The recent debate about whether the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be held in New York City has overshadowed the question of whether the trial should even be held by a federal criminal court rather than by a military tribunal. The obvious answer, as indicated by a recent exchange between . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the first time in its nearly three-week history that I will be silent on Evangel. I invite my friends here to do the same.The reason is the same as it always is.I decided to read Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish.When dealing with a delusional fantasist like Andrew Sullivan, it takes time . . . . Continue Reading »
Each fall the CBC asks me to predict what will happen in the coming year in bioethics/biotechnology. To say the least, I have a mixed record. I was more worried about 2009 than turned out to be warranted by events especially about assisted suicide which moved the ball not at all in the . . . . Continue Reading »
The editorial I referenced in a recent post is now available online. It is Philip Yancey’s last CT column (for the foreseeable future anyway), after 26 years of writing for the magazine.The piece is short but potent. A taste of “O, Evangelicos!”:As I survey evangelicalism I see . . . . Continue Reading »
South Australia has rejected legalizing euthanasia as an MP had a last minute change of heart. From the story:A bill to legalise voluntary euthanasia in South Australia has been defeated in State Parliament when a supporter had a late change of heart. A conscience vote was poised to finish at 10-all . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . is somewhat inevitable in the customer-driven church. Isn’t it?This was in a recent email newsletter sent by a church from my past:“While you only need to be baptized once, if you’d like to reaffirm your commitment to God we encourage you to participate in baptism . . . . Continue Reading »
Herewith some comparative remarks on Strauss and Oakshott prepared for last week’s meeting at Baylor University of the Michael Oakshott Association. (Later, if you’re interested, I’ll relate how the homosexual “marriage” issue — or, as I like to say, the advocacy . . . . Continue Reading »
The year 2009 amounted to a very good year against assisted suicide in the USA. Despite the Washington initiative and a Montana judge’s activist legalization of assisted suicide, all legislative attempts in several states to legalize assisted suicide were blocked. The latest . . . . Continue Reading »
An interesting essay by the economics writer Meghan McArdle in the Atlantic on the evangelical anti-debt preacher—guru? prophet? it’s hard to know just what to call him—named Dave Ramsey. The essay is surprisingly short: If anything called out for long-form journalism, this seemed . . . . Continue Reading »
A court decision in a case against the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) describes why its members (and, by extension animal liberation criminals such as, ALF, SHAC, etc.) deserve to be called terrorists. From the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision U.S. v Christianson, starting at page 12 . . . . Continue Reading »
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