There are two aspects of care in a hospital; medical treatment and what is sometimes called humane care. The latter includes orally supplied food, water (for those who can partake), warmth, cleanliness, etc. It isn’t “medical,” it is basic, and cannot be withdrawn.But . . . . Continue Reading »
Larry Flint peddles obscenity and misogyny. He is not mainstream, to be sure, but he is also a big booster of left wing causes—and I haven’t seen too many on behalf of whom he has labored reject his support or condemn his work, although it is possible I just missed it.He gets some . . . . Continue Reading »
Lawyers aren’t money-grubbing snakes and our class action lawsuit against Pearls Before Swine and every newspaper that carries it will prove . . . . Continue Reading »
The FBI has raided the elderly woman in California who manufactures suicide bags and sells them for $60. From the KFOR story:Federal agents have raided the home of a 91-year-old woman who was selling do-it-yourself asphyxiation kits for $60 apiece in a mail-order business out of her San Diego-area . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a poetic PORCHER appreciation of MY “modest and prudential” approach to entitlement reform by James Matthew Wilson. I’m reminded, of course, that summer’s almost here, ratings are off, and AMERICAN IDOL is over. It might be time to start pro wrestling with our . . . . Continue Reading »
I thought this was the Onion, but alas, no. Italy’s head seismologist and five other politicians (and a government official) are actually being criminally charged because they failed to predict a deadly earthquake. From the Fox News story: Italian government officials have accused . . . . Continue Reading »
Having come across the Red Letter Christians blog of Tony Campolo and others, I am reminded again of why I am not a red-letter Christian. There are two basic reasons:1. It effectively and improperly privileges a canon within the biblical canon, implicitly elevating Jesus’ words above the rest . . . . Continue Reading »
The radically subversive utilitarian bioethicist, Joseph Fletcher, pined for a future in which men would be able to give birth and nurse their child. Transhumanists sometimes bring that desire up, too. Why should we be limited by natural biology? Why should we be expected to adhere to cultural . . . . Continue Reading »
Kevin DeYoung has a thoughtful, balanced article on patriotism and the church : 5. All this leads to one final point: while patriotism can be good, the church is not a good place for patriotism. We should pray for service men and women in our congregations. We should pray for the President. We . . . . Continue Reading »
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