Mike Ovey, principal of Oak Hill College in England, has some insightful thoughts on how Christians should respond the riots in London : A Christian explanation could begin with one of the more sensible secular comments. These are “consumer society riots”, says Dr Paul Bagguley, who is . . . . Continue Reading »
Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books NPR Books Evangelicals and the Gay Moral Revolution Albert Mohler It Ain’t Homophobia Catholic Exchange , George Weigel Dangerous Influences: The New Yorker , Michele Bachmann, and Me Human Events , Nancy Pearcey Pornography and National Security Public . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m charitable enough to admire her principles—not to mention her skillful domination of the debate. But there is the quesiton of prudence . . . . . Continue Reading »
In response to a recent Department of Health & Human Services mandate, Christopher Tollefson offers a fine starting point for understanding the difference between genuine healthcare and the use of contraceptives: i.e., healthcare has to do with treatments and “preventive services” . . . . Continue Reading »
Ah, Tim Pawlenty. He was a governor who, facing divided government and a Democratic-leaning electorate, managed to produce a more or less sustainable budget (overwhelmingly through spending cuts) while maintaining core government services. That sounds like pretty good preparation for . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m working my way to explaining why I don’t have to choose between CLASSICAL NATURAL RIGHT and MODERN HISTORY (already implicit in modern natural rights). . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times reports one mother’s attempt to justify eliminating one fetus when IVF produced twins: Jenny’s decision to reduce twins to a single fetus was never really in doubt. The idea of managing two infants at this point in her life terrified her. She and her husband . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m a sucker for movies based on performances or adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays. Unfortunately, while the perforances tend to be solid, the adaptations—at least the ones that I’ve seen—have been good, but not great. What I really want to see, though, is a brilliant . . . . Continue Reading »
Do the ongoing riots in Great Britain have a coherent purpose? No, says John Lloyd of Reuters, arguing that : They do not articulate a cause because they cannot. [The] anger, the violence and the destruction are pure activity, a bid to make a spectacle in a society which is organized round . . . . Continue Reading »
So an 83-year-old woman has given herself implanted, what my generation used to call, “falsies.” From the CBS story:Marie Kolstad, of Orange County, is the mother of four, the grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother to 12. Last month, Kolstad decided she needed a little boost . . . . Continue Reading »
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