“Rhetoric detached from morality harms people and societies,” says Biola University professor John Mark Reynolds. As Reynolds notes, political rhetoric has become more hateful and extreme —leading to behaviors that Christians should avoid: “Jesus called us to love our enemies . . . . Continue Reading »
Another example of the need for—and potential human benefit to be derived from—research on animals, was reported this week. Rats, whose spinal cords had been severed, were able to walk again with the use of an experimental medical procedure. From the story:Consistent electrical . . . . Continue Reading »
A disaster for the rule of law and the sanctity of life ethic: Despite the Parliament repeatedly refusing to legalize assisted suicide, the Lords ordered the UK”s head prosecutor to publish guidelines letting people know when the law against assisted suicide will not be enforced. They . . . . Continue Reading »
Democracy means nothing any more. The UK Parliament repeatedly refused to legalize assisted suicide. Then, a woman with MS named Debbie Purdy wanted to be able to go to Switzerland to kill herself, with her husband in attendance. So she sued. The Lords—the UK’s supreme . . . . Continue Reading »
A UN report has warned that the H1N1 flu could kill millions around the world and cause social dislocation and anarchy. From the story:The swine flu pandemic could kill millions and cause anarchy in the world’s poorest nations unless £900m can be raised from rich countries to pay . . . . Continue Reading »
I was told last Friday by this site’s SBE (“senior blog editor”), Ivan Kenneally, that an encounter between any two members of the postmodern conservative masthead, for whatever licit reason, is sufficient to warrant a posting. So here I am. I had occasion on Thursday to visit . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been a speaking fool (don’t agree so fast!) for the last week and a half, and have not had a chance to post on last week’s astonishing Newsweek cover story: “The Case for Killing Granny.” (I will bet the POTUS was not please with this cover!)Evan Thomas, one of . . . . Continue Reading »
For many First Things readers, Gary Bauer is a name from the past. The former president of the Family Research Council resigned his leadership of the organization while campaigning for the presidency several years ago. Since that time, he has continued to have some currency among . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s a rainy day here in the Carolina foothills, and I have been out in the driveway washing the dog. What possesses a person to wash a dog in the rain? Well, I think “possesses” is the key word here, because having just finished washing a dog in the rain, I can’t really . . . . Continue Reading »
Irving Kristol , writer, editor, and social philosopher, has died in Washington at the age of eighty-nine. Dubbed the “godfather of neoconservatism”, Kristol played an influential role in the intellectual and political culture of American conservatism for over forty years. Our prayers . . . . Continue Reading »
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