I have been repeatedly asked my views about the Final Exit Network advocacy billboards that push assisted suicide. I was going to post on it, but I was interviewed by Fox News Network on the issue, and I think my comments to Fox’s reporter will suffice. From the story:A national . . . . Continue Reading »
If you haven’t already, take a stroll to your neighborhood bookstore and pick up the latest gem from Alan Jacobs: Wayfaring: Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant . . . . . Continue Reading »
While the English have virtually approved assisted suicide in the Debby Purdy case , the approval doesn’t cover assistance that is in fact direct killing because the person being assisted can’t quickly kill himself, even with help. Now, ‘Locked in syndrome’ man asks High . . . . Continue Reading »
This week, NPR’s All Things Considered is running a series of reports on the growth of Christianity in China. The first of five episodes, “ In the Land of Mao, A Rising Tide of Christianity ,” ran on Monday, July 19; the second, “China’s Divided Catholics Seek . . . . Continue Reading »
Today “On the Square” offers a double feature: Lee J. Strang’s explanation of what the First Amendment really said about freedom of religion, Church, State, and Original Intent , and George Weigel’s analysis of the famous Lutheran historian’s misunderstanding of . . . . Continue Reading »
OK, surely this is a man bites dog story. A new study shows that if a close friend gets divorced, then you’re more likely to get divorced . Gee, who would have imagined that we’re influence by other people’s behavior. We’re, er, social animals? Long ago Aristotle recognized that . . . . Continue Reading »
Tablet Magazine today publishes my essay on Israel’s improbable pre-eminence in classical music. There is something special—if you pardon the expression, inspired—about the way Israel’s musicians perform (and recreate) the great classical repertoire of the West. The essay . . . . Continue Reading »
Congratulations to Ashley Samelson, whose On the Square piece “ Why ‘Freedom of Worship’ Is Not Enough ,” reporting on the Obama administration’s change of rhetoric from “freedom of religion,” got the attention of Catholic Online and then the Drudge . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t understand why people don’t connect the dots when it comes to suicide. On one hand, officials wring their hands—appropriately—over suicide rates. But at the same time, legislators and activists promote suicide/euthanasia for the sick. That’s a . . . . Continue Reading »
Politics evoke passions, and cultural politics passionate passions. That shouldn’t surprise us. After all, unlike tax policy, questions about abortion, marriage, raising children, the role of religion in public life, and so forth touch on our deepest beliefs. Which makes this story of boorish . . . . Continue Reading »
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