“To integrate abortion so that it’s a seamless part of health care for women — embraced rather than shunned . . . is the future,” declares the author of yesterday’s cover story in the New York Times Magazine . But it’s not, writes our managing . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been reading through Eric Metaxas’ biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It is truly excellent. At points it almost has a dreamlike quality. I highly recommend it.What motivates this post is the point in the narrative where the German state church is confronted by . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert George joins in on the discussion about who want ” marriage equality” do not want marital fidelity : Evidence is now beginning to pour in that a vast number of persons in same-sex sexual partnerships, including those legally recognized as marriages, simply do not view monogamy or . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell K. Nieli reports that the “diversity” in Ivy League isn’t so diverse : Most elite universities seem to have little interest in diversifying their student bodies when it comes to the numbers of born-again Christians from the Bible belt, students from Appalachia and other . . . . Continue Reading »
Blogging has several functions. One function that I particularly enjoy is broadcasting what’s “out there,” an appropriately vague phrase to capture the bewildering number of events, films, and books that deserve attention. I informed Evangel readers about recent films that are . . . . Continue Reading »
A neighbor kindly introduced me to another neighbor I had not yet met. After hearing where I live, the new neighbor said to me, “Oh, you’re in the house with the gaggle of kids.” As she said this, she rolled her eyes and made a face as though she smelled something . . . . Continue Reading »
The question of the existence of truth has been in debate for centuries and the subject will not be answered to everyone’s satisfaction. Of course there is an answer, and reformed theologians all know what the answer is. That’s why we don’t argue too much about it. But I . . . . Continue Reading »
I am in Sydney Airport waiting for the first leg of an 18 hour trip home. I thought I would reflect on the last two very busy and intense weeks, and what I hope was accomplished.The last time I was asked to tour Australia, in August 2001, it was to blunt the moral outlawry of Phillip . . . . Continue Reading »
By rejecting human exceptionalism, modern bioethics threatens to destroy human equality and expose the defenseless to killing and exploitation. Take infanticide, which Peter Singer—among others—asserts should be permitted if the baby does not meet the utilitarian interests of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Well. Hello.I’ve been away for a while — work and other commitments have limited by blogging overall, and sadly my availability for Evangel has been one of the victims of that. I stopped by yesterday (Friday, 17 July 2010) to see what’s going on here, and I found Christopher . . . . Continue Reading »
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