The Netherlands vividly illustrates how euthanasia/assisted suicide cannot logically be limited to the restricted category of people diagnosed with a terminal illness. Since euthanasia began there under official sanction—first decriminalization and then formal legalization—the Dutch have . . . . Continue Reading »
CNS news has the goods on Rashad Hussain, the 31-year-old Indian-American whom Obama just appointed as America’s first ambassador to the Organization of Islamic States. A few years ago, Mr. Hussain was a vocal defender of an accused (and later confessed) funder of the Islamic Jihad, . . . . Continue Reading »
I keep bringing stories like this up because the animal rights movement’s propaganda has seriously eroded the public’s support for animal research—not to the point that a majority oppose it—but the numbers should be limited to strict animal rightists, and it’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Ken Starr is going to be named the new president of Baylor University. Already, there have been rumblings. Here in Houston, where I live, the pastor of Ecclesia church Chris Seay, who is a well known author, has already suggested people should join him in sending a statement to the Board . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is the video from last night’s CBS evening news, in case you were unable to see it:Watch CBS News Videos OnlineHis book is available here. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Mardi Gras season in New Orleans starts weeks in advance of today’s actual celebration, and is traditionally known as a time for people to celebrate excess in the days leading up to Lent—forty days of fasting. In some ways, though, Mardi Gras has become a celebration of vice before . . . . Continue Reading »
Last time I proffered the idea that pain is a problem for the atheist because he has to figure out what to do about said pain - and some of you took that at face value, but I think some of you are rightfully scratching your heads.“Frank - big thinkin’ and everything,” you ought to . . . . Continue Reading »
Want to the get into an elite college? Get good grades, score high on the SAT, and try not to be born an Asian American : SAT score aren’t everything. But they can tell some fascinating stories. Take 1,623, for instance. That’s the average score of Asian-Americans, a group that Daniel . . . . Continue Reading »
If I ever write a book, I will be content if it is half as thoughtful, profound, and meditative as Gilbert Meilander’s Neither Beast Nor God. I am tempted to stop with that sentence; but I won’t. And I won’t write a book that even comes close to half, try as I might. Meilander’s . . . . Continue Reading »
I am convinced that, even after the special election in Massachusetts, the Democrats have no idea how big the tidal wave will be in November. The Republicans need ten seats to take the Senate, and thirteen are in play . Maybe more. A tsunami is about to hit the incumbents. Of course, the . . . . Continue Reading »
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