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 »
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 »
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