Stephen Webb amusingly asks whether or not the High Church of Obama is a cult. At least Paul Krugman thinks so. Yesterday he said that the Obama campaign “seems dangerously close to becoming a cult of personality.” Mind you, almost all presidential campaigns are, to some degree, cults . . . . Continue Reading »
In yesterday’s New York Times Book Review Will Saletan reviewed Embryo: A Defense of Human Life . Robert George and Chris Tollefsen, the authors of Embryo , have a response up on NRO . . . . . Continue Reading »
ULCA is the latest research center to successfully create induced pluripotent stem cells. From the story: Researchers at UCLA have become the first in the state to successfully create skin cells that can be used to treat a number of fatal or debilitating conditions without the use of human embryos . . . . Continue Reading »
A cult can be defined as a tight knit group of people who devote themselves to a charismatic leader who promises to solve all their personal or social problems by the power of his personality. Given that definition, I would argue that the Obama campaign has all the marks of a cult. First, Obama . . . . Continue Reading »
An Ellyn Von Huben has chosen to apply for the First Things junior fellowship on her blog rather than go the conventional route. Allow me to reply in an equally unconventional manner. Dear Ms. and/or Mrs. Von Huben: Your application has been received. I found it both frightening and entertaining, . . . . Continue Reading »
Religious freedom inches forward in Egypt: While conversion to Christianity is still illegal, Christians who convert to Islam can re-vert back to Christianity. The story can be found here in today’s New York Times . . . . . Continue Reading »
Articles from this weekend (just a portion, hardly exhaustive) that may interest anyone interested in religion, culture, and public life: Catholic vote and Hilary Clinton ( NY Times ) Rabbis criticizing the revised Good Friday praye r ( NY Times ) James Dobson and John McCain ( Wall Street Journal . . . . Continue Reading »
Slate has published its list of the 60 Biggest Charitable Donors of this past year. You know who’s missing? You don’t know their names. Neither do I. But I bet if you picked the average congregant from the average African-American storefront church, that person probably gives as much if . . . . Continue Reading »
A usage question for all you legal types. In an article about a misused government informant, I came across this line: “prosecutors are asking a federal judge to dismiss charges including conspiracy and cocaine trafficking against most of the defendants, even some who pleaded guilty.” . . . . Continue Reading »
In response to my posting about civility , Alexia Kelley, executive director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, has sent this response: In a diatribe riddled with false claims and smug mischaracterizations, Robert T. Miller’s recent blog post attacking Catholics in Alliance for the . . . . Continue Reading »
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