Okay, so most of us have heard Romney’s comment about how he “not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich, they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart . . . . Continue Reading »
The good people at To The Source asked me to expound further on the thesis enunciated in my NRO article of a few days ago, accusing the Obama Administration of a full frontal assault on freedom of religion by trying to substitute the far more restricted concept of “freedom of worship” . . . . Continue Reading »
I told you so. The scientific/bureaucratic complex, I warned in the Weekly Standard, now losing their fight to control the world’s economy in the global warming fight, would soon turn their attention to obesity and propose the same kind of “remedies” to control what we eat as they . . . . Continue Reading »
The Catholic Phoenix has posted a shorter version of James Wilson’s wonderful piece, “Saint Augustine and the Meaning of Art.” Exploring the “scandal” of Deconstruction in art history and its more far-reaching effect on one’s religious vision of the world, Wilson . . . . Continue Reading »
It may sound like a funny premise for a film, but a Turkish director wants to make a movie about Ottoman aid to Ireland during the Great Famine. It’s basically your run-of-the-mill unlikely friendship movie — Fried Green Potatoes , if you will. Also, charming old Ireland has been given . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman reviews What a Young Husband Ought to Know : In my last column, I reviewed What a Young Wife Ought to Know (1901) by Emma Drake. It was part of a “sex and self” series that focused on what a young woman should do to establish a successful . . . . Continue Reading »
Precipitated by the Hosanna-Tabor Case , Winnifred Sullivan has written an interesting survey of the priority and influence, as well as the essential features, of “the Church” in legal discourse: “Here the Court speaks of the doctrinal priority of “the church,” and . . . . Continue Reading »
Writing at Get Religion , Mollie Ziegler Hemingway nails down the essence of the Komen for the Cure fracas. Liberals aghast over Komen’s move are being forced to acknowledge that Planned Parenthood is very far from the uncontroversial, mainstream organization they thought it was: . . . . Continue Reading »
The Fight After Komen Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Christianity Today Christian Fears in Arab Spring Oren Dorell and Sarah Lynch, USA Today Conservatives and Poverty Ryan T. Anderson, Public Discourse WA Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill Rachel La Corte, Associated Press Contraception Mandate Not Just a . . . . Continue Reading »
In the thread below, Chantal Delsol graciously responded to my observation that her more recent book had dropped the occasional references to human nature used in earlier books. While still utilizing the term “natural” to reference to certain biological determinations, she affirmed that . . . . Continue Reading »
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