The Sunday edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer features an op-ed arguing for the importance of religious freedom, not just in the United States, but abroad as well. The authors, Christian Sahner and Bennett Graham observe that religious freedom plays a fundamental role in the development of a . . . . Continue Reading »
I recently interviewed Dr. Mark Olson about the development of the New Testament canon. Dr. Olson is the President of John Leland Center for Theological Studies (www.leland.edu). You can listen to the podcast . . . . Continue Reading »
“Rights Inflation,” as I call it, is a growing pet peeve. Here’s what I mean: Too many policy advocates these days attempt to elevate what they consider to be desirable public polices to the status of basic human rights.That’s not a good thing. A right is something . . . . Continue Reading »
This story from the New English Review blog is worthy of an Indiana Jones film plot:On the night of April 24, 1944, British air force bombers hammered a former Jesuit college here [Munich] housing the Bavarian Academy of Science. The 16th-century building crumpled in the inferno. Among the treasures . . . . Continue Reading »
The Australian euthanasia debate has heated up, with Western Australia rejecting an active euthanasia bill, but legalization bills introduced in South Australia, New South Wales, and soon, Tazmania, among other places. The death movement is being fronted Down Under by the Greens, who see it . . . . Continue Reading »
Perhaps the worst things President Obama did when he rescinded President Bush’s ESCR funding policy, was that he also revoked a non controversial Bush order that required the NIH to give funding priority to finding sources of pluripotent stem cells that do not destroy embryos. At the . . . . Continue Reading »
An AP “Poll” is out that apparently finds that a plurality of people believe that Obamacare didn’t go far enough, while only 20% want the law repealed. From the story:Voters who say the new health reform law was too conservative outnumber by 2 to 1 those supporting repeal, . . . . Continue Reading »
Donald Berwick, the would be health care rationier brought in by an opaque-purposed recess appointment to avoid having to answer pointed questions at a senate hearing, has recently been very enthusiastic in his praise of NICE—the NHS rationing board that uses the the quality adjusted life year . . . . Continue Reading »
I have repeatedly asked some of you to please not bring up irrelevancies or, in particular, non sequitur snide references to religion. I will no longer edit such comments. I don’t have the time. I have commenced trashing them. If the offenses continue, I will blackball the . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The 50 Most Extraordinary Churches of the World The Church of Hallgramur is a Lutheran parish church which is also a very tall one, reaching 74.5 meters (244 ft) height. It is the fourth tallest architectural structure in Iceland. It took incredibly long to build it (38 years!) Construction work . . . . Continue Reading »
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