Fifteen states are considering banning abortions after the twentieth week of pregnancy. Two states—Kansas and Nebraska—have already passed such a measure, while the one in Iowa is currently working its way through the state legislature : The Iowa Senate will consider a bill that bans . . . . Continue Reading »
I know I sound like a broken record: Single payer. Single payer. Centralized control. Centralized control.Obamacare begins the process of centralizing healthcare in America by giving multiple bureaucracies the power to create standards of care and insurance coverage. That’s just the opening . . . . Continue Reading »
Have you ever noticed that accusations of hypocrisy are almost always levelled by those desiring to loosen rather than to tighten standards of behaviour? If all standards were suddenly to evaporate, it would save accusers the trouble of identifying people as hypocrites because there would be no . . . . Continue Reading »
D Magazine reports on an interesting conference: Perkins School of Theology will host a seminar on April 12 at Perkins Chapel on the topic, “God Loves Diversity & Justice.” Here are the self-descriptions of the panelists: “A Human and Feminist from Gaza, Palestine” “A . . . . Continue Reading »
There is an interesting book review in the WSJ of The Immortalization Commission, by John Gray, a history and analysis of science’s quest to defeat death.The idea of human corporeal immortality is (I believe) a desperate attempt by materialists to recreate the lost hope that religion offers . . . . Continue Reading »
Joe Carter’s column this week draws attention to recent efforts to stop capital punishment in Arizona on the grounds it “is not in keeping with the gospel of Jesus Christ.” The state’s duty to enforce justice for murderers provides insight into the role of modern governments . . . . Continue Reading »
Msgr. Charles Pope on the Cartesian anxiety of our times—and what faith can offer : Cartesian anxiety is a term that refers to a longing for absolute certainty, and the belief that scientific methods, should be able to lead us to a firm and unchanging knowledge of ourselves and the world . . . . Continue Reading »
Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Centralized control and/or single payer lead to rationing—by invidious categories and by long waits for treatment most people in the USA receive expeditiously. From the BBC story:Surgeons say patients in some parts of England have spent months waiting . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert George sets the record straight : So there is a debate about whether Christians are obsessed with homosexuality and abortion. Well, some people seem to be obsessed with homosexuality and abortion, but is it Christians ? I don’t think so. For heaven’s sake, just tune in to network . . . . Continue Reading »
Wes Bentley, leading actor in the movie “There Be Dragons” shares his inspiring and powerful testimony of how he found God and redemption through the production of the movie “There Be Dragons.” (Via: A Priest Among Dragons and Mary Eberstadt) . . . . Continue Reading »
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