In an On the Square feature last month, Matthew Hanley wrote about the ineffectiveness of needle-exchange programs and other harm reduction strategies. He asked, “[W]hat should we think of a philosophy whose goal is to sanitize the entire enterprise of addiction ad infinitum ?” Many who . . . . Continue Reading »
With the ongoing discussions about Bruce Waltke’s video at the BioLogos website and his subsequent resignation from RTS, as well as the long comment thread here at Evangel about events in Genesis, I thought I would post some thoughts about the relationship between science and religion that . . . . Continue Reading »
With the ongoing discussions about Bruce Waltke’s video at the BioLogos website and his subsequent resignation from RTS, as well as the long comment thread here at Evangel about events in Genesis, I thought I would post some thoughts about the relationship between science and religion that . . . . Continue Reading »
On Easter Sunday, I was able to sit in prayer for a while at the Shrine run by sweet Italian nuns on top of the Mountain of the Beatitudes, the most famous of Sermons. It was infinitely peaceful, and I needed it. Later it hit me: What if the mad leader of Iran fulfilled his pledge to wipe Israel . . . . Continue Reading »
Today marks the fifteen year anniversary of the Murrah Federal Building bombing and I emailed an old friend, Jayna Davis, whose book, The Third Terrorist is by far the most accurate record of that horrific event. I reviewed her book for an old website some years ago . The review is here . . . . . Continue Reading »
From the end of a New Yorker tidbit about the Catholic scandals : “Our largely democratic, secularist, liberal, pluralist modern world, against which the Church has so often set its face, turns out to be its best teacher.” A friend writes to say: A trifle 9/10 in tone, isn’t it? . . . . Continue Reading »
Bloomberg News just reported that the SEC voted 3-2 to sue Goldman Sachs for fraud:April 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission split 3-2 along party lines to approve an enforcement case against Goldman Sachs Group Inc., according to two people with knowledge of the . . . . Continue Reading »
What? Science reporter Eli Kintisch has written an LA Times opinion piece urging that we maintain air pollution to prevent global warming. From “Why Cleaner Air Could Speed Global Warming:”You’re likely to hear a chorus of dire warnings as we approach Earth Day, but there’s a . . . . Continue Reading »
No, they’re not the same thing. Nevertheless, a few years ago I was present at an academic conversation whose topic was apparently guilt, but as the discussion progressed it became obvious that the real topic was the feelings of guilt that often plague people for various reasons. It struck me then . . . . Continue Reading »
Last Friday, the Philadelphia Daily News reported that a Boorish fan intentionally vomits on cop’s kid at a Phillies game. It’s one of those stories that even now leave you shaking your head. First a group of louts abused the family in front of them, then one spat on one of the . . . . Continue Reading »
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