In comment #23 of his blog post, “On the Bible and Civil Government,” John Mark Reynolds says:I have never been sure what the phrase “social justice” means.I am for justice.Like him, I am also for justice. I suspect that Professor Reynolds and other conservative Christians . . . . Continue Reading »
In response to the question, “What were they thinking?” Christopher Buckley argues that the same substance propelling the success of men such as John Edwards, Mark Sanford, and Tiger Woods also detonates their spectacular flame-outs. “The very drive that propels these people . . . . Continue Reading »
Good grief what next? I posted previously that two courts found no connection between autism and childhood vaccines. But integrity requires that I now post about the latest twist in that ongoing controversy: One of the premier scientists involved in finding no link is now immersed in a . . . . Continue Reading »
San Lorenzo del Escorial: the palace complex of King Philip II of Spain, late sixteenth century. Architects: Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera.Carlos Eire, author of A Brief History of Eternity (Princeton, 2009), examines how “Catholics embraced their dead even more tightly than . . . . Continue Reading »
David:Michael New, a political scientist specializing in abortion statistics, explains why T.R. Reid’s “analysis is superficial and unconvincing.”Ramesh Ponnuru calls Reid’s op-ed “absurd,” says that Professor New’s critique is “too kind,” and . . . . Continue Reading »
With Louisianas Joseph Caos return to the fold, it now seems guaranteed that all the 178 Republicans in the House will vote against the Senate’s version of the health-care bill, even with some method (legal or not) invented to try to ensure reconciliation. Which means that the . . . . Continue Reading »
In the 24 cases where driver age was reported or readily inferred, the drivers included those of the ages 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 71, 72, 72, 77, 79, 83, 85, 89and Im leaving out the son whose age wasnt identified, but whose 94-year-old father died as a passenger. These . . . . Continue Reading »
This is just sort of an excursis, given the progress of my discussion with Dr. John Mark Reynolds. As I was reading today here at Evangel about this and that, the point about abortion seemed to be very well made by Dr. Beckwith in the comments — and good on him for getting it essentially . . . . Continue Reading »
We just got our Census form in the mail. Well, its not the census form, its the warm-up census form, telling us that were going to get the census form shortly and to look forward to it. We have a week to get all excited before the main event (guess this is what the Department of . . . . Continue Reading »
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput discusses Catholics, health care, and the ” Senate’s bad bill : Groups, trade associations, and publications describing themselves as Catholic or prolife that endorse the Senate versionwhatever their intentionsare . . . . Continue Reading »