¡La concepción de MarÃa! It’s a good day to be in Nicaragua . Today countless people participate in day-long festivities including this call-and-response greeting—”What is the cause of so much joy?” “The Conception of . . . . Continue Reading »
Such a question may become more and more plausible, as Oxford University Press has removed words associated with Christianity from its Junior Dictionary : Oxford University Press has removed words like “aisle,” “bishop,” “chapel,” “empire,” and . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve only been in Manhattan for a few months, but the subway has really grown on me. In that, it seems, I am not alone. The American Public Transportation Association reports that, between July and September, ridership of subways, buses, commuter rail, and light-rail increased by 6.5 percent. . . . . Continue Reading »
One final reflection the court ruling finding a constitutional right to assisted suicide in Montana. This case—which will not be the final word due to an almost certain appeal—seems to be the latest to follow the “mystery of life” approach to jurisprudence, most infamously . . . . Continue Reading »
I will admit I didn’t get much sleep last night because of the Montana case imposing a constitutional right to assisted suicide there. I haven’t been able to find a copy of the decision yet, but from the few quotes I have seen it appears a radically broad and hubristic ruling, that if . . . . Continue Reading »
This is what we are becoming, aborting viable fetuses because they will not be physically perfect—and the the UK government wishes to keep it all under wraps. From the story:It centres on mothers who opt for termination because their unborn babies have been diagnosed with conditions such as . . . . Continue Reading »
I wish I could say I was surprised, but judges have decided they get to decide all of our social issues today. A Montana trial court judge has legalized assisted suicide in Montana. From the story.A Montana judge has issued a ruling saying residents of the state have the right to doctor-assisted . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Klein, whose money and political muscle was behind Proposition 71 that convinced Californians to foolishly borrow billions to pay for human cloning and embryonic stem cell research, is only in it for the cures, or so he has always said. Well, that assurance no longer applies. Not content to . . . . Continue Reading »
The UK’s Independent has published an excellent feature story on the beliefs and theories of Lady Warnock, one of Britain’s most influential moral philosophers. (We’ve discussed her views previously here at SHS.) Warnock is an enthusiastic purveyor of the culture of death, . . . . Continue Reading »
The replacement of Christmas, and even now Thanksgiving, with the generic noun “Holiday” shows its absurdity to a degree I had not foreseen. . . . . Continue Reading »
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