I actually think there are reasonable people on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate. Finally, the biggest thing wrong with Kennedy’s opinion is that its unhinged moralism—based as it is on a conception of dignity or personhood that’s has no real constitutional . . . . Continue Reading »
The opening to Justice Antonin Scalia’s powerful dissent in the DOMA case, U.S. v. Windsor : This case is about power in several respects. It is about the power of our people to govern themselves, and the power of this Court to pronounce the law. Today’s . . . . Continue Reading »
A few Fridays back, President Munib A. Younan of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) spoke to the LWF’s Council in Geneva about rising persecution of Christians in the Middle East , urging Christians there to remain as a witness to others. “We are seeing a global rise in extremism,” . . . . Continue Reading »
“2013 marks the centenary of the birth of one of the greatest theologians of the twentieth century, Thomas F. Torrance” who believed that “modern western theology . . . has been trapped in an obsolete, dualist mindset that detaches Jesus Christ from God, worship and mission from . . . . Continue Reading »
“The ‘Edict of Milan,’ whose milleseptuacentennial (so to speak) is being marked this year,” says George Wiegel in today’s column , “wasn’t an edict and wasn’t issued at Milan. Still, its enormous impact on the history of the Church and the West is well . . . . Continue Reading »
Yes, the Supreme Court struck down DOMA today, in U.S. v. Windsor . Kennedy was consistent. 5-4, what else. Hadley Arkes, in a piece from a few months ago , reminds us why the act was passed (85 to 14 in the Senate and 342 to 67 in the House) back in the hoary days of 1996. You know, . . . . Continue Reading »
Whatever happened to keeping abortion “safe, legal, and rare”? Those goals just don’t fit the needs of the abortion industry anymore. Last night the abortion crowd, or perhaps I should say “mob,” achieved a minor victory here in the state of Texas. State Senator Wendy . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m just rambling a bit this morning. What’s wrong with the CIVIC ENGAGEMENT movement in higher education is that it aims to eradicate dissent. No more time for thought, it’s time for action, the issues are clear and critical. And they have to with global warming, inequality, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Natural Lawyer Kay S. Hymowitz, New York Times Book Review God in a Meaningless Universe James Chastek, Just Thomism On the Charismatic Renewal Mark Shea, National Catholic Register The Fallacy of Human Freedom Robert W. Merry, National Interest Are You Out of Your Brain? Marc S. Latkovic, Public . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday, the US House of Representatives held a joint subcommittee hearing on the situation of religious minorities in Syria, Religious Minorities in Syria: Caught in the Middle . Co-sponsored by the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations . . . . Continue Reading »
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