Christian Fitness
by Peter LawlerMaybe be close to an oxymoron , according to a Northwestern study. . . . . Continue Reading »
Idaho Sends Assisted Suicide Ban to Governor
by Wesley J. SmithBueno! The Idaho Legislature has overwhelmingly passed legislation to explicitly outlaw assisted suicide in the state. From the story:The Idaho House has concurred with the Senate and voted to ban assisted suicide in Idaho. The measure, Senate Bill 1070, passed the House 61-8. It now . . . . Continue Reading »
The Most Important Religious Freedom Case in Two Decades
by Joe CarterFrom Rick Garnett , a law professor at the University of Notre Dame: Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear (what I think is) the most important religious-freedom case in 20 years. The Supreme Court this morning granted cert in Hosanna Tabor Church v. EEOC. ( More here , at the Religion . . . . Continue Reading »
Sacramento Bee Notices CIRM Management Flaws
by Wesley J. SmithThe Sacramento Bee is like all major California newspaper editorial boards—liberal and in the tank for Big Biotech. (I still don’t understand this love for BB, and the concomitant loathing of Big Pharma amongst the liberal chattering class. Both have the same agendas.)But . . . . Continue Reading »
Why Aren’t Natural Law Arguments More Persuasive?
by Joe CarterAs an evangelical who is extremely sympathetic to natural law theorizing, I have been fascinated by the recent discussion that Joe Knippenberg mentioned earlier today. However, I’ve been surprised that while many have hinted at it, no one has directly asked the obvious question: Why . . . . Continue Reading »
On the Square Today
by Joe CarterIn today’s On the Square column , David Mills responds to those who praised homeschooling when it was a counter-cultural alternative but are wary of it now that it is an option for politically, culturally, and religiously conservative parents: This new criticism is, to someone like me, a very . . . . Continue Reading »
Radical Environmentalism: No Energy Sources Are Pure Enough
by Wesley J. SmithI am only partially tongue in cheek when I assert that radical environmentalists want to return us to hunter/gatherer societies, or rather, just gatherers. No source of energy is pure enough. Nukes? Not for decades and certainly not now! Oil? Evil! Coal? Global warming! END THE . . . . Continue Reading »
The Highway Department Has Some Explaining To Do
by Joe CarterDear Highway Department, I’ve lived in Japan three different times and have developed a great admiration for the people of that country. They are innovative, energetic, and enterprising workers. But I’ve never considered them to be all that different from Americans. I certainly never . . . . Continue Reading »
Evangelicals and Natural Law Update
by Joseph KnippenbergJordan Ballor summarizes quite nicely ( with all the relevant links ) the state of the conversation regarding evangelicals and natural law. Among the links he provides is one to this piece by Vincent Bacote. Bacote attempts to explain why evangelicals, especially in politics, seem to . . . . Continue Reading »
Radical Environmentalism: The “Anti-Humanism” of “Earth Hour”
by Wesley J. SmithI didn’t give Earth Hour much thought. (For those who may not know, it is a worldwide campaign to turn off the lights and electric appliances for an hour.) I thought of it in the same way as I think of those ubiquitous ribbon in the lapel campaigns—essentially about feeling . . . . Continue Reading »
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