I have never been so disgusted with the leaders of Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi—so predictably—broke her word about posting her gargantuan version of Obamacare—already more than 2000 pages and growing—on the Internet for 72 hours so people could try to figure out what is in . . . . Continue Reading »
Now, the busy bodies in the US Senate want to use Obamacare to fund “community transformation.” From the story:The bill reads:“Activities within the plan shall focus on (but not be limited to)— (i) creating healthier school environments, including increasing healthy food . . . . Continue Reading »
Next week I will be in Scotland debating against the legalization of assisted suicide. The following are the planned events:Scotland:November 11, I will be debating at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh versus Jeremy Purvis MSP, Time: 13.00 – 15.00 hrs. Subject: “Should . . . . Continue Reading »
The president of Notre Dame, Fr. Jenkins, is receiving an award tonight here in New York—from the American Irish Historical Society dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. The society’s reasons for honoring him include things of which the Irish and Catholic—and . . . . Continue Reading »
Christians have been engaging sporadically in eschatological speculation for most of the last two millennia, but a lot of people these days seem to be focussing on 21 May 2011 as the predicted Day of Judgement. Could this be part of an effort to preempt the Mayan . . . . Continue Reading »
The German-language service of Radio Vatican reports that the Gregorian University in Rome has appointed its first Muslim professor, the Tunisan Koran scholar Adnanee Mokrani. Interviewed is Fr. Felix Koerner, whose book on Islamic reform I reviewed last year in Asia Times under the title, . . . . Continue Reading »
American assisted suicide advocates engage in a great pretense—abetted by the media who willingly suspend their disbelief—that assisted suicide is to be very limited, a last ditch safety valve for the terminally ill for whom nothing else can be done to relieve suffering. That it . . . . Continue Reading »
The hard-core folks here on the blog may end up critical of me, but I do not see Catholicism as an illegitimate faith. Nor do I believe they possess a false gospel.My attitude is pretty well summed up by something the pastor of my parents’ church in Decatur, Alabama said when Pope John . . . . Continue Reading »
Advertising for abortion facilities may soon be coming to the UK: In Great Britain, the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice have embarked on a 12-week consultation to determine whether abortion facilities should be allowed to advertise on . . . . Continue Reading »
Thirteen years ago, while serving as a Marine Corps recruiter in Washington State, I learned a startling secret about the future of our national defense: the younger generations are completely unqualified for military service. Almost three-quarters of America’s youth were too dumb, too . . . . Continue Reading »
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