The position on the likely future borders of Israel offered by our colleague R. R. Reno in his “On the Square” article yesterday is, argues David Goldman in his “On the Square” article today, “very different from the position of the present Israeli government, or . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host a discussion about some aspect of popular culture. For the next few weeks, we’ll be highlighting lists of the best of 2010.] With an estimated 200 million active blogs written in the English language, choosing the best blogs of the year is a . . . . Continue Reading »
Kurt Cardinal Koch is the new Vatican head of ecumenical relations, responsible among other things for relations with the Jews. The Swiss cleric replaces Walter Cardinal Kasper, whom I praised for his frankness and sincerity on this site earlier this year.The acid test issue for Jewish-Christian . . . . Continue Reading »
Things have gone from the ridiculous to the surreal in the UK ever since the Law Lords ordered England’s public prosecutor to tell folk when assisted suicide would and would not be prosecuted. That helped foster the belief among some that suicide is a necessity, and certainly promoted . . . . Continue Reading »
I almost didn’t post this because I don’t want to contribute to it in any way. But I decided that since part of purpose of SHS is to be a running, real time history of bioethical and human exceptionalism issues of our era, I must.A Minnesota couple has established a Web site to . . . . Continue Reading »
There is no such thing as “the Muslim world” and the phrase, favored by the major media, is a dangerous one. The president seems to recognize that, but still fails to speak effectively about religious freedom among Muslims. The man who writes student papers reveals what he does and why. . . . . Continue Reading »
Does Facebook tempt couples into committing adultery? One pastor seems to think so : Facebook and adultery seem to go hand in hand, according to the Rev. Cedric Miller of Neptune, N.J. So, on Sunday, Miller is going to ask his congregation at Living Word Christian Fellowship to delete their . . . . Continue Reading »
I recommend the recent reissue of Robert Nisbet’s The Quest for Community, which includes an excellent introduction by Ross Douthat. The book is a critique of both leftism and the right-liberalism (more “freedom,” less “equality”), so prevalent in today’s conservative . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s second “On the Square” article, assistant editor David Lasher reflects on the barriers to Jewish inclusiveness, and particularly on Rabbi Ben Greenberg’s proposal that unity be pursued through study of the Torah more than in shared ritual. He writes, in A . . . . Continue Reading »
Ted Turnau explains why and how Christians should engage popular culture : Popular culture works not by blurting out a message, but through appealing to the imagination. A television show does not simply convey a message, such as ‘Life is meaningless, so have all the fun you can while you . . . . Continue Reading »
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