The Manhattan Declaration is a 4,732-word statement signed by a movement of Orthodox, Catholic and evangelical Christian leaders who are collaborating around moral issues of great concern. Its signers affirm the sanctity of human life, marriage as defined by the union of one man and one woman, and . . . . Continue Reading »
The Manhattan Declaration is a 4,732-word statement signed by a movement of Orthodox, Catholic and evangelical Christian leaders who are collaborating around moral issues of great concern. Its signers affirm the sanctity of human life, marriage as defined by the union of one man and one woman, and . . . . Continue Reading »
The more we use human body parts in medicine and products, the more stories like this are likely to take place:Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on . . . . Continue Reading »
Townhall.com ought to be one of my favorite websites, but I rarely hit a link from my reader.Why?If I go there, I am assaulted by an aesthetic weapon of mass destruction.It is problem for a believer. Would a good God put Hugh Hewitt on a site with this design?“Yes,” we must say with . . . . Continue Reading »
In 1980 in the Christian Science Monitor coined the acronym NIMBY—Not In My Back Yard—to describe opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them (Nimbies are people who oppose such developments). In America, Nimbies typically oppose subsidized housing, halfway . . . . Continue Reading »
Global warming has apparently stalled, and the usual media suspects are getting restless. First, there was the heresy from the BBC, and now a major German news magazine is showing some sign of coming out the reverie. From the story in Der Spiegel:Climatologists use their computer models to draw . . . . Continue Reading »
Nearly 25 years ago I made a discovery that would change my life profoundly, especially as it relates to the worship of God. While visiting Prague in 1976 I had purchased a copy of a Czech hymnal published in 1900 that contains the 150 Psalms in metre and some 350 hymns. But it was not until the . . . . Continue Reading »
There’s hardly a more disquieting and grotesque topic than pedophilia, but, as Mary Eberstadt reveals in her essay on “ pedophilia chic ,” it has not always been given the condemnation it deserves, even—as it were—in America. Present unanimous disapproval comes from the . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host heated, half-serious, half-cocked arguments about some aspect of pop culture. Today’s theme is spiritually significant films. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send them to me at jcarter@firstthings.com ] I’m a sucker for movies, lists, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Here are a few more of the photos I took during my recent sojourn to the British Isle.A view from Edinburgh Castle over the city to the extinct volcano just outside of town:I was taken with the color coordination between the (rare) blue sky of Edinburgh and the gray statue on top of an Edinburgh . . . . Continue Reading »
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