Christianity Today ‘s Her.meneutics blog recently interviewed theologian Russell Moore about “Bachmann, the divorce culture, and why a feminist reading of Scripture would often be easier than a complementarian one.” As usual, I agree with Moore on just about everything, but I . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . Joe Knippenberg explains. Joe’s post kind of goes along with Carl’s below. . . . . Continue Reading »
In anticipation of the tenth anniversary of September 11, Dean Reuter of the Federalist Society and John Yoo of the University of California, Berkeley’s School of Law (Boalt Hall) have assembled and published a collection of essays, Confronting Terrorism: 9-11 and the Future of American . . . . Continue Reading »
This is funny.How often do we hear about studies claiming to demonstrate that liberals are smarter than conservatives, or conservatives live in a world dominated by fear: You know the drill. Well now a study has come out stating that those who believe that utilitarianism is the best approach to . . . . Continue Reading »
Why so few seminarians? While Vatican II is a popular target, we perhaps should hesitate before assigning blame, a practice that rarely leads to truth. Historically, vocations have ebbed and flowed within a given century, and to look at the period of increase from 1945-1960 is misleading, without a . . . . Continue Reading »
So, a Dutch priest has refused to conduct the funeral of a person who died by euthanasia. His choice, right? No. An uproar has ensued. From the story:A priest in the parish of Liempde in North Brabant refused to conduct the funeral of a man who had chosen euthanasia, news agency . . . . Continue Reading »
Bioethicist Joel Marks comments on his loss of religious belief and how it led to his eschewing the very concept of “right” and “wrong. It is an interesting read for me because it seems his “anti epiphany” flowed directly both from his rejection of God, but more . . . . Continue Reading »
Some years ago, Ross Douthat wrote a wonderful and timely piece for FT, responding to the feverish concerns on the part of some folks on the secular Left that George W. Bush was either a theocrat or a theocratic fellow traveler. Well, Michelle Goldberg , one of those who feared for our country back . . . . Continue Reading »
Overton Cultural Shift of the Day* : An English economist proposes that all young women, and in particular those who are without other benefits—financial, intellectual, situational—should be able to engage in legal prostitution: Hakim, a senior lecturer at the London School of Economics, . . . . Continue Reading »
Last week, Secondhand Smokette and I had a very nice vacation in Eastern Wyoming and Western South Dakota. Quite wonderful. Not as spectacular as our usual haunt in the Tetons, but far less crowded. Here are a few photos I took.Total kitsch in Deadwood, SD, where Wild Bill Hickok . . . . Continue Reading »
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