The newest edition of my podcast What It Means to be Human concerns the need to legally protect the consciences of Hippocratic physicians and other health care professionals. As I have stated repeatedly, this is going to be one of the biggest bioethical issues in the coming decade. Here . . . . Continue Reading »
Note: attendance is by invitation. If you would like to attend please send a request to events@firstthings.com Christian and Jewish Song of Songs ExegesisFirst Things is pleased to host a seminar on Christian and Jewish exegesis of the Song of Songs featuring two distinguished scholars:Prof. Shalom . . . . Continue Reading »
I reported a bit ago about the case of Francis Inglis, the mother, who while out on bail for trying to kill her seriously disabled son Tom, went to his hospital room and murdered him. In the UK, as here, such cases often generate “mercy” from the courts. But I predicted she would . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s funny: The more some Obamacare supporters deny that it would lead to health care rationing, the more it is advocated among the bioethics set and in the Medical Intelligentsia. Now, there is an explicit call to deny very early premature babies life-sustaining treatment because of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Joseph Bottum has some interesting thoughts’s about the election in today’s On the Square article. This observation in particular seems to be exactly right: The person who handed Scott Brown his victory? Ted Kennedy. Oh sure, Brown campaigned brilliantly, Martha Coakley campaigned . . . . Continue Reading »
Quick and easy political symbolism is as American as election season itself, so obviously the aspect of Scott Brown’s massively significant win in Massachusetts most in need of dissecting analysis is his truck. The reflex appears to be one of mocking wealthy Republicans for continuing ( . . . . Continue Reading »
What is the deal with Massachusetts electoral returns? If the Boston Globe ’s figures are accurate, last night Coakley won handily in the most populous towns: 62 percent of the vote in the top ten, and 54 percent in the second ten. What’s more, she won in the least populous towns, gaining . . . . Continue Reading »
In retrospect, the election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts probably shouldn’t be all that suprising. His opponent in the race, Martha Coakley, ran one of the worst campaigns in the history of electoral politics, turning off the two biggest constituinces in the state—Catholics and Red Sox . . . . Continue Reading »
Megan McArdle offer some of the best advice I’ve heard in a long, long time: The next time you are trying to imagine why the people who disagree with you are actively promoting the destruction of all that is good in the universe, grab a soothing cup of mint tea, put your feet up on a comfy . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a quick question for Protestant readers, especially those who adhere to innerrancy and Sola Scriptura ... although those of other traditions might jump in.Look at the endings of these two books:II Kings 25:27-30Now it came to pass in the 37th year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of . . . . Continue Reading »
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