First Christianity Today had ” Young, Restless, Reformed ,” an article about the growing number of young, doctrinally serious Calvinists. Now those young Calvinists are thinking about getting hitched, and along comes ” Restless, Reformed, and Single ”: By day, firefighter . . . . Continue Reading »
After my note the other day on the editing of the Kaddish prayer by an odious West Coast rabbi, a reader observed that clergy of numerous denominations are tweaking prayers to suit their political or other agendas regularly. Why not — the reader craftily suggests — put together a . . . . Continue Reading »
Yuval Levin has been among the best, maybe the best, conservative critics of ObamaCare and provides us with a brief and incisive commentary (with James Capretta) of our current administration’s true designs. Leaving aside all the gory details for a minute regarding the merits of his . . . . Continue Reading »
Everyone knows that Obamacare will institute health care rationing. The response to Obamacare boosters to those of us worried about this has been paradoxical: First, deny that they want rationing, and second, justify the coming rationing with the claim that we already ration care, so we should . . . . Continue Reading »
The Jack Kevorkian travesty during the 1990s was a debacle—both ethically and to the rule of law. Here, briefly, is what happened: When juries refused to convict Kevorkian, a candidate for Oakland County (MI) prosecutor promised that if elected, he would not prosecute Kevorkian. He was . . . . Continue Reading »
Ted McAllister was puzzled (in a nice way) about some of the features of my post about his pro-Bohemian post. Because he wasn’t man enough to post his concerns on our site and boost our fabulous ratings even further, I’m not going to link his comments. Nonetheless, his questions should . . . . Continue Reading »
So, for decorating Sally’s house, I’ve found a curtain panel:and hanging lights:and a kapok pillow for the couch:Kapok. Kapok. Isn’t that a great word?I think, though, that I’ve reached a limit on how much crossing even a house like Sally’s can stand. Still, I’ll . . . . Continue Reading »
You want a good example of how laws passed in a panicked rush are always bad laws? Read this article from the Washington Post from March, via the Volokh Conspiracy : Legislation passed by Congress last August in response to fears of lead-tainted toys imported from China went into effect last month. . . . . Continue Reading »
It shouldn’t be hard to assure people that the end of life “counseling” in House Bill 3200 health care system destruction, er reform, bill will always remain voluntary. The word isn’t hard to spell, and indeed, can be easily placed in the legislation at the appropriate . . . . Continue Reading »
Theologian Russell Moore had a discussion with with musician and author Andrew Peterson about the importance of cultivating the moral imagination of children: From Peterson, on how children see the world: “When I walk through the woods with my kids, it’s not just a walk through . . . . Continue Reading »
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