So this morning we have major state newspaper polls reporting from OH and PA. At the end of the day, we know that if Romney carries one of those two states, he has a good chance of winning—but no lock. If he carries them both, he will lock it down. If he loses them both, you have to be a . . . . Continue Reading »
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a new website dedicated to religious liberty, First American Freedom . Why? From the section ” Threats to Religious Freedom “: Today, religious freedom is under threat throughout the United States—at all levels of . . . . Continue Reading »
Next Thursday (Nov 8) at 7pm in THE EVANS HALL AUDITORIUM. Two great teachers and leading scholars face off: Michael Debow of Samford Law School and David Ryden of Hope College. The immediate question: Did the Supreme Court rule correctly? (A question we can still ask, because the Constitution is . . . . Continue Reading »
Wesley J. Smith on our dangerous obsession with ‘health’ : This Tuesday, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to legalize assisted suicide, an agenda against which I have advocated energetically since 1993. During much of that time, I often asked myself the “why now?” . . . . Continue Reading »
Breezy Point, Queens. Dated November 2, 2012. Via Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry . . . . Continue Reading »
“The choice you make this November will shape great things, historic things, and those things will determine the most intimate and important aspects of every American life and every American family.” That sentence could have been uttered by just about any politician, candidate, or . . . . Continue Reading »
For an authentically Mormon response to what I said at BYU. . . . . Continue Reading »
Massachusetts voters are considering an assisted suicide law. I do not deny the right of the states to create this type of legislation; better there than through federal law or mandate. I can be an American citizen and remain one while moving from a state whose laws I do not condone to . . . . Continue Reading »
Evangelicals, Elections, and What Not to Do Thomas Kidd, The Anxious Bench Smash It: Architectural Conservation and Creativity Martin Filler, New York Review of Books What Would Women Saints Say? Colleen Campbell, RealClearReligion Cardinal Bernardin Corrects Doug Kmiec Carl E. Olson, Catholic . . . . Continue Reading »
The Rev. Dr. Phil Snider’s pro-gay rights performance before the Springfield, Missouri city council became an overnight sensation last month. More than 3 million people have viewed it. And no wonder: it’s brilliant theater. I trust he won’t object to my describing it that way: it . . . . Continue Reading »
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