Suicide Contagion
by Wesley J. SmithRecent studies suggest that in places where assisted suicide is legal, both assisted suicides and unassisted suicides increase. Continue Reading »
Recent studies suggest that in places where assisted suicide is legal, both assisted suicides and unassisted suicides increase. Continue Reading »
“A society that believes in nothing can offer no argument even against death.” Continue Reading »
The final word for the family of the suicide victim is hope. Continue Reading »
Robert Fuller's festive send-off and theatrical suicide point to the hypocrisy of “playing church.” Continue Reading »
The pattern of mass shootings may be a symptom of a suicidal culture. Continue Reading »
A Time to Keep: Theology, Mortality, and the Shape of a Human Life by ephraim radner baylor, 304 pages, $49.95 A Time to Keep is an odyssey—a journey through childhood and adolescence, work and sexuality, aging and dying. The reader encounters Sigmund Freud on dying and death, . . . . Continue Reading »
The widespread practice of digital self-harm reveals sad truths about our culture of victimhood. Continue Reading »
Thanks to the media’s promotion campaign, suicide has become a siren song attracting the ill, aged, and despairing. Continue Reading »
On November 4, 2014, sixteen-year-old Cameron Lee, a popular, athletic, straight-A student at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California, leapt in front of a commuter train. His suicide note provided no clear reason for his act; there were no apparent signs of mental illness, and he was . . . . Continue Reading »
The typical suicidal person is not a tragic figure fated for self-destruction, but a vulnerable individual suffering treatable mental health problems. 13 Reasons Why portrays suicide inaccurately and irresponsibly. Continue Reading »