A notable characteristic of dispensationalism, one which distinguishes it from both amillennial eschatology and even from historic premillennialism, is how the dispensationalist views the Jewish people and the nation Israel. The following are some quite brief notes on the subject, followed by a . . . . Continue Reading »
Allowing people to make their own informed decisions regarding the extent of end-of-life medical treatment is crucial to respecting all people as persons. Indeed, that view was first promoted by the late great Paul Ramsey, the Christian theologian/bioethicist, in his pioneering lectures and . . . . Continue Reading »
Pakistan has passed a law to prevent its destitute from being preyed upon by rich Westerners who exploit the poor as if they were a mere biological organ plantation. From now on, only close relatives will be legally allowed to donate organs to those in need of a transplant and organ selling a . . . . Continue Reading »
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!All Thy works shall praise Thy Name,in earth, and sky, and sea;Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!God in three Persons, blessèd . . . . Continue Reading »
Is the rise of global Pentecostalism beneficial to America’s interest? Walter Russel Mead thinks it may be: Christianity is not only the worlds largest and fastest-growing faith. Christianity is also the worlds most pro-American faith. Not all Christians like American values and . . . . Continue Reading »
I was so inspired by Jessica that I began a similar daily routine. Unfortunately, it only affirmed that dancing on the sink will lead to a busted tailbone. . . . . Continue Reading »
A Protestant Charismatic friend who read my Spirituality Without Spirits wrote me: That is well-done and definitely says it in terms of the utter cop-out among many young people in terms of religious belief with teeth. Don’t you think this is where a lot of Catholic youth are at? Unless . . . . Continue Reading »
Those superior embryonic stem cells are not yet in any human trials, but the adult stem cell successes in humans just keep chugging along. A child has now had his own bone marrow stem cells used to help transplant a new trachea. From the story:UCL scientists and surgeons have led a . . . . Continue Reading »
A New Voice for the American Right declares a profile of our editorial board member Robert P. George, written by the prominent philosopher John Haldane and published in the English magazine Standpoint . Haldane, who teaches at St. Andrew’s University, describes Robby as “a leader of . . . . Continue Reading »
Salon.com offers a slideshow of The Ten Worst-Reviewed Movies . I’m relieved to say that I’ve seen none of them. Something I didn’t know till recently: Joe Eszterhas, writer of one of the movies on the list, which is supposed to be horribly written and morally vile at the same . . . . Continue Reading »