We’ve written multiple times on the coming clash between religious groups that do not recognize the legitimacy of gay marriages or civil unions and gay couples and activists who think they should be forced too. A recent court decision in New Jersey serves as a case in point: The New Jersey . . . . Continue Reading »
It is a given that President Obama will dismantle the funding limitations on ESCR imposed by President Bush. Even though Bush’s plan still resulted in about $160 million in human embryonic stem cell NIH funding, “the scientists” complain that it is his fault the field has not . . . . Continue Reading »
Just as during the Kevorkian saga, some have claimed that the “cure” for “suicide tourism”—in which dying and disabled people fly to Switzerland to be made dead—has been legalization of assisted suicide. And just as in Kevorkian’s day, family members and . . . . Continue Reading »
Congratulations to FT contributor, Gerald Russello, whose book The Postmodern Imagination of Russell Kirk has been named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2008 by Choice, the leading book review publication. Read Russello’s piece on the occasion of Russell Kirk’s ninetieth anniversary . . . . Continue Reading »
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council has picked up on my call to defend human exceptionalism. Here’s the link. I am most . . . . Continue Reading »
I have opined that there are three cultural paradigms that threaten to supplant traditional Judeo-Christian/humanistic values as the foundational value system of society; utilitarianism (which we have addressed often here at SHS), hedonism (which we have rarely addressed here), and radical . . . . Continue Reading »
So we’re back to reality : Pretty much nothing good came out of the Holocaust. . . . . Continue Reading »
I was contacted recently by Wellsphere and asked permission to have SHS linked to its site as “a top health blogger.” I was very pleased to agree. Wellsphere seems to be a cross between My Space and Beliefnet: There are many blogs on bioethics, medicine, and other matters that might be . . . . Continue Reading »
Jack Kevorkian was the ground breaker in modern times: A man made world famous helping people with disabilities, the terminally ill, and the existentially suffering kill themselves. For that, he now makes $50,000 a speech. In Australia, Philip Nitschke has counseled the suicides of people who were . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s Daily Article, features editor R.R. Reno discusses Big Science’s latest attempt to prove determinism right—and free will wrong. If anyone out there isn’t convinced that we’ll start seeing more of these kinds of studies, here’s another example taken . . . . Continue Reading »
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