Three Complementarities
by Mary Rose SomarribaToday on our homepage you’ll find a lovely essay by Michael Novak on science and religion. This is the first of three pieces he’s written featuring pair of complementarities; the others are Man and Woman, and Truth and Freedom—both of which will be published here on the First . . . . Continue Reading »
Operation Messiah
by Stefan McDanielOnly the infinite God can compass Man’s infinite idiocy. “Diogenes” presents us with this choice cut of scholarly nonsense : The head of the history department at Virginia Military Institute suggests that the Apostle Paul may have been spying for the Romans. Rose Mary Sheldon, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Doing Swedish Radio Tomorrow on "Suicide Tourism"
by Wesley J. SmithApparently assisted suicide is becoming a big topic in Sweden, and so I have been asked by Radio UPF, out of the University of Lund, to speak on the issue of “suicide tourism.” They stated that opinions like mine aren’t heard all that often, and so they asked for some of my time. I . . . . Continue Reading »
People From Ninety-Four Countries Have Visited SHS in Less Than a Week
by Wesley J. SmithI am very pleased that people literally from all over the world are coming to SHS. The new counter lists 94 countries in less than a week. The latest visitor was from the Palestinian Territories. As-salaam . . . . Continue Reading »
BIG
When does a quantitative change in politics become a qualitative one? Many, including Karl Marx, have puzzled over this question without providing a fully satisfactory response. At long last an answer now appears to be at our disposal. Blago, Bernie, and Barack, each in his . . . . Continue Reading »
More on the Newsweek Case for Gay Marriage
by Keith PavlischekThanks to Nathaniel Peters for calling our attention to Christianity Today ‘s response to the Newsweek gay-marriage debacle. CT’s response is brilliant and truly devastating. I do have one quibble, though. They say, All this would be infuriating and insulting if it weren’t finally . . . . Continue Reading »
Remembering Avery Cardinal Dulles
by Mary Rose SomarribaIn another fine essay of remembrance for Avery Cardinal Dulles, George Weigel writes : Avery Dulles was a self-consciously ecclesial theologian, who made a deliberate decision to “think with the church.” Some imagined this a form of conservatism; if it was (and such labels really . . . . Continue Reading »
‘Round the Site
Wendy’s life borders on chaos. What could make her life easier? A team of experts in colorful blouses with good hair, of course — according to Real Simple magazine’s new reality TV show. By Laura Vanderkam . An American town is living in a past that isn’t even real . The . . . . Continue Reading »
Fly Shoe, Don’t Bother Me
by Stefan McDanielThe best part of the George Bush Shoe Incident is definitely the President’s priceless one-liner: “I saw into his sole.” That’s about as funny as puns get. If sense of humor is a good rough guide to intelligence, then either Bush is really pretty smart or has a pretty smart . . . . Continue Reading »
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