About seven weeks ago I began tracking the locales from which Secondhand Smoke is accessed. In that time,we have been visited by people interested in bioethics and human exceptionalism from 139 countries. Our newest “flag” is Ethiopia. Thanks to . . . . Continue Reading »
Recently I’ve been listening to Images of Christ , a collection of music based on the life of Christ sung by the Cambridge Singers under the direction of John Rutter. The first track on the CD is Bairstow’s “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent.” The piece opens with haunting . . . . Continue Reading »
Great news from the uncontroversial biotech file: “Bubble Boy” disease, named after David Vetter who became famous because he had to be isolated behind plastic shields to prevent infection from a genetic disease that causes severe defects in the immune system, has been effectively . . . . Continue Reading »
Not if you’re willing to shell out 150,000 dollars and hire a team of scientists: An American couple were so distraught at the prospect of losing their pet Labrador that they decided to pay £100,000 to clone him. Edgar and Nina Otto decided to have DNA samples of their pooch Sir . . . . Continue Reading »
From the New Liturgical Movement come rumors of how the Traditional Anglican Communion could be integrated into the Catholic Church in what would be the biggest development in Anglican—Catholic relations since the English Reformation. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has . . . . Continue Reading »
From the BBC : A flat apparently untouched since before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has been discovered in the German city of Leipzig, German media report. An architect who renovates buildings in eastern Germany unlocked the door last week and was shocked to find himself in a veritable East . . . . Continue Reading »
Wonder of wonders, Wyoming has stepped up to the plate to outlaw assisted suicide. From HB 120 (no link): (a) A person who has knowledge that another person intends to commit or attempt to commit suicide and who does either of the following with the intention of enabling or facilitating the suicide . . . . Continue Reading »
Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson has written an important column that shows how Left Wing politics has apparently interfered with the fight against AIDS in Africa.From the column:During Obama’s transition, Dr. Mark Dybul was initially asked to stay on as the coordinator of the . . . . Continue Reading »
There’s a close connection between political and aesthetic inclinations. In practice, the development of a political identity is only partly conditioned by views on specific issues: it’s also an expression of what sort of person one wants to be. So it’s not surprising that younger . . . . Continue Reading »
We received word today that Rabbi Leon Klenicki, a pioneer of Catholic—Jewish relations, died yesterday . Rabbi Klenicki and Father Neuhaus co-authored Believing Today: Jew and Christian in Conversation . As its title suggests, the book is a conversation between the two of them written in . . . . Continue Reading »
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