When our hard copy of Touchstone arrived in the mail, my wife told me that I had to read John Granger’s article on the theology behind the Twilight series. The article is titled “Mormon Vampires in the Garden of Eden,” and it is now online here.Granger gives us a reading of these . . . . Continue Reading »
I am hearing some back stage grumbling that I included Terri Schiavo in my Weekly Standard article about the Rom Houben situation when they had different neurological conditions. There is no question in my mind that Terri was not in a locked in state and that Houben is. But so what? I was not . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been very interested that much of the reacton to the Rom Houben case—the man misdiagnosed for 23 years as being unconscious—ultimately gets back to Terri Schiavo. Indeed, she remains so much with us that every time we hear about the newest miraculous awakening, we . . . . Continue Reading »
The USA didn’t participate in Kyoto because Al Gore signed an agreement allowing the USA to be bound by carbon dioxide emission cuts, but not China and India—this despite a unanimous vote in the US Senate beforehand opposing such a proposal. You see, the impossibility . . . . Continue Reading »
Some Obamacare supporters want to tax cosmetic surgical procedure as a way of helping pay for its costs. I am no fan of cosmetic surgery, but oppose taxing it on principle, as I wrote here.At the time, I had no idea feminism has devolved into what we could call “Victoria’s Secret . . . . Continue Reading »
I have an article in the current Weekly Standard on the Rom Houben case. I find it fascinating that Terri Schiavo—and what happened to her—is the subtext of the entire event. From my article:The case of Terri Schiavo—who died five years ago next March, deprived for nearly two . . . . Continue Reading »
Blame this post on Roberts Wesleyan College. There I drank too deeply at the well of John Wesley and so developed what one Calvinist colleague called a case of election envy. . .Some of my best friends are Calvinists and I feel that they are too often stereotyped, judged, and labeled. Most of you, . . . . Continue Reading »
Joe Carter wonders if there should ever be a Mormon in the White House.Actually, I wish there was a better president in the White House . . . and I am quite confident one Mormon in American public life would be doing a better job.If Mitt Romney were in the White House, abortion policy would be . . . . Continue Reading »
The media are struggling to promote excitement over new embryonic stem cell lines becoming eligible for federal research funding. It is a change to be sure, but I think way too much is being made of it. From the Washington Post story:Launching a dramatic expansion of government support . . . . Continue Reading »