How Ballet Is Like Math

by Joe Carter

Since we’re talking about dance this morning, I thought it worth noting this interview with sci-fi writer Catherine Asaro on the similarities between ballet and mathematics: . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2010 0

Understanding vocation, humanity, and politics through the metaphor of music

by Christopher Benson

Maya Angelou says he “thinks like a sage, acts like a warrior and writes like a poetical prophet.” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says he is “the pre-eminent African-American intellectual of our generation.” And Marian Wright Edelman says he is “one of the most authentic, . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2010 0

Victory for religious freedom in Québec

by David T. Koyzis

It is difficult to recall that, prior to half a century ago, Québec’s French-speaking population was almost entirely Roman Catholic, with high rates of church attendance and a high birth rate. Its intellectual élite, typified by Fr. Lionel Groulx, saw Québec as having a mission . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2010 0

Dancing a Short Story

by Joe Carter

In the latest issue of First Things ( now online ), Sara Hamdan explores how economic conditions are affecting the art form of dance . Overall, the article is a fine piece of reporting. But I have to take exception to one claim: [P]opular forms of dance performance have become more about . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2010 0

Western Australian Euthanasia Bill Defines Dying as 2 Years to Live

by Wesley J. Smith

The euthanasia agenda pretends to be narrow, but in actuality, it is very broad.  We have discussed the evidence of this repeatedly over the years at SHS. Further proof came today when I was asked whilst here in Perth to review the Western Australia Euthanasia Bill 2010. The . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2010 0

Two Wills in God: Not Just for Calvinists

by Jeremy Pierce

In this discussion, one of the commenters makes the following argument against Reformed views of divine providence:On a related topic, I still don’t quite get Reformed theology. God desires all to repent, but He doesn’t desire all to repent. How does one believe something one is . . . . Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2010 0

Another Problem for the Church?

by R. R. Reno

Italians newspapers are reporting intensified investigative interest in Cardinal Sepe of Naples. (For English language reporting, see a recent article in the Irish Times .) Cardinal Sepe may, perhaps, be a true son of southern Italy, using his position to distribute goodies funded by the massive . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2010 0

My Interview on ABC About Tasmanian Euthanasia Proposal

by Wesley J. Smith

I couldn’t imbed the video of my interview on the ABC’s national program about its pending euthanasia proposal.  But if you want to see it, hit this link and then hit the story “Euthanasia Proposal Criticized.”  You can also see the softball interview given to the . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2010 0

A Month of Abstinence

by David Mills

Aids scientists call for month of sex abstinence , reports the Guardian .  (Thanks to Worldwide Religious News for the link.) Leading experts fighting the world’s worst Aids epidemic have called on African leaders to head a month-long sexual abstinence campaign, saying it could reduce . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Jul 2010 0

Second Links — 7.14.10

by The Editors

New Scientist explores  The Secrets of Laughter , and finds that “laughter is an unexpectedly serious business. ” Observing the human animal in its natural habitat — the shopping mall — they documented 1200 instances of laughter, and found that only 10 to 20 per cent of . . . . Continue Reading »

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