David Goldman’s Disappearing Middle Eastern Christians, Disappointing Bishops , has stirred up a vigorous discussion already. For those who are interested, the Vatican has issued the final statement of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops. Titled An Appeal to . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the times : Scotland Yard’s famous Vice Squad, which deals with prostitution and other aspects of London’s underworld, has changed its title to the rather less dynamic “Serious Crime Directorate 9: Human Exploitation and Organised Crime Command”, or SCD9 for short. [ . . . . Continue Reading »
The decision by NPR to fire Juan Williams continues to churn the waters, and I find myself thinking more about the trajectory of American liberalism (and conservatism too). On the Guardian website, Michael Tomasky has a blog, and he steps up to defend the folks at NPR . As was the case in my . . . . Continue Reading »
In Disappearing Middle Eastern Christians, Disappointing Bishops , today’s “On the Square” article, David Goldman responds to a Catholic bishop’s claim that “Christians one can no longer talk of the land promised to the Jewish people,” because the . . . . Continue Reading »
Although we live in the Information Age some people are still, as Seth Godin says, ” deliberately uninformed .” Although it doesn’t apply to anyone who would read this blog (obviously), Godin’s rant is an entertaining way to start your Monday blog reading: Many people in the . . . . Continue Reading »
The following is a transcript of part two of Gayle Trotter’s podcast interview with Dr. Mark Olson, president of the John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Falls Church, Va.To listen to the interview, click here.Gayle: This is Gayle Trotter, and I’m sitting in the offices . . . . Continue Reading »
The NYT has an interesting story today on Obamacare’s requirement that the states create insurance exchanges—or the Feds will! This brings to fore another fecund area of bureaucratization imposed on the country by the law—the ones required to be created at the state level.How will . . . . Continue Reading »
Directed by a friend to one link, I noticed this one: the great nineteenth century Anglican Evangelical J. C. Ryle on unity among Christians . He believed strongly in Christian unity, but unity for him had its limits: Protestantism is the backbone of the Church of England; and any attempt to . . . . Continue Reading »
A disturbing study was published about how long it takes for a baby to die when deprived of medically provided food and water. From the study (may need to register, my links to the conditions mentioned): Neonatal survival after withdrawal of artificial hydration and nutrition can last up to 26 . . . . Continue Reading »
I love good science fiction. It allows us to examine our societies and cultures in an entertaining way without being too “on the money.” It allows our imaginations to reach the stars—as we focus on problems and issues that are very down to earth.Examples that I have . . . . Continue Reading »
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