Detroit — A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit brought against Eastern Michigan University by a master’s student who said she was removed from the school’s counseling program because of her strong religious views against homosexuality. As part of her course work, [Julea] Ward . . . . Continue Reading »
In the Fall of 2010, for the first time ever, First Things will release its own college rankings and guide. As many of you will know from experience, picking the right college is a difficult and trying process, especially for parents and students concerned not only with academic quality . . . . Continue Reading »
The CBC is about to release a new documentary—Eggsploitation—about the IVF and biotechnology industries’ exploitation of women for their eggs, and the dangers donors face. From the film’s new Web site:The infertility industry in the United States has grown to a . . . . Continue Reading »
The tech world has been buzzing with yesterday’s ruling about the legality of “jailbreaking” one’s iPhone (removing certain barriers to non-Apple approved applications for iPhones). This means that phone owners have the right to alter their phones to download . . . . Continue Reading »
Lawsuit claims school bias on Christian views Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund have sued Augusta State University in Georgia on behalf of a counseling student who claims the university told her to deny her Christian beliefs in order to graduate. Jennifer Keeton, 24, who is pursuing a . . . . Continue Reading »
After writing about a weird swerve in a New York Times article that was determined to revive old canards about the Catholic Church vs. True Science and Reason, readers chimed in with helpful background about Galileo. As has been the case since I met him in 1984, David Yeago’s razor sharp mind . . . . Continue Reading »
Bull fighting is like dog fighting, it seems to me. It is cruelty for sport. True, there is also the spectacle and the tradition, etc. But it is the last remaining vestige of the Roman games in which humans and animals were set upon each other to satisfy the blood lust of the . . . . Continue Reading »
What should I make of the Tea Party movement? For the past year I’ve pondered that question without ever arriving at a definitive answer. As a conservative I’m leery of populism—even right-wing populism—and fads—especially right-wing fads. I remember how Ross Perot and the . . . . Continue Reading »
R. R. Reno exposes An Error Worse Than Error , today’s “On the Square” entry. He began his life as a teacher eager to help students learn to think critically and avoid falling into error and has found since that “critical thinking” was not the only or even the . . . . Continue Reading »
Something two years old but which I just came across and post for those interested: The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing , a report claiming that these problems cost taxpayers a huge amount of money, much of which could be saved by programs supporting marriage. According . . . . Continue Reading »
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