Extreme libertarianism brings out the thoughtful moderation in our Porcher friend. He defends the Straussians and the Neocons from Brad Thompson’s fantastic charge that they are NATIONALISTIC FASCISTS. That means, of course, that any public concern for virtue or the quality of citizens is . . . . Continue Reading »
Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel have come up with an acceptable form of gay marriage: gay men marry lesbians . Rabbis from the religious Zionist community have launched an initiative to marry gay men to lesbian women - with some surprising successes. So far, 11 marriages have been performed. . . . . Continue Reading »
Jeffrey Polet argues that any well-organized community will and ought to have a say in the selection of sexual partners : The hoary cliche goes like this: “Who I have sex with is no one’s business but my own” – a phrase that obscures more than it reveals. On the surface of it . . . . Continue Reading »
“I guess all of us live a double life in a sense or at least we are tempted in that direction. We split our lives in two between the religious part and the everday part. Escriva’s message is that it is all meant to hang together as a life lived in the service of God and other . . . . Continue Reading »
Disturbing statistic of the day : In 2008, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene , there were 55,391 total deaths in New York City. Also in 2008, according to the New York State Department of Health , there were 82,475 induced abortions in New York City. . . . . Continue Reading »
The writers of the recent A Call for Intergenerational Justice have come Late to the Debt Party , writes David Mills in his “On the Square” column today. The writers, representing the Evangelical Left, have issued a vague statement that for the first time takes seriously the . . . . Continue Reading »
Readers of this blog who live in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area (is there anywhere in North Georgia to which this appellation does not apply?) might enjoy the following two events, taking place at Oglethorpe University on Monday, March 14 (today). At 4 p.m., Professor Michael DeBow of the . . . . Continue Reading »
In my ongoing Genevan Psalter project, I have just completed versifications and arrangements for two more psalms: 128 and 88. The tune for Psalm 128 I first heard more than 30 years ago when I was a graduate student at Toronto’s Institute for Christian Studies. Senior Member Calvin Seerveld . . . . Continue Reading »
It is a modern presumption not only that life shouldn’t be a struggle—and for most of us, it isn’t anymore—but that we should always be happy. Indeed, I consider one of the driving forces in the coup de culture today to be the intense drive—whatever it . . . . Continue Reading »
I reported on Friday that Rachael Nyirahaabiyambere was back on a feeding tube by court order. I can now report that the ADF has—once again—leaped into the breach to help a family whose loved one was threatened with dehydration—just as it did in the Jesse Ramirez case. In . . . . Continue Reading »
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