Why do people fail to acknowledge the reality of evil? My progressive friends––a list which is getting shorter and shorter––were baffled by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. They lacked a vocabulary and worldview to describe what happened. If British literary . . . . Continue Reading »
The Washington Board of Pharmacy is apparently going to revisit its regulation requiring every pharmacy to dispense all legal prescriptions. The controversy arose when a small pharmacy chain refused to dispense Plan B contraception based on the religious beliefs of the chain’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Misrepresentation is an apologists greatest ally.At the core of Christian Zionism is not the destruction of Jews and Israel. What is at the heart is the literal redemption of a great number of Jews though a conversion to Christ in the last times. It is an eschatological expectation. It is not a mere . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The Scientific Difference Between a Yuppie and a Hippie On the distinction between yuppies and hippies: Individual differences in prediction biases for planning future tasks. “The present study investigated variables related to errors in predicting when tasks will be completed. Participants . . . . Continue Reading »
When asked whether the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would support a possible Israeli air strike against the regime in Tehran to prevent Iran from gaining nukes, UAE’s ambassador to the United States, Yousef Al Otaiba said : A military attack on Iran by whomever would be a disaster, but Iran . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday I wrote that Québec, Canada’s province pas comme les autres, has always had an established religion. At one time it was Roman Catholicism; now it’s official secularism. Justice Gérard Dugré had the courage to label truthfully the provincial government’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Kudos to the Obama administration. After the Stupak-Pitts amendment that specifically prohibited federal funding of abortion in the new programs established by the big healthcare reform bill was stripped out, many predicted that tax payers would end of financing the evil of abortion. The suspsicion . . . . Continue Reading »
According to a report in The Scotsman , Catholics planning to attend open-air Mass arranged for the Pope’s visit to the UK will face a two-tier system, depending on which side of the Border they are. Worshippers in Scotland will not have to pay to attend the Papal Mass to be held in Glasgow . . . . Continue Reading »
If its introductory video is any indication, Cornerstone Church is the spitting image of the ” Megachurch Show ” meme recently noted by Joe Carter. But among dozens of ministries, from scrapbooking and Bible study to sports teams and four-wheeling outings, Cornerstone adds an unexpected . . . . Continue Reading »
The professed-Catholic Nancy Pelosi received the Champion for Women’s Health Award from Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider, today in the Rayburn House Office Building. Which made me look up that old transcript from Meet the Press from a while back—remember when . . . . Continue Reading »
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