Two months after the event, the New York Times discovers that the Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israeli commandos last May is “tied to the elite of Turkey,” a conclusion that was obvious on the face of it from initial news reports. This occurred after the German government banned the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University has a wonderful shot-for-shot parody of the Old Spice’s brilliant ” The Man Your Man Could Smell Like ” commercial: (Via: Geekosystem ) . . . . Continue Reading »
In a provocative “On the Square” article today, Stuart Koehl declares that the Church should be An Independent Witness to Marriage by ceasing to act of as agent of the state in marrying people. In response to conservative writer R. Emmett Tyrrell’s suggestion that we solve the . . . . Continue Reading »
Trend-watching, from today’s NY Times, “When the Bride Takes a Bride:” how same-sex couples are finding ways to celebrate without being forced into a straight couples’ mold. The piece opens with a pair of lesbians who didn’t like how their “wedding” and . . . . Continue Reading »
If you are skeptical about postmodern thought, I encourage you to check out “The Church and Postmodern Series” by Baker Academic, which “features high-profile theorists in continental philosophy and contemporary theology writing for a broad, nonspecialist audience interested in the . . . . Continue Reading »
When asked to rate the qualities they admire most, women often claim to value honesty above all else. This is, of course, rather ironic since honesty is the trait they least tolerate in men. Admitting that, yeah, now that she’s mentioned it, she does look kind of chubby in that dress, will . . . . Continue Reading »
I received a nice book review in the National Catholic Register, that focused on my primary purpose in writing—the defense and importance of human exceptionalism. From “When Dog Becomes God,” by John M. Grondelski (must register to open):But, for me, the most valuable part of . . . . Continue Reading »
That’s the opinion of Bruce Wilson of American’s United for the Separation of Church and State. His opinion is formed from two components. The first is his opinion of a decision in Hawaii by governor Linda Lingle:As she announced her veto of Hawaii’s Civil Unions Bill HB444 on July . . . . Continue Reading »
On the heels of the implementation of a new abortion law in Spain that declares abortion as a right, allows unrestricted abortions performed during the first fourteen weeks of a pregnancy, and lowers the age of required parental consent for abortion to fifteen, Archbishop Francisco Gil Hellín . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the first images that comes to mind at mention of a “nontraditional proposal” might be a couple’s female half making the first move, proposing marriage. But in an interview the other day, actress Angelina Jolie took the logic a step further, announcing that the only nuptial . . . . Continue Reading »
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