I almost didn’t post this because I don’t want to contribute to it in any way. But I decided that since part of purpose of SHS is to be a running, real time history of bioethical and human exceptionalism issues of our era, I must.A Minnesota couple has established a Web site to . . . . Continue Reading »
There is no such thing as “the Muslim world” and the phrase, favored by the major media, is a dangerous one. The president seems to recognize that, but still fails to speak effectively about religious freedom among Muslims. The man who writes student papers reveals what he does and why. . . . . Continue Reading »
Does Facebook tempt couples into committing adultery? One pastor seems to think so : Facebook and adultery seem to go hand in hand, according to the Rev. Cedric Miller of Neptune, N.J. So, on Sunday, Miller is going to ask his congregation at Living Word Christian Fellowship to delete their . . . . Continue Reading »
I recommend the recent reissue of Robert Nisbet’s The Quest for Community, which includes an excellent introduction by Ross Douthat. The book is a critique of both leftism and the right-liberalism (more “freedom,” less “equality”), so prevalent in today’s conservative . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s second “On the Square” article, assistant editor David Lasher reflects on the barriers to Jewish inclusiveness, and particularly on Rabbi Ben Greenberg’s proposal that unity be pursued through study of the Torah more than in shared ritual. He writes, in A . . . . Continue Reading »
Ted Turnau explains why and how Christians should engage popular culture : Popular culture works not by blurting out a message, but through appealing to the imagination. A television show does not simply convey a message, such as ‘Life is meaningless, so have all the fun you can while you . . . . Continue Reading »
From Frederick Buechner’s Listening to Your Life : From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention to the frog. Pay attention to the west wind. Pay attention to the boy on the raft, the lady in the tower, the . . . . Continue Reading »
Unfortunately, writes R. R. Reno in Bad Dreams , today’s first “On the Square” article, a Jesuit writing on the Holy Land in the Jesuit magazine America offers “easy Leftist slogans rather than serious analysis” in his proposal for a single, and non-Jewish, . . . . Continue Reading »
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church Diocese of New York recently authorized the creation of a joint task force to “Assess the threat to religious freedom posed by the activities of the [Institute on Religion & Democracy (IRD)] and related groups” and to “Develop . . . . Continue Reading »
Irene Rosenberg recently passed away. She was a longtime member of the University of Houston Law Center and a lion-hearted liberal. Irene and her husband Yale were two of the brightest lights at the law school. They were orthodox Jews and unapologetic leftists.While I disagreed with the two of them . . . . Continue Reading »
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