As readers of SHS and my other writings know, I think one of the big coming fights in bioethics will be over “medical conscience,” that is, efforts to force Hippocratic and/or pro life doctors to participate in procedures or treatments that involve the taking of human life. Since the . . . . Continue Reading »
Parodies of television commercials tend to be terrible unless (a) they are promoting a library or (b) they feature a Muppet teaching about a preposition. . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . to fill what some persist in believing to be a desperate need for good translations of the Good Book. This one’s called the Common English Bible, which is an improvement over existing translations because of . . . what? I’m not sure, except that it appears to use more contractions . . . . Continue Reading »
I love these “Hitler Reacts” videos—which have come from, and attacked, both sides of the political street.This one is by my pal Steve Hayward and has Hitler stunned at the “10-10” video—which I reported about here—blowing up school children to promote . . . . Continue Reading »
1. How Pascal’s Triangle Explains Poetry Poetry . . . is mathematics. It is close to a particular branch of the subject known as combinatorics, the study of permutations – of how one can arrange particular groups of objects, numbers or letters according to stated laws. As early as 200 . . . . Continue Reading »
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has a number of ethnic associations. There is one for African Americans, for Asians and Pacific Islanders, for Latino Ministries, and even an Arab and Middle Eastern heritage group. The associations were created when the ELCA came into being in . . . . Continue Reading »
The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation has issued their latest statement, Steps Towards a Reunited Church . They begin by noting that “the most divisive element in our traditions has been a growing diversity, since the late patristic centuries, in the ways we understand . . . . Continue Reading »
Events of possible interest to our readers: Catholic, Orthodox, Polish National Catholic, and Anglican speakers will discuss Dominus Iesus on its tenth anniversary on October 15th at the University of Scranton. Peter van Inwagen to lecture on Bertrand Russell on Evidence and Religious Belief . The . . . . Continue Reading »
Two Shows We Try to Watch as a FamilyMonk is gone. The most reliable family entertainment to appear on television disappeared last year. Occasionally (ahem!) even our family likes to watch television and when we do we wish to watch it together. Tony Shaloub knew how to keep a diverse Reynolds room . . . . Continue Reading »
A friend sends an opening paragraph in The Economist he thought very good, so I send it along for those of you who like this sort of thing: HE HAS just been anointed the guardian of socialism in an economically troubled country, leaping ahead of a sidelined elder brother and representing a new . . . . Continue Reading »
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