1. Wesley J. Smith

Culture, Anti-Culture, and Nostalgia

by Carl R. Trueman

Responding to two common criticisms of my view of the rise of the anti-culture. Continue Reading »

10 May 2016

Good Summary of My Speech at the Anti Euthanasia Symposium

by Wesley J. Smith

A reporter from Life Site News.com covered my speech at the anti euthanasia symposium and did a fine job summarizing what I said over a one hour speech. (I also like the photo).  From the story:Reflecting on the euthansia agenda amid the modern advances in palliative care, Smith asked, . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Jun 2009

Check Out My New A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy Blog

by Wesley J. Smith

With Amazon listing my upcoming book A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy for presale, I thought I should set up a blog solely devoted to the animal rights issue.  We discuss those matters here at SHS, of course, and will still.  But it is only one piece of the human . . . . Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2009

My Upcoming Animal Rights Book Now Listed on Amazon

by Wesley J. Smith

The economy has slowed the release of my upcoming  book criticizing the animal rights movement, but it is moving forward.  It is now listed on Amazon.  The title comes from PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk’s most famous quote: A Rat is a Pig is a Dog is a Boy: The Human Cost of the . . . . Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2009

Protecting Doctors Who Still Believe in the Hippocratic Oath

by Wesley J. Smith

Few doctors take the Hippocratic Oath anymore. But many still believe in its maxims, including not to perform abortions, assist in suicides, or otherwise harm patients or other human life.Conscience clauses are controversial. President Obama said at Notre Dame that he believes in them—but his . . . . Continue Reading »

27 May 2009
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