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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
You will have noticed a new feature below, called First Links , pointing you to stories we think you might find of interest. Later this afternoon we’ll be posting a second stage called, naturally enough, “Second Links,” and occasionally in the evenings we will post a “Third . . . . Continue Reading »
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