Family Facts #1

by Joe Carter

Note: This is the first in an occasional series of data presentations about family and religious practice and analysis of their role in maintaining civil society. . . . . Continue Reading »

8 Mar 2011 0

The New Coup de Culture Theocracy

by Wesley J. Smith

I hesitate to bring up this very interesting essay by the Canadian writer David Warren, because it could be perceived as religious.  That would not be wrong, necessarily—I don’t know Warren’s religious views, if any.  But I see him as primarily focusing on cultural and . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2011 0

What Would Jesus Cut?

by Joseph Knippenberg

Jeff Jacoby is riding one of my favorite hobbyhorses.  I’ve long argued that Scripture doesn’t tell us how politically to fill its moral injunctions.  It certainly doesn’t command the creation of the modern welfare state.  Reasonable believers ought to be able to . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2011 0

Jesus of Nazareth

by Meghan Duke

This morning On the Square we have Pope Benedict XVI reflecting on the betrayal of Jesus, the Last Supper, and Jesus before Pilate. These excerpts are taken from Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection available March 10. . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2011 0

The 2011 Tournament of Novels – Nomination Finalization

by Joe Carter

Thanks to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2011 Tournament of Novels. Over two hundred books were nominated so we need another round to weed them down to our top sixty-four contenders. Below is the list of novels that are under consideration. Only one book per author can make the final . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2011 0

Come to the World’s Largest Campus!

by Peter Lawler

Berry professor of government Peter Augustine Lawler and Marc D. Guerra of Ave Maria University are pleased to announce the second Stuck With Virtue Conference here at Berry College on April the 8th and 9th. The three part conference series is funded by the Science of Virtues project at the . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2011 0

News is the Junk Food of the Mind

by Joe Carter

If people want to read news articles rather than crime novels or watch CNN rather than The Bachelor , who am I to criticize their choices? Despite my recent claim that news makes us dumb (which I still believe), I really don’t think consuming news is harmful if it is treated for what it . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2011 0

NHS Meltdown: NHS Official Says Let 23-Week Premature Babies Die

by Wesley J. Smith

Rationing—which is a direct and unavoidable consequence of single payer health care funding—pits patient groups against each other, each seeking to exclude others from part of the pie so they can get more.  It is a disturbing spectacle.  And media often take sides.A good . . . . Continue Reading »

7 Mar 2011 0

Global Warming Hysteria: It Also Pays to Warn About Global Warming

by Wesley J. Smith

We often hear the accusation that scientist and others, who don’t buy into the warming meme, are either on the take from big oil or have some other venal reason for standing against “the scientific consensus.”  But a recent opinion piece in the Washington Examiner shows that . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Mar 2011 0

Condemned Prisoners Should Not Be Able to Donate Organs After Execution

by Wesley J. Smith

We have discussed here the drive within bioethics and transplant medicine to kill and harvest organs from people in a persistently unconscious condition.  We have discusses how euthanasia and organ donation are now coupled in Belgium.  And we have discussed how Jack Kevorkian, before . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Mar 2011 0