Anthony, while it’s true that Dawkins would rather wish you a “Happy Christmas” than a “Happy Holiday Season,” he’d really prefer to wish you a ” Happy Newton Day .” In this article Dawkins reflects on his childhood Christmas experiences, and then . . . . Continue Reading »
I am assuming that the descriptions in this story are accurate for purposes of analysis. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution:Alicia Fennell had just one hour to save her husband’s life. Doctors at Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville said he was brain dead and being kept alive . . . . Continue Reading »
So, the godfather of the new atheism, Richard Dawkins, i s a cultural Christian . This by his own admission. Oh, but it gets better: “I like singing carols along with everybody else. I’m not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history,” he said. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at The Corner , Michael Novak has joined the National Review ‘s stampede into the arms of Mitt Romney by endorsing the former one-term governor of Massachusetts. The National Review editors make the curious case that Romney—who has, by my count, lost at least as many elections as he . . . . Continue Reading »
They say Americans don’t care about ideas. Well, that’s nonsense. We take ideas VERY seriously in this country. Where else would you see something like this? This campaign ad captures something of the same dilemma that one faces in the 2008 Presidential race. You can go along with the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life have announced the establishment of “Terri’s Day.” From the story:The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation and Priests for Life jointly announced that “Terri’s Day” will advocate for people in situations . . . . Continue Reading »
The current Futile Care Theory fuss in Canada, in which a hospital wants to remove Samuel Golubchuk’s respirator and feeding tube because he is diagnosed as unconscious, seems to be playing out in the polls as favoring the family that wants their father’s life-sustaining treatment to . . . . Continue Reading »
In the New York Times , John Tierney files a brief report about the possibility of new drugs and genetic modifications to turn off or on homosexual tendencies. For some years now, the medical associations (particularly the American Psychological Association) have firmly condemned psychiatric and . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve recently been re-reading Emerson, and I find myself longing for the return of a more sincere hypocrisy. . . . . Continue Reading »
If you’ll be eating lunch at your desk today, you might enjoy watching one of these videos: A “Dan Rather Reports” feature on ” Church and State: Separation Anxieties ” includes an hour-long panel discussion with Judge Michael McConnell, Holly Hollman, Prof. Richard . . . . Continue Reading »
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