Here’s the link that I screwed up below on Gray death and so forth. To continue Carl’s musings below: I guess I would vote for Gingrich over Obama. But Gingrich is a jerk in obvious ways who hasn’t worked for more than a decade. He wouldn’t have a chance in heck. Too . . . . Continue Reading »
When Rembrandt looked into the face of his savior, says Dan Neil, he saw his own : Did Christ really have awesome abs? Western art has frequently stumbled over the contradiction between the ascetic figure of Jesus of Nazareth and the iconography of Christ inspired by the heroic, Hellenistic ideal: . . . . Continue Reading »
The Institute on Religion & Democracy notes in a press release that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has dropped its sexuality standard for elders, deacons, and ministers: This evening, the 87th presbytery in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to delete the denomination’s standard for . . . . Continue Reading »
Bad idea of the day: South Africa’s Times newspaper reported today on a controversial new scheme in Cape Town that allows parents to leave unwanted babies anonymously in a “baby safe” mounted on an exterior wall of a community center. The initiative was launched last week by . . . . Continue Reading »
In yesterday’s Europe’s Concerned, Worried, and Doubting , I wrote on the reaction of the European left to the killing of Osama bin Laden. I thought, and think, even after the distressed responses, that one can legitimately be pleased that justice has been done by an action that seems . . . . Continue Reading »
UPDATE: You can read Guelzo’s piece here.Many are now taking note of Allen Guelzo’s essay in Touchstone on the situation of evangelical colleges in America. He points out a number of troubling issues, such as that few of these schools are selective, alumni are not giving, and many . . . . Continue Reading »
Conjoined twins have been born that share one body, making separation impossible. From the AP story:A hospital in southwestern China says conjoined twin girls with a single body and two heads have been born at its facility. A staffer surnamed Wang at Suining City Central Hospital in Sichuan province . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t want to have to do either, but 1) I would vote for Gingrich over Obama (and with reasonable hope that he could turn out to be a pretty good president, and not simply the vehicle for rejecting Obama). 2) I would vote for Palin over Obama (and with ditto). They are about as equally . . . . Continue Reading »
How nice it is to be able to type that title without the slightest tinge of irony. The May 9 New York Times has a wonderful profile of the relief work of the Southern Baptist Convention. As the story notes, the SBC is the third largest private disaster relief . . . . Continue Reading »
People with disabilities are among the most effective and dedicated opponents of legalizing assisted suicide. Now Scope, the disability rights charity from the UK, has conducted a poll showing that the opposition by leadership is reflected among the community as a whole. From the Telegraph . . . . Continue Reading »
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