Leon Kass, the National Endowment for Humanities announced today , will be receiving the U.S. government’s most prestigious honor for intellectual achievement in the humanities. This May, Kass will be delivering NEH’s thirty-eighth annual Jefferson Lecture, entitled: . . . . Continue Reading »
When I read Peter C. Glover’s article about the attack on Christian belief in the UK and the parallel decline in morality, it brought me back to a very dispiriting speaking trip I took there last month. When I arrived in London, the country was all atwitter over a 13-year-old boy named Alfie . . . . Continue Reading »
I doubt that First Things readers spend a lot of time over at the website for the International Humanist and Ethical Union . But, maybe just this once, it might be worth a look. The IHEU has joined forces with Freedom House , UN Watch , and Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in urging all states to . . . . Continue Reading »
Harvard law school professor, former ambassador to the Vatican, and First Things board member Mary Ann Glendon will receive the Laetare Medal at Notre Dame this spring: Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2009 Laetare Medal. . . . . Continue Reading »
Roger Scruton on Britain’s bus-advertising atheists, and how they don’t measure up to the humanists of his parent’s generation: The British Humanist Association is currently running a campaign against religious faith. It has bought advertising space on our city buses, which now . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been saying that science is becoming a religion (scientism), but this is ridiculous. A climate change parishioner has been found to have been wrongfully fired in the UK over his “philosophical belief” in global warming. From a column by the Telegraph’s ever politically . . . . Continue Reading »
I remember seeing the movie Soylent Green in the early 70s. One of the shocks of the film has E.G. Robinson’s character leaving a note to Charlton Heston that he was “going home,” which turned out to be death via a euthanasia clinic. As I recall, the idea that society would become . . . . Continue Reading »
Will Saletan of Slate writes an always thought provoking column that is a favorite of SHS’s. The gold of Saletan’s approach is that he takes a step back and expertly points out problems with, and logical outcomes of, behavior or policies—although he never seems to promote any real . . . . Continue Reading »
In light of the President’s unthinking slight ot the athletes who participate in the Special Olympics—and keeping in mind the 90% eugenic abortion rate that sadly belies our supposed commitment to “diversity”—I thought it would be worthwhile to post Sarah Palin’s . . . . Continue Reading »
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