An illustration of the differences that still divide serious Christians, from contrasting stories on the 33 Chilean miners trapped so long underground. From the (Southern) Baptist Press : When the mine collapsed, three of the miners — including Henríquez — were Christians. Since . . . . Continue Reading »
I am a gadfly against what I consider to be global warming hysteria. But this post is different. I am trying to be helpful to the people with whom I disagree. I am not kidding. So please read this post in the spirit in which I have written it.Too Much Protection and Political Cover: That is one of . . . . Continue Reading »
Eastern Catholic patriarchs make demands of the pope , during the second day of the synod for the Middle Eastern bishops, and one also proposes “a bank of available priests” from other countries who would serve for a short period in the Middle East. In 1910, six Americans tried to make . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks back, I mentioned a study published by the Hastings Center that hospices in Oregon are not participating in assisted suicide. The CBC asked me to expound more fully on that issue, and the piece is out today.I discuss the abuses in Oregon—which we have dealt with many times . . . . Continue Reading »
Good grief. It goes from bad, to worse, to I don’t know what to call it. In the UK, unavailability of maternity beds has women giving birth in waiting rooms. From the story:Women are being forced to give birth in a hospital waiting room because there are not enough beds in . . . . Continue Reading »
This is probably the most effective political ad you’ll see this election season. Gov. Pat Quinn may be a supporter of the right to abort humans, but when it comes to the killing of puppies he’s adamantly pro-life. And that’s what really counts, right? (Via: Outside the Beltway ) . . . . Continue Reading »
On his blog, Ed Feser offers some amusing versions of the informal fallacies , in this case very informal ones. They’re all worth quoting, so I will. Post doc, ergo propter doc : The delusion that a Ph.D. confers wisdom, or even basic competence. Example: “Of course the medievals . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m waiting for a chance to read Sam Harris’s new book, The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values. I like Harris’s thoughtfulness, his recognition of moral realities, and his stand against religiously motivated violence. That doesn’t mean his attempts to . . . . Continue Reading »
This ad, from a very popular W. VA Governor running for the U.S. Senate—who is unexpectedly losing, according to the polls—illustrates where I think the American people are. Against Obamacare and against global warming hysteria:P.S. Only a Democrat could get away with using the . . . . Continue Reading »
Along the same lines as the typo mentioned in yesterday’s Erratum of the Week , at a discussion last night I heard someone ask a question about the pope speaking “ex catheter.” He later referred to someone as a “teetoddler.” Update: Not an error, exactly, but close. . . . . Continue Reading »
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