The utilitarian bioethicists that exert so much control over NHS medical ethics are tightening the noose around the throats of UK patients once again—this time urging that the lives of expensive patients not be extended. From the story:Patients cannot rely on the NHS to save their lives if the . . . . Continue Reading »
If you share my self-indulgent love of conservative Jeremiads, you have probably happened upon quite a few books and articles deploring the unmanliness of postmodern men. It seems to me that there is considerable justice in these complaints, but their authors tend to have little concrete advice on . . . . Continue Reading »
The book Faith at the Edge: A New Generation of Catholic Writers reflects on Life, Love, Sex and Other Mysteries landed on my desk last week, and I’ve hardly put it down since. The book is a collection of short essays, some only a few pages long, which were originally written for the online . . . . Continue Reading »
Here at First Things we all seem to have a special place in our hearts for Flannery O’Connor. Her stories and letters powerfully illustrate some of life’s most profound truths. From reflections on the frailty and brevity of our time here on earth, to anecdotes on the transforming power . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the story of a marriage and the strength of human love—the kind of a happy tale that might never happen in a euthanasia culture. From the story:The bride wore an ivory gown, the groom wore a black tux with an ascot to cover the trachea tube that assists his breathing. Joan’s son . . . . Continue Reading »
Remember when the above headline was breathlessly expected to come from human cloning and to serve as a repudiation of the Bush stem cell funding policy? This breakthrough, however, came about with induced pluripotent stem cells created from patient skin cells and bone marrow. From the story:Harvard . . . . Continue Reading »
From the Westminster Shorter Catechism : Q. 14. What is sin? A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God. From the Baltimore Catechism : Q. 278. What is actual sin? A. Actual sin is any willful thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to the law of God. From Senator . . . . Continue Reading »
This letter came to me from David Akhviediani, a Georgian student I met in Kraków last month: Dear friends! The aim of this email is to raise the awareness of those crimes that are currently being conducted by Russian occupants in Georgia. Russian troops are continuing illegal occupation of . . . . Continue Reading »
It seems that Ryan isn’t the only person asking what exactly Senator Obama wants to do to America. Last week, Hugh Hewitt latched on to the rather daft-sounding response Obama gave to a child who asked him why he wanted to be President: “America” said he “is, uh, is no . . . . Continue Reading »
I have become so sick and tired of the baloney that swirls around assisted suicide advocacy like gruel in a blender. Assisted suicide is not really about the rare case when nothing else can be done to alleviate suffering—which has not been the case yet in any legalized jurisdiction from the . . . . Continue Reading »
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