My First Things “On the Square” bi-weekly column is up. In this edition, I address eugenic abortion. From the piece:Scientists recently announced that they are perfecting a maternal blood test that will permit technologists to map the entire genome of the developing fetus. Unlike . . . . Continue Reading »
Wesley J. Smith on love as the antidote to prenatal eugenic cleansing : Scientists recently announced that they are perfecting a maternal blood test that will permit technologists to map the entire genome of the developing fetus. Unlike amniocentesis, which requires the insertion of a needle into . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, this was a nice surprise. On Tuesday the 31st, my wife, San Francisco Chronicle syndicated columnist, Debra J. Saunders, and yours truly will be the guest hosts on the Dennis Miller’s syndicated radio program. This is a real treat. Debra is a regular . . . . Continue Reading »
A Baptist Among Jews Molly T. Marshall, Associated Baptist Press 1962: When “Everything Changed” Emily Esfahani Smith, Arma Virumque The Cistercian Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism? Rasmus Karkov, Science Nordic The Liturgy-Marriage Connection Sarah . . . . Continue Reading »
Coolidge didn’t actually say that first part. What he said was this, There does not seem to be cause for alarm in the dual relationship of the press to the public, whereby it is on one side a purveyor of information and opinion and on the other side a purely business enterprise. Rather, . . . . Continue Reading »
PETA is quaking in their vegan . . . . Continue Reading »
Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has taken a closer look at the new Dutch euthansia statistics—which I commented about here—and finds that the truth is that rather than holding steady, doctor-induced deaths are way up. From his blog:The rate of . . . . Continue Reading »
I think this is the right decision. A federal judge has ruled that stem cell treatments that manipulate the cells into another form are drugs for purposes of FDA oversight. From the New Scientist story:It’s official: stem cells are drugs. At least, that’s the opinion of the . . . . Continue Reading »
On Crisis, Martin Folkertsma draws attention to the Obama administration’s selective enforcement of federal laws, from ignoring the the Defense of Marriage Act to declining to deport certain illegal immigrants to unilaterally revising the 1996 welfare reform law . Even if some of those . . . . Continue Reading »
Leroy Huizenga on how fishing reconnects him to creation : Fishing is my means of reentry. If time on the computers is largely my mind absorbing pixels, then fishing is how I bring my body back into play with nature. Fishing takes our nature as bodies situated within creation seriously. I suppose . . . . Continue Reading »
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