In his latest On the Square column , Joe Carter ponders what would happen if the the worst fears of the theophobes came true and America did become a theocracy: With the end of summer comes the official election season, the beginning of a thirteen month stretch in which the public must endure . . . . Continue Reading »
The other day at Thinking Christian I put forth the question, Can you identify the context of this passage? To have a persona [to be a person] was to have a face before the law—which is to say, to be recognized as one possessing rights and privileges before a court, or as being able to give . . . . Continue Reading »
While I was finishing my undergraduate degree in philosophy, a friend of mine majoring in biology joked that I would have no trouble finding employment—he’d checked the yellow-pages, and there was no competition for philosophers. But according to Emily Wax at the Washington Post , . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert P. George looks at Jewish opposition to David Weprin, the pro-SSM Democrat who lost the race to replace Anthony Weiner, and finds a parallel with Catholic controversies over denying communion: As a member of the New York state legislature, Weprin, despite his Orthodox Jewish beliefs, voted . . . . Continue Reading »
Assisted Suicide: The Forgotten Front in the Fight for Life Public Discourse , Adam J. MacLeod Bachmann’s Dangerous Flirtation with the Anti-Vaccine Movement NRO’s The Corner , Adam Keiper Same-sex marriage ban will be on 2012 ballot in N.C. Washington Times , Cheryl Wetzstein . . . . Continue Reading »
After he unveiled his latest proposal to spur economic growth, President Obama told us how he proposed to pay for it— by increasing tax revenue . At first glance, this makes no sense, unless all you want to do is pull money out of the economy in one sector and put it into the economy in . . . . Continue Reading »
The great Mark Steyn calls it a “fourth trimester abortion,” and I can’t top that, so I won’t even try. But here are the awful facts: A woman gave birth, strangled her unwanted baby to death, threw it in a neighbor’s yard—and the judge likened the murder to . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . Here’s what I said to the BIG THINKERS, before reading Pete’s higher pay grade comments for a more refined audience. I agree with ceaser that Romney’s darn competence remains obvious, but will competence prevail given the ideological primary electorate? Bachmann did get . . . . Continue Reading »
A new group to flag for interested readers. In the past, writes Jennifer Miller and Marie Catherine-Letendre of Bioethics International in Trust and Ethics in Health Care , it wasn’t uncommon for established experts to conduct their federally funded studies with disadvantaged people. For . . . . Continue Reading »
You are cordially invited to the twenty-fourth annual Erasmus Lecture presented by Gilbert Meilaender Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Chair in Theological Ethics at Valparaiso University on “A Complete Life” 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 3, 2011 Union League Club 38 East 37th Street, New York . . . . Continue Reading »
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