In Praise of Cigarettes Sam Rocha Testaments to Secular Exhaustion Scott Stephens, ABC Religion & Ethics The End of the Boomer Dream Michael Winerip, New York Times “Too Much” C. S. Lewis? Joel J. Miller, Patheos Misquoting Thérèse of Lisieux Kathleen Burke, Altcatholicah . . . . Continue Reading »
William F. Buckley appears on Woody Allen’s tv show to discuss 1967 and other matters . The nine minute exchange is very funny and a fascinating cultural artifact — just look, for example, at how the young people who ask questions are dressed. Thanks to Shmuel Ben-Gad for the link. . . . . Continue Reading »
A small testimony to the universal desire for freedom: “He just got out somehow,” said his friend, who inherited his care from his parents, and who put up “Wanted” flyers all over his neighborhood, hoping his friend would be found by April by some kind person . . . . Continue Reading »
In an earlier post I wrote that establishment Republicans need to avoid showing contempt for the Republican primary voters whose support they need. Super commenter DJF described the Jon Huntsman presidential campaign: John Huntsman – a smart guy who did have some good, conservative ideas . . . . Continue Reading »
The Guardian ‘s Rupert Shortt reminds readers that Christianity is by no means foreign to the Middle East, where the Arab spring has given way to a Christian winter . The line about the American general meeting the Arab Christian isn’t as familiar as it should be. “When did . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Oscar Lopez reports that in the face of mass protests, French support for gay marriage is weakening : If the thunderous calls for a referendum are honored by Hollande, it is not at all clear that his “marriage for all” push will have clear sailing. The “march for all” . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. on the Christian Witness of Roberto Clemente : Watching Roberto Clemente play baseball was to have seen the game at its best, but to have known him as a man, and appreciate him as a leader, was even better. Forty years after his death, in a tragic plane crash on New Year’s . . . . Continue Reading »
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has announced that it will issue a ruling tomorrow in Eweida and Others v. United Kingdom . As I wrote back in September , when the cases were argued before the Court, the cases could have a significant impact on religious freedom in Europe: The . . . . Continue Reading »
Addie Darling of the Catholic News Agency reports : The organization recently released its 2011-2012 annual report, which showed a rise in the number of abortions performed for the first time in two decades, as well as a record amount of government funding. The report indicated that Planned . . . . Continue Reading »
You’d never believe how much time I spend with my college freshmen, unteaching them what they’ve been taught in high school. For instance, they tell me that you should never use the pronoun you in an indefinite sense, meaning someone or one. If you do, you’re . . . . Continue Reading »
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