1. J.R.R. Tolkien killed a Beatles Lord of the Rings movie Once upon a time, the Fab Four—having slain the pop charts—decided to set their sights on the Dark Lord Sauron by making a Lord of the Rings feature, starring themselves. One man dared stand in their way: J.R.R. Tolkien. According . . . . Continue Reading »
A young seminarian reflects on what it means to wear a clerical collar . The Scientist offers its scientific quotations of the month . Focus on the Family’s Jim Daly asks do pets go to heaven? Helen Alvare argues that abortion law is family law . Steve Cohen argues that anonymous juries will . . . . Continue Reading »
I thought I had heard it all in the ESCR debate. That embryonic stem cells are the “only hope.” Wrong! That they don’t really come from embryos! Junk biology. That the reason they have not brought about the cures is they did not receive good funding . . . . Continue Reading »
There are about 4,000 Lutherans living in the Republic of Chile, mostly of German descent found in two church bodies. One of those Lutherans, Pastor Martin Junge , will become the eighth general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation November 25. The LWF is a communion of 145 churches in 79 . . . . Continue Reading »
Really? Think of the joy that would be lost—both for us and for . . . . Continue Reading »
Barry Arrington, responding to R. R. Reno’s “On the Square” column The Idols of Revisionist Theology , writes: I suppose we have an obligation to challenge and defeat error wherever we find it, but I sometimes wonder whether we really need to kick every barking dog. . . . . Continue Reading »
Preexisting conditions: The scourge that can keep people from obtaining health insurance. No question, that needs to change and Obamacare was supposed to do that. Indeed, as I have written about here, HHS has currently authorized state pool policies for such people that is now in . . . . Continue Reading »
After a twelve-year absence, the revered indie director Whit Stillman has just finished filming a new movie—at last. The December 2010 First Things offers the first extensive profile of Stillman in years, an exclusive look at his exile from Hollywood and his struggle to get funding for a new . . . . Continue Reading »
Prospect magazine has an excellent article on moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre’s view of money and global capitalism . There is certainly much to disagree with in MacIntyre’s critique, but it is provocative and worthy of serious reflection: When it comes to the money-men, MacIntyre . . . . Continue Reading »
Though Amazon.com quickly decided to pull The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure off its shelves, they continue to sell other books in the same genre. That’s probably not news to most. But take a look at their reported reasoning: “Amazon.com believes it is censorship not to . . . . Continue Reading »
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