The concept that the local community—rather than the federal government—is responsible for taking care of the sick is a foreign concept to most Americans. But the Amish still hold to that idea and back in January it looked like Amishcare would trump Obamacare . Unfortunately for them, the . . . . Continue Reading »
I never cease to be amazed at how absolute the abortion right has become. Women not only have a right to abortion, through the ninth month in many cases, but so do children—and they can obtain an abortion in some states without their parents even knowing they underwent a serious surgical . . . . Continue Reading »
In a paper called ” From Shame to Game in One Hundred Years ,” three economists provide an economic model of the rise in premarital sex and its de-stigmatization. From the abstract: Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce . . . . Continue Reading »
From Faith & Leadership at Duke UniversityROGER LUNDIN: THE POETIC LANGUAGE OF LEADERSHIPThe Blanchard Professor of English at Wheaton College reconciles the modern age with evangelicalism through the poetry of Emily DickinsonMarch 23, 2010 | Download this clip for free on iTunes U to hear . . . . Continue Reading »
Via Julian , I see that Yglesias has spun a narrative : For the past 65-70 years—and especially for the past 30 years since the end of the civil rights argument—American politics has been dominated by controversy over the size and scope of the welfare state. Today, that argument is . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Cato, Julian Sanchez has written a post about how the aftermath of healthcare reform could reveal faultlines in existing political coalitions and trigger realignment: There’s no intrinsic commonality between, say, “left” positions on taxation, foreign policy, and reproductive . . . . Continue Reading »
More litigation against Obamacare: Apparently the law expanded Medicaid—which is paid in part by the states. They don’t have the money and some are suing. From the story:President Barack Obama faces a fight over the health-care overhaul from states that sued today because the . . . . Continue Reading »
From the National Catholic Register (not to be confused with the National Catholic Reporter , which is not nearly so fond of the pope and the Catechism as the Register ) comes the link to a series of panoramic views of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It was produced by a Turkish . . . . Continue Reading »
I heard this song recently: “Why” by Nichole Nordeman. I love much of Nordeman’s music (the tone of her voice is just so fragile and honest) and the song certainly is moving. As I once heard songwriter Babyface Edmonds term it, it’s . . . . Continue Reading »
If Luther retained the ordinary of the mass, in 1526 he nevertheless created a metrical version, the Deutsche Messe, which could be easily sung by ordinary congregations. This is similar to what motivated the non-Lutheran reformers to versify the Psalms. Here is the metrical credo, We All Believe in . . . . Continue Reading »
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