Speaking of spirituality, I was browsing in a popular bookstore in SoHo this weekend and was excited to see a section titled “Metaphysics.” Imagine my disappointment when the shelf turned out to be filled—not with Plato, Aristotle, or Aquinas—but with Tarot cards and . . . . Continue Reading »
The winner of the 2009 Templeton Prize ultimate reality had he remained a Christian. . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times officially endorsed cloning this morning. You remember how for the past 8 years, whenever the topic of embryonic stem-cell research came up, the proponents told us that they just need the so-called “spare” embryos, “left-overs” from IVF clinics, that were . . . . Continue Reading »
The assisted suicide law called the Oregon Death with Dignity Act—as if dying without poisoning yourself to death isn’t dignified—should instead be called the Oregon Compassion and Choices Assisted Suicide Enabling Act. It turns out that representatives of the assisted suicide . . . . Continue Reading »
The deficiencies in the UK’s health system are varied and many. And still, euthanasia advocates there push for assisted suicide to be legalized. But the Guardian—a left-wing paper—has just reported that the inability of UK patients to gain access good pain control is scandalous. . . . . Continue Reading »
Apparently every aberrant behavior is to be normalized, including sex with animals: First it was Peter Singer claiming that bestiality was just two animals rubbing body parts. Then a movie was released sympathetic to the cause. Now, bioethicist Jacob M. Appel, who has called for allowing assisted . . . . Continue Reading »
Geron recently obtained FDA permission to try using a potentially risky embryonic stem cell derived treatment developed to treat acute spinal cord injury in a human trial to test the safety of the product. But it turns out that a patient’s own adult stem cells appear to already provide the . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a bitter irony: A suicide prevention program from the State of Washington has been nationally recognized as an effective resource in saving lives. From the story:A Washington curriculum for suicide prevention has been recognized by a national resource center as a model program.The Help . . . . Continue Reading »
Ever since the animal rights movement came onto my radar, I have urged its leaders to condemn the terrorists within their midst. With the exception of Gary Francione and a few others, the silence among most leadership—particularly from the PETA folk—not to mention the rank and file, has . . . . Continue Reading »
There is David Goldman’s blog on Benedict XVI’s “Williamson incident,” and there is the web article for today by Fr. Oakes, who refers to it as well. All of which prompted me—as it should prompt you—to look up the text Pope Benedict wrote on the whole thing March . . . . Continue Reading »
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