Reminiscent of Orwell, or perhaps Terry Gillian’s Brazil : Upon learning of his son’s death, the elder Mr. Alipour was told the family had to pay an equivalent of $3,000 as a “bullet fee” —a fee for the bullet used by security forces—before taking the body back, . . . . Continue Reading »
Teaching by PowerPoint is out . . . . . . and teaching by Twitter is in. . . . . Continue Reading »
“How did Christian art go from Rembrandt to Kinkade?” I asked, knowing full well any criticism of Thomas Kinkade, the self-proclaimed (and trademarked) Painter of Light™, would lead to howls of protest. Kinkade is, as his website proclaims, “America’s most . . . . Continue Reading »
An abridged version of a much longer interview I gave to the Italian paper Avvenire about the Eluana Englaro and Terri Schiavo cases appeared the other day. (Hit this link for the English translation and commentary about the interview by Bruce Chapman, head of the Discovery Institute.) . . . . Continue Reading »
We can’t let this day end without mentioning that it is the feast day of St. Thomas More. The following is from the website of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Austin, Texas : He was, of course, a man for all seasons . . . . . . a classical scholar, a humanist, a statesman, a politician, a man . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times made news—or rather manufactured it—by publishing a public opinion poll that seems to show Americans overwhelmingly supporting a single payer or similar health care funding system. The only problem is, those questioned voted by nearly 2 to 1 for Obama over . . . . Continue Reading »
Why am I not surprised?A few days ago, I reported recently here at SHS, about a Pew Poll that showed fewer than 50% wanting a wholesale overhaul of our health care system, far less than in 1993. A few days ago, imagine my surprise when the New York Times came out with a completely different series . . . . Continue Reading »
Health care rationing is a polite name for invidious medical discrimination against the weak and vulnerable. The Obama Administration seems to be pushing the USA toward rationing by hinting that it will support establishing a utilitarian bioethics oversite board that would determine the levels of . . . . Continue Reading »
A diocese in the Church of England, has found a creative way to get men to come to church. This past Sunday the church offered a range of incentives for men attending Father’s Day service, including bacon rolls, chocolate bars, and free beer . [The Rt Rev John Inge, the Bishop of . . . . Continue Reading »
A UK bioethicist named Daniel K. Sokol, who writes nary a word in opposition to Futile Care Theory, aka medical futility (meaning, I suspect, he is a futilitarian), has nonetheless written a valuable informative essay in the British Medical Journal (no link, 13 JUNE 2009 | Volume 338) called . . . . Continue Reading »
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