I have been alerted today that a Betsy McCoy claimed on the Fred Thompson radio show that there is a “mandatory counseling” session required for seniors in the House health care reform bill intended to induce them to make health care decisions that would end their lives sooner. As . . . . Continue Reading »
Just found this wonderful blog online, here . The blog’s contents are divided into these categories: Biographical Resources Interviews Collected Articles Creation of Cardinal Dulles Books by Avery Dulles Video / Media Library Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI Articles about Avery Dulles . . . . Continue Reading »
http://wwrn.org/article.php?idd=31367A curious mixture of reportage and religious pronouncement from the Shabelle Media Network, via The Worldwide Religious News (a aggregation service that I heartily recommend):The Islamic administration in Dobley town have ordered the women in the town in Middle . . . . Continue Reading »
This is what passes for news these days? The top feature of CNN around noon was headlined “For Some, Moon Landings Were All a Lie.” . . . . Continue Reading »
You have taken First Things ’ survey on religion at America’s colleges and universities , haven’t you? Do it. Do it now. And then tell your friends to tell their friends. And them to tell their friends. . . . . Continue Reading »
First it was Mary, next Liz, and Rachel followed soon after. Three close college friends, who left the the world of careers and connections to devote their lives to Christ and his Church. That sacrifice is beautiful but also poignant to their friends left behind, to whom understanding often comes . . . . Continue Reading »
What will this report do to the ethics of abortion after 30 weeks and to personhood theory as it relates to fetuses? From the story:The unborn have memories, according to medical researchers who used sound and vibration stimulation, combined with sonography, to reveal that the human fetus . . . . Continue Reading »
As the AMA endorsed the House version of Obama care, which as I pointed out yesterday, would spell the death knell for private health insurance (did the endorsers have time to read the 1000 + page bill?) and institute a utilitarian oversight rationing board over all of our health care—except . . . . Continue Reading »
Private correspondence from several readers of the Postmodern Conservative Blog expressed incredulity that I ever went to Kansas. I offer the photo below as one piece of evidence to prove that the trip took place in historical time, roughly as described in the post entitled “Osawatomie or . . . . Continue Reading »
Who said that? The Family Research Council? The Heritage Foundation? American Interprise Institute? Nope. Try Time magazine : There is no other single force causing as much measurable hardship and human misery in this country as the collapse of marriage. It hurts children, it reduces mothers’ . . . . Continue Reading »
Subscribe
Latest Issue
Support First Things
