Attention First Things readers. The Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. is sponsor a Theological Symposium on marriage on Friday and Saturday, October 21-22. The speakers are excellent: Reinhard Huetter from Duke, Fr. Michael Sherwin from the Dominican faculty at Fribourg in Switzerland, . . . . Continue Reading »
It occurs to me that the Republicans might be close to being in a great position. What if we found ourselves in a month or two in this position? There are only three top-tier candidates—Cain, Romney, and Christie. Each, in my view, is intelligent and admirable, and they could certainly learn . . . . Continue Reading »
I have worried before that stopping the normal onset of puberty in boys who believe they are girls, is a form of human experimentation—and on children, no less. And now another case has surfaced of an 11-year-old boy who is being kept medically from entering puberty. From the story:The lesbian . . . . Continue Reading »
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The White House deserves praise for condemning Iran over their violations of religious freedom. Hopefully they have time for one more : A migrant worker from the Sudan was beheaded yesterday as the punishment for practicing sorcery in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty International had campaigned to release . . . . Continue Reading »
NPR’s Adam Cole and Robert Krulwich sing about the pleasures and pitfalls of having your name become a noun: Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun from NPR on Vimeo . (Via: Flavorwire ) . . . . Continue Reading »
Pre natal genetic testing has turned into a search and destroy eugenic abortion mission that targets fetuses with Down syndrome, dwarfism, and other genetic conditions. Indeed, we know that about 90% of such nascent humans become medical waste instead of being born. Evidence showed that . . . . Continue Reading »
The population of England: approximately 52 million. The number of children in state care: 65,520. Number of babies adopted last year: 60 . The number of babies adopted in England fell to 60 last year despite a sharp rise in the number of children in care. The total number of adoptions has . . . . Continue Reading »
Vanderbilt University nondiscrimination policy called unfair to religious groups The Tennessean , Michael Cass and Jennifer Brooks Good News: Jesus Is Not Nice Christianity Today , Mark Galli Judge refuses to block Kan. abortion insurance law Associated Press , Roxana Hegeman Mexico’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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