Yet another media biggie has written an article about the crisis in newspapers—which is all too real—and missed a huge reason for the problem. There must be a template circulating for these kind of articles, because it reflects the media’s notorious “group-think” by . . . . Continue Reading »
Remember those atheist bus ads, the ones saying something to the effect of “There’s probably no God, now stop worrying and have a nice day”? Well now you can make your own . (via our managing editor of blessed memory on his Strange Herring blog) . . . . Continue Reading »
Zoe Lewis reflects today at the Times of London on her waning commitment to the feminist movement: I never thought I would be saying this, but being a free woman isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Is that the rustle of taffeta I hear as the suffragettes turn in their graves? Possibly. My . . . . Continue Reading »
At this morning’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama addressed the audience: “Far too often, we have seen faith wielded as a tool to divide us from one another—as an excuse for prejudice and intolerance,” President Obama says. “Wars have been waged. Innocents . . . . Continue Reading »
A dear friend of mine, Pastor Matt Hummel of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church here in Delaware, sent me this in response to my Green Guru posting : “Steve, You missed the most obvious solution to the issue! Cap and trade!” . . . . Continue Reading »
An article in yesterday’s Inside Higher Education discusses a new book by a Notre Dame anthropologist that explores the reasons for widespread plagiarism among today’s college students. In particular, its author recommends a departure from the prevailing system of detection and . . . . Continue Reading »
A San Francisco man named John West has alerted the media—in a book—that he helped his parents commit suicide. From the story: For attorney and author John West, his parents were lifelong sources of comfort, wisdom and pride. But West has been keeping a 10-year-old secret about his . . . . Continue Reading »
Sue Shellenbarger has an fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal today, where she suggests that more and more women want to become mothers sooner: For nearly 40 years, women have been delaying childbirth longer and longer, partly to launch careers. Now, this trend may be ending. For the . . . . Continue Reading »
Can you imagine? A New Jersey man named Jesse Coltrane was communicating on-line with a friend in California when he found out the young man was apparently killing himself. Instead of respecting his friend’s autonomy, he became judgmental and interfered! From the story:During an online . . . . Continue Reading »
In this edition of my podcast What It Means to be Human, I return to Switzerland’s Constitution declaring plant “dignity,” and what that all means according to a government-appointed ethics committee. It takes really big brained people to worry about the “decapitation” . . . . Continue Reading »
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