I was sent an old article from 2001 that focused on personhood theory and the attempt to redefine death, which criticized bioethics for being unduly Western in its outlook,. (It seems to me that a great deal of energy in bioethics, these days, is dedicated to finding justifications for using . . . . Continue Reading »
I stumbled across John D. Steinrucken’s interesting essay “Secularism’s Debt to Christianity” in today’s American Thinker. Steinrucken’s opening paragraph includes this provocative line:Western civilization’s survival, including the survival of . . . . Continue Reading »
For those of you who missed last week’s opportunity , now’s your last chance! We need a one-liner to go under the FT logo on a t-shirt, and we’d love to hear your ideas. Winner of the best caption gets a free t-shirt! Send us your suggestions, along with your name and address, to . . . . Continue Reading »
A Bosnian man, whose house has been hit six times by meterorites , explains that “I am obviously being targeted by extraterrestrials. I don’t know what I have done to annoy them.” The Washington Post offers a symposium on Should religions intermarry? A Catholic pyschotherapist . . . . Continue Reading »
For years, Geron promised that human trials for its ESCR derived product to treat people with new spinal cord injuries would begin—next year. Then approval was obtained from the FDA. Then it was off. Now, it is back on again. From the story:Geron Corp. said Friday it . . . . Continue Reading »
Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, a professed atheist, recently stated she respects the Church, in response to an archbishop’s suggesting Christians might not vote for her on August 21. But does one’s religious background affect voters in Australia? Australia, being a more . . . . Continue Reading »
Although he “grew up as a socialist republican in Belfast,” and believes “there is also much about the Catholic Church’s teachings to rage against,” Kevin Rooney argues in The Backwardness of Catholic-Bashing that the current animosity to all things . . . . Continue Reading »
Wednesday, August 25th, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Be there—because, well, because I’ll be there, and Michael Novak will be there, and Chuck Colson, and Os Guinness. Two Catholic speakers and two Protestants—a practical application of the idea of Evangelicals and Catholics . . . . Continue Reading »
Anne Rice posted this now-notorious comment on her Facebook page Wednesday: I quit being a Christian. I’m out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control. I refuse to be anti-Democrat. I refuse to be anti-secular . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s “On the Square” article, senior editor David Goldman shows how bad demographics lead to bad economies. In Fed Proposals to Counter “Deflation” Are Misguided , he writes that “Demographics drive deflation, and our demographics are not good.” For . . . . Continue Reading »
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