That, in a nutshell, is what Charles Krauthammer says the Republican position should be. Sounds good to me. Opinions? H/T Ben Domenech at Real Clear Politics. . . . . Continue Reading »
Operation Rescue of old was the movement that massively blocked abortion clinics, with the most famous one taking place in Wichita, Kansas, in 1991 led by Randall Terry, who has faded from the scene. It has been taken over in recent years by Troy Newman, a fearless and creative pro-life leader. No . . . . Continue Reading »
Sarah Teather, MP The following is a statement by Sarah Teather, a Liberal-Democrat Member of Parliament and former minister, explaining why she voted against the redefinition of marriage in the British Parliament on February 5. This evening I voted against the second reading of the same-sex . . . . Continue Reading »
An EECMY worship service . The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (Place of Jesus) has severed all ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), according to an ELCA press release. The Mekane Yesus action came during their general convocation meeting in Addis Ababa . . . . Continue Reading »
Wesley J. Smith on happy-face statism : For the last decade, some social scientists have been arguing that “happiness measurements” should replace or supplement established economic standards to judge a society’s “success.” Many environmentalists also support the idea as a . . . . Continue Reading »
At the dotCommonweal blog, Grant Gallicho sorrowfully surveys the statement issued yesterday by Cardinal Timothy Dolan on behalf of the USCCB, which rightly characterized the latest version of “accommodation” on the contraception mandate of the Obama HHS as inadequate. Mr. Gallicho . . . . Continue Reading »
Super commenter CJ Wolfe brought this news about the rising costs of Obamacare to my attention. Get ready for a lot more such bad news. Romneycare is already eating the Massachusetts state budget and MA had guaranteed issue, community rating, and relatively high premiums and relatively . . . . Continue Reading »
Pro-lifers were saddened to learn that long time pro-life activist Michael Schwartz succumbed to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) this past weekend. Schwartz was a behind-the-scenes strategist for pro-life efforts on Capitol Hill. He is probably best known for serving as the Chief-of-Staff to . . . . Continue Reading »
The Rocks Don’t Lie Marjorie A. Chan, Books & Culture Liberal Arts in Business? Laura Entis, Inc. Listening for the Jabberwock Tim Parks, New York Review of Books The Relative Absoluteness of Truth Thaddeus Kozinski, Ethika Politika Why Presbyterians Baptize Infants Collin Hansen, . . . . Continue Reading »
I took these words from a response to a fine post by Carl Scott, and decided to make them into a not so fine post of mine here— A long time ago Peter Lawler mentioned doing the most unconservative thing, i.e., writing some kind of postmodern conservative manifesto. It would at least help to . . . . Continue Reading »
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