmed the rats were dreaming about the previous day’s exploits in the enclosure but when researchers played the . . . . Continue Reading »
The non-believing intelligentsia’s obsession with scripture seems sadly comical. Watching and listening to the so-called New Atheists like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris makes one think that these public intellectuals are convinced of the utter lack of substance of the Bible and biblical . . . . Continue Reading »
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