”... I met so many Christians who felt guilty of doubting, as if doubt was the opposite of faith, and that’s not true. The opposite of faith is unbelief. Doubt is a halfway stage, it’s being of two minds, you half believe and you half don’t believe. Like a spinning coin, . . . . Continue Reading »
I have today’s lead letter in the New York Times reacting to the paper’s palliative sedation article (thanks NYT!), about which I wrote more extensively here. From my letter:Bravo to The New York Times for its in-depth reporting on palliative sedation. When death is imminent, . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m not sure what the Danish word is for this type of thing , but where I’m from its called “cowardice”: An axe-wielding Somali extremist broke into the home of Kurt Westergaard on Friday night as the 75-year-old cartoonist was looking after Stephanie, his five-year-old . . . . Continue Reading »
Kudos to Brit Hume for encouraging Tiger Woods to “turn to the Christian faith.” Hume will likely get a lot of flak for saying that Buddhism doesn’t offer the kind of forgiveness and redemption Tiger needs. But he should be praised for having the courage to speak out. As Sarah . . . . Continue Reading »
Another historical first for the Obama administration: President Obama Names Transgender Appointee to Commerce Department . (For those not up on the identity-based lingo, GLBT is an initialism referring collectively to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.) . . . . Continue Reading »
Stories like this one don’t help the cause of making people believe we should become hysterical about global warming. Apparently a part of Peru is growing ever colder, threatening the people who live there. The cause? Global warming! Aaugh! From the story:The few hundred . . . . Continue Reading »
As one of those baby boomers who came of age during the folk-music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, I was attracted immediately to Lauren Weiner’s “ Where Have All the Lefties Gone .” The article is a must for anyone who wants to know more about the music, its makers, and the . . . . Continue Reading »
Mary Ann Glendon’s essay “Cicero Superstar” leads the January issue of First Things, now available on our website. Prof. Glendon writes:More rare than athletes who have played both baseball and football in the major leagues are individuals who have achieved great distinction in . . . . Continue Reading »
To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good . . . Ideology—that is what gives evildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good . . . . Continue Reading »
Craig Carter (no relation) teaches theology and ethics at an evangelical college in Canada. In a recent class on marriage he had his students read Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body by John Paul II. He relates the effect it had on his students : They were mostly surprised to be . . . . Continue Reading »
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