This isn’t a post about faith versus atheism—a topic that is not within SHS’s jurisdiction. It is a post about how to best show compassion to people who are seriously ill.I bring this up because of a fascinating article by one of my favorite writers, Christopher Hitchens—oh, . . . . Continue Reading »
Those who get a thrill from pondering the Mayan prediction that the world will end in 2012 don’t know what the Mayans thought, writes David Hart in the “On the Square” article for today. After explaining why — which is quite interesting in itself — he examines what this . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host a discussion about some aspect of popular culture. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send them to me at jcarter@firstthings.com] You know how every September some blogger writes a post explaining why we celebrate Labor Day? Yeah, we’re not gonna do . . . . Continue Reading »
A new law has gone into effect in Missouri that requires women contemplating abortion to be told some medical facts. From the story: But in the meantime, the process of getting an abortion in Missouri has changed. Starting this week women seeking an abortion in Missouri will:- Be asked if they . . . . Continue Reading »
When Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke at the Harvard School of Divinity in 1838,he delivered an address that should be required reading for evangelicals. Basically, Emerson exhorted these young clergymen to turn their backs on doctrine to explore unfettered the limits of the human . . . . Continue Reading »
What’s next? An animal rights suicide bomber at the Bronx Zoo? Our tendency is to try to read some larger meaning into the bizarre story of James Lee, the paradoxically anti-human humanist—saving us from ourselves by making sure there aren’t any more selves—who held . . . . Continue Reading »
Why do between a fifth and a quarter of Americans think that Barack Obama is a Muslim? I was interviewed this morning by one new outlet on this topic. Perhaps 10% of the population listens to the talk-radio conspiracy theorists who actually believe that Obama is a covert Muslim, which of course is . . . . Continue Reading »
Over on Evangel, Jeremy Pierce lists some of the things he really hates in a worship song . Be sure to read to the end. . . . . Continue Reading »
“Where we disagree we should try to put the best possible construction on the position of the other, while never trimming the truth,” wrote Fr. Neuhaus , “That will become more important as Mormons become more of a presence, both in this country and the world.” I was . . . . Continue Reading »
Some in the ESCR community—and I am referring to those without moral objections—are worried that the coming ESC human trials are premature. From the story:Scientists are poised to inject cells created from embryonic stem cells into some patients with a progressive form of blindness and . . . . Continue Reading »
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