Matthew Lee Anderson offers a helpful summary, both of the most prominent “natural law” arguments regarding marriage and of the “evangelical” hesitations regarding them. You can read the Robert George, et al paper here , brief accounts of the Protestant stance . . . . Continue Reading »
The CIA’s invention of Facebook has saved the government millions of dollars. CIA’s ‘Facebook’ Program Dramatically Cut Agency’s Costs . . . . Continue Reading »
When the debacle called the Affordable Care Act—better known as Obamacare—was jammed down the collective throat in the most corrupt and dishonest legislative action I have ever seen—after the pro side lost the political debate in the country—supporters were self . . . . Continue Reading »
Catholics are more supportive of gay and lesbian rights than the general public and other Christians? Surely this can’t be right: • Nearly three-quarters of Catholics favor either allowing gay and lesbian people to marry (43%) or allowing them to form civil unions (31%). Only 22% of . . . . Continue Reading »
Various media outlets have noted a study that predicts that in nine countries religion is set for extinction : The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation. The team’s mathematical model attempts to account for the interplay between the number of religious . . . . Continue Reading »
And then there were two. The match-up we’ve seen coming/lamenting/dreading has finally arrived. Austen vs. Tolkien. Mr. Darcy vs. Gandalf. Elizabeth Bennet vs. Bilbo Baggins. Many people (including me) have questioned how The Hobbit made it to the final round. Does it really deserve to be in . . . . Continue Reading »
The general ABC approach seems to be working in another African country in fighting AIDS—this time Zimbabwe. A=abstinence. B=Be Monogamous. C=If you can’t do A or B, use condoms. From the story:HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe has declined remarkably in recent years, . . . . Continue Reading »
If you were the Jewish girl named Mary, it was about this time of the year that your life changed. Nine months from now it would Christmas, but the pain and party of that blessed day was far away.Sometime about now if you were Mary, then you had to say “yes” to God.First the . . . . Continue Reading »
I recently found this wonderful quote from St. John Chrysostom through one of my current students:If we keep vigil in church, David [the author of the psalms] comes first, last and central. If early in the morning we want songs and hymns, first, last and central is David again. If we are occupied . . . . Continue Reading »
First in line “On the Square” today is Elizabeth Scalia ‘s column, where she parses a particularly poisonous form of idolatry in the media: Our ideological allegiances to these cults of personality have us slip-sliding into the sin of idolatry and everything that comes with . . . . Continue Reading »
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