As predicted, the French lower house passed a largely symbolic measure that bans full face coverings in public . In a posting last week , I pointed out that whatever one thinks of the French ban, it fits into a more than one-century-long tradition of enforcing (or at least trying to enforce) a . . . . Continue Reading »
Argentina Senate to Vote on Gay Marriage [President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner] harshly criticized church leaders on Monday, saying that their discourse on the issue resembled “the times of the Crusades” and that they failed to acknowledge how socially liberal Argentina had . . . . Continue Reading »
Another of those tests many people enjoy: the Face Memory Test from the BBC’s home page. I’ve just gotten to the age that leaves me wondering if I really want to take it. . . . . Continue Reading »
Still in the World is the title of Joe Carter’s “On the Square” article today, a reflection on the lesson he learned while tending his mother as she was dying, and how her life and death led him to understand Jesus’ life and death better, and what it means for us. . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s summer, and I’ve let my reading go a little. Only today did I catch up with a perceptive discussion of the recent Supreme Court decision, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, posted by Robert K. Visher on The Public Discourse . The majority in Martinez upheld the decision of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Fear of global warming is driving some people absolutely bonkers. Case in point: I was watching the news tonight from Perth and saw some professor opining that millions of feral (non indigenous) Australian animals should be killed in the name of fighting global warming. After . . . . Continue Reading »
We have seen it before and we will see it again: the culture wars are being played out in the American cinema house, this time covering the topics of same-sex marriage, Darwinism, and Evangelical scandal. Check out the trailers for these recent films.The Kids Are All Right (2010) 8: The Mormon . . . . Continue Reading »
There have been some great television shows that have explored the theme of war and combat ( M*A*S*H , Battlestar Galactica , F-Troop ). But I have to agree with the brilliant TV critic Scott that the ongoing series that runs on The History Channel isn’t one of them : [T]here are some shows . . . . Continue Reading »
“Hand washing removes more than dirt—it also removes the guilt of past misdeeds, weakens the urge to engage in compensatory behavior, and attenuates the impact of disgust on moral judgment,” reported an article in the journal Nature titled “Washing Away Postdecisional . . . . Continue Reading »
Australian pro euthanasia forces are responding to my advocacy, accusing me of scare mongering. From the story:Tasmania’s Dying with Dignity group has accused an anti-euthanasia advocate of scaremongering about the impacts of legalising assisted suicide. U.S. campaigner Wesley Smith has . . . . Continue Reading »
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