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Anna Sutherland
The Journal of Medical Ethics sparked a firestorm last February when it ran the article After-Birth Abortion: Why Should the Baby Live? They have now devoted an entire issue , much of it open-access, to that topic. Many of its contributors will be familiar names . . . . Continue Reading »
A recent inquiry from a college instructor in search of philosophical arguments on the morality of abortion inspired us to compile the below list of resources, which, though far from comprehensive, may be of use to pro-lifers. I’ve sorted the list by type of resource. Free online articles: . . . . Continue Reading »
An art restorer at the Vatican has discovered what may be the first Western painting of Native Americans, hidden under grime in a fresco finished in 1494. The painting is Pinturicchio’s Christ’s Resurrection , and the newly uncovered figures—-nude men, . . . . Continue Reading »
Rorandelli Rocco for The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal ran a nice feature this weekend on the Clericus Cup, ”a [soccer] tournament that pits squads from 16 seminaries against each other in a battle for [Rome’s] Catholic sports bragging rightswith the . . . . Continue Reading »
Weve already voiced concerns about the Obama administrations use of drones and its dubious claims about the program. Last week, classified intelligence reports obtained by McClatchy belied the administrations repeated assertions that drones rarely kill civilians, . . . . Continue Reading »
Remember, New Yorkers, David Mills will be speaking at the C. S. Lewis Society tonight: A Writer Looks at How Lewis Wrote So Well Friday, April 12 7:30 p.m. The Parish House of The Church of the Ascension 12 West 11th St, New York, NY Further . . . . Continue Reading »
Many pro-lifers have noted mainstream news outlets’ refusal to cover the ongoing trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell. Today, that observation made USA Today s op-ed page, as Kirsten Powers writes : A Lexis-Nexis search shows none of the news shows on the three . . . . Continue Reading »
The horrors continue to emerge from the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. One baby, who was likely full term , screamed after being delivered during an attempted abortion. Some women delivered their children into toilets; snipping the necks of these infants was, according to one . . . . Continue Reading »
When Brandon Ambrosino told his English professor at Liberty University, a conservative Christian college, that he was gay, he was surprised by her reaction : “I love you,” she said. I stopped crying for a second and looked up at her. Here was this conservative, pro-life, pro-marriage . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York C. S. Lewis Society will host our own David Mills for a lecture on the great Inkling next week here in Manhattan: “A Writer Looks at How Lewis Wrote So Well” Friday, April 12 7:30 p.m. The Parish House of The Church of the Ascension . . . . Continue Reading »
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