Over the years I’ve observed churches succumbing to the temptation to wrap the ordinary duties of life in the shiney foil wrapping paper of high theology. That seems to be the case with the Southern Baptist Convention. The NPR website gleefully reports that a couple of weeks ago the SBC . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, this is a nice way to start the day. Someone sent me a good review on MercatorNet (Australia) of A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy. And how refreshing: The reviewer really got where I am coming from. Here are a few excerpts:Our society rests upon the unspoken . . . . Continue Reading »
Last year I asked Gerald Bray—Research Professor at Beeson Divinity School at Samford University and director of research for the Latimer Trust—a few basic questions about biblical interpretation. I thought the exchange might be helpful to reprint here.What are the questions we should ask . . . . Continue Reading »
Since 1982 the English Department at San Jose State University has sponsored the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest , a whimsical literary competition that challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels. The contest is named after the Victorian novelist . . . . Continue Reading »
Today is another bonus day “On the Square.” In Kagan’s Fraud Upon the Courts , Joseph Bottum reflects upon the discovery that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan rewrote the central claim of the infamous American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists report on partial birth . . . . Continue Reading »
Either I’m a leisured aristocrat or a political geek, but I’m probably one of the few Americans this week who has the time and interest to watch C-SPAN’s coverage of Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing. She once remarked that the hearings are a “vapid and . . . . Continue Reading »
Today marks the anniversary of my baptism. Through this sacrament I was received into the body of Christ at Westminster Orthodox Presbyterian Church, then in Westchester, Illinois, but now located in nearby Indian Head Park, not far from Chicago.When I was younger I did not treasure this day as I do . . . . Continue Reading »
The really invaluable Yuval Levin has a post over at The Corner which shows that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) allowed its position on partial birth abortion to be written by—Elena Kagan. From his post, “War on Science:” It seems that the most . . . . Continue Reading »
The really invaluable Yuval Levin has a post over at The Corner which shows that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) allowed its position on partial birth abortion to be written by—Elana Kagan. From his post, “War on Science:” It seems that the most important . . . . Continue Reading »
A new test is in the works that will allow Down fetuses to be detected without the risks of current screening. From the story:A quick inexpensive blood test for Down’s syndrome that could save the lives of hundreds of unborn babies each year is being developed by scientists. The . . . . Continue Reading »
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