Patrick J. Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, on federal regulators passing judgment on the religious character of Catholic colleges : The erosion of religious identity in Catholic higher education over the past 50 years has been marked by theological dissent, hostility toward the . . . . Continue Reading »
An acquaintance recently called to my attention two paragraphs from the Second Helvetic Confession, one of the confessional standards of the Swiss and Hungarian Reformed Churches, as well as of the Presbyterian Church (USA):CHAPTER XXIIIOf the Prayers of the Church, of Singing, and of Canonical . . . . Continue Reading »
In this series’ first three posts I tried to show that Christian teachers apologists must take seriously the moral question, and not just the truth question, of Christian exclusivism. Otherwise when we ask people to believe Christ is the one way, many will take it that we’re asking them . . . . Continue Reading »
I am repeatedly amused by those who decry Obamacare critics as alarmists for warning that it will lead to rationing—who then argue we need rationing. I have posted about a few of those examples before.I don’t know if Richard Lamm supports Obamacare, but he has wanted rationing for . . . . Continue Reading »
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THERE’S A LIMITED ROOM FOR OTHER FACULTY PARTICIPANTS. STUDENTS FROM EVERYWHERE ARE INVITED. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE. Peter Augustine Lawler and Marc D. Guerra Announce the THIRD and FINAL Stuck With Virtue Conference (funded by the . . . . Continue Reading »
Ouch. A notable political scientist (and believer in global warming, at least in the general sense) has mounted a powerful critique of the disastrous political leadership on the issue by Al Gore. From “The Failure of Gore, Part 1” by Walter Russell Mead in his blog at . . . . Continue Reading »
I wish I could say I was surprised, but it is par for the course these days. Apparently PP has a right to be funded by the taxpayers. The judge didn’t put it that way, of course. An Obama appointee, Judge Tanya Walton Pratt, ruled that Indiana’s refusal to pay $ to . . . . Continue Reading »
Our friend and occasional blogger Richard Stith recently explained The right reason for not funding Planned Parenthood . His explanation appears on the weblog of that admirable and useful organization University Faculty for Life . You’ve missed their 2011 conference , held a couple of weeks . . . . Continue Reading »
After Paris, our band of merry travelers rented a car and drove 7 hours south to Gascony. We spent the day today driving and seeing castles and reveling in the breathtaking beauty that is the south of France—with the most amazing fields of sunflowers stretching as far as the eye could . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a story that amuses me no end. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal , Patrick J. Reilly, the president of the Cardinal Newman Society, complains about two recent decisions by regional offices of the National Labor Relations Board allowing certain professors at Catholic colleges to . . . . Continue Reading »
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