Conservative Kids on Music

by Peter Lawler

ISI day two, described by ME . Next year, we need to invite Professor Carl Scott, of course. . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

Making Catholic Sex Sexy

by Joe Carter

Ashley E. McGuire, editor-in-chief of Altcatholicah, on promoting natural family planning in a culture of contraception : This week is natural family planning awareness week. And during this NFP awareness week, I am acutely aware that 98 percent of Catholic women use contraception of some form. We . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

On the Square Today

by The Editors

In his On the Square column , Joe Carter discusses how moderate pro-choicers can determine the relative value of fetal life: Polling shows that they think the percentage of abortion should neither be 0% nor 100% of its current rate. But what percentage do they think it should be? And how should . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

Expediency Over Principle: Embryonic Stem Cell Federal Funding Lawsuit Dismissed

by Wesley J. Smith

District Court Judge Royce Lamberth has dismissed the lawsuit filed against the Obama funding of ESCR. From the story:A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuitchallenging the Obama administration’s funding of stem cell research. The lawsuit, filed by Boston biological engineer James L. . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

First Links - 07.27.11

by Joe Carter

The Norway Massacre: Born of Ideology or Belief? , The Media Project (Arne H. Fjeldstad) One Man, One Woman, and the Common Good: Marriage’s Public Purpose , Public Discourse (Austin R. Nimocks) The universe’s largest reservoir of water found in ultra-distant quasar , Wired (Mark Brown) . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

Captain America: Super-Cheater

by Anthony Sacramone

So, having accidentally warped my only copy of Transylvania 6-5000 by leaving it a tad too close to the microwave, and having nothing to watch on a simmering summer afternoon, I decided to cough up the clams for the latest Marvel adaptation, Captain America: The First Avenger . Upon arriving at my . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

What’s the Truth About The West Bank?

by Joe Carter

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released an interesting video explaining why there is no such thing as “occupied territories” and why the term “1967 borders” is incorrect. (Via: Craig Carter ) . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

Gathering Nuts and Berrys Marx a Man Who Is More or Less Irrelevant, or Thoughts on Other Ceilings Than Debt Ceilings

by John Presnall

When the Twelve Southerners penned their classic collective manifesto I’ll Take My Stand one could wonder in awe at their audacity in making themselves nearly immediately irrelevant. Filled with interesting and true critiques of modern industrial capitalism and centralized bureaucratic . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2011 0

Allowing Gay Men to Donate Blood Not a Rainbow Flag Issue

by Wesley J. Smith

At the height of the AIDS crisis, gay men were barred from donating blood because of the greater likelihood that homosexuals could be infected with HIV.  Now, the U.S. Government is going to take another look.  From the National Journal story:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an HHS . . . . Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2011 0

Some Mostly Dissenting Thoughts

by Pete Spiliakos

1.  I agree with Dr. Ceaser that Obama’s speech last night did not enlarge the man in any way.  He seemed very much a party leader and not much more.  Several good things came from the speech.  The first is that now we’ve heard a whole bunch of the lines of bs . . . . Continue Reading »

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