SHS Funnies

by Wesley J. Smith

I thought this cartoon was funny—which proves that I am getting . . . . Continue Reading »

10 Apr 2010 0

Pre-Adamite discovered?

by David T. Koyzis

The remains of a previously unknown human species have been discovered in Siberia. Provisionally called Homonym, it is distinguished from Homo sapiens by its relative inability to spell . . . . Continue Reading »

10 Apr 2010 0

Killing for Organs: Doctor Says Take Neurologically Devastated Patients’ Kidneys Before They are Dead

by Wesley J. Smith

As I have repeatedly reported here and elsewhere, some bioethicists and others in the transplant community seek permission to harvest patients’ organs before they are dead.  The latest example is in the Winter 2010 edition of Lahey Clinical Journal of Medical Ethics, in which Brown . . . . Continue Reading »

10 Apr 2010 0

Santa’s or Tolkien’s, Doesn’t Matter

by David Mills

For those of you who might have to suffer a ridiculously “inclusive” sermon this Sunday and hear some preacher speak of “Godself” in order to avoid saying “Himself,” something that may lessen the pain: A young friend, Ethan Cordray, writes that when he hears . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2010 0

Re: God Also Created Mars

by Kevin Staley-Joyce

I’m keen on your mention, Joe, of the role of fascination and wonder in driving young Americans to choose careers in science (and, accordingly, the role of NASA’s periodic monotony in creating apathy among astronauts-to-be). Noted astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson recently addressed this . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2010 0

Grotesques Without Grace

by Joe Carter

When I was putting together the list of books for the Tournament of Novels, I kept stumbling across titles that I had seen before, but had never considered reading. Shamed by my sense of having missed out on so much great literature, I started adding these novels to my reading list. The first one . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2010 0

God and the Body at Newsweek

by Matthew Lee Anderson

As Joe mentioned on Monday , Lisa Miller has a new book out on heaven , and while I haven’t read it yet, the excerpt at Newsweek is intriguing. Miller highlights the paradox of believing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which she claims “has strained the credulity of even the most . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2010 0

God Also Created Mars

by Joe Carter

Like most American boys who grew up in the late 1970s and early 1980s I was fascinated by space exploration. I drank Tang (even though it tasted horrible), took pilgrimages to Houston’s Johnson Space Center, and viewed Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff (both the book and the movie) as a New . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2010 0

Animal Rights Radicalism: Turning Whales into “Persons”

by Wesley J. Smith

Paloa Cavalieri is the co-editor and author, with Peter Singer, of The Great Ape Project, which seeks to create a “moral community of equals” among  human beings, gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos. The point is to “break the species barrier” and bring the . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2010 0

Goldwater and the Do-Gooders

by David Mills

While searching the web for something, I came across the Planned Parenthood site and followed a link to a group of theirs called “Republicans for Choice.” It included as a pull-out quote these words from Barry Goldwater: A lot of so-called conservatives today don’t know what the . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Apr 2010 0