Oh, the animal rightists are not going to like this. Seizing on the claim that meat eating causes global warming, rightists have pushed vegetarianism as an environmental fix. Now, a study has concluded, that eating meat might actually be better for the environment—at least in the UK. From the . . . . Continue Reading »
University towns tend to be the worst when it comes to vapidity and useless symbolic gestures promoting Leftist hyper control. In that tradition, Cambridge, MA—home of Harvard (of course)—has decided to take the point on fighting global warming! And they are serious about it, . . . . Continue Reading »
The Forward website reports today: The Jewish Theological Seminary is eliminating the position of dean of its cantorial school as part of a major reorganization and consolidation at Conservative Judaism’s flagship seminary. Chancellor Arnold Eisen said that the restructuring would take place . . . . Continue Reading »
Although Greece is an EC member, its finances and political system have the character of a banana republic. EC membership, though, enabled Greece to borrow far more money than any banana republic, such that the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio is about triple that of Argentina just before the . . . . Continue Reading »
Slate ‘s Chris Wilson noticed a theme running through many of the poems published in The New Yorker : “With astounding frequency, they were about writing poetry.” I downloaded every poem on The New Yorker’s Web site—which came out to 316 specimens dating back to January . . . . Continue Reading »
Great movie quotes become part of our cultural vocabulary,” said American Film Institute director Jean Picker Firstenberg as he unveiled AFI’S 100 Years . . . 100 Movie Quotes: America’s Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases. The AFI list is as comprehensive as it is dull; a mix of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Every theologian, wanna-be theologian, a-theologian, and otherwise thinking person has one. Discuss a point of theology long enough, and you’ll inevitably see it played. Call it Anderson’s Law: As a theological conversation grows longer, the probability of seeing the mystery card . . . . Continue Reading »
The problem is what to do about pain. See: the common argument here — which Loftus plainly uses to dismiss God — is that all pain ought to be stopped whenever possible. A universe with suffering in it precludes the Christian God (he says), so the onus is now on John or anyone else who sees pain to stop pain.
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Several years ago it was mildly amusing when people would joke about heavy snowfall refuting global warming. Now the bit is just stale—and I’m starting to wonder if people really believe there is a direct connection between individual storms and changing climate patterns. For those who . . . . Continue Reading »
Writing at Vox Nova , the author known as “Morning’s Minion” has published a post calling for consistency in the application of canon 915 — the denial of Holy Communion to those who “obstinately persevere in manifest grave sin”— in this particular case, the public advocacy of . . . . Continue Reading »
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