One of the best bits of reporting I’ve seen during the coverage of the Holy Father’s visit is this fantastic Hank Stuever piece in the Washington Post . It’s an exposé on the giant clash within the American Catholic Church—is schism too strong a word?—over . . . . . . Continue Reading »
For those in the New York area this weekend, here are two events to put on the calendar: 1. Friday: Papal Candlelight Vigil , 9:00 pm - 12:00 am, 5th Ave at 72nd Street. The Archdiocese will provide 1000 candles for the faithful outside the Pope’s window. I wouldn’t be surprised if he . . . . Continue Reading »
Update: I am not surprised that the story turned out not to be true. From the story: The story about Aliza Shvarts’ project, published Thursday in the Yale Daily News, swept across blogs and media outlets— including the Drudge Report, Fox News and The Washington Post—before Yale . . . . Continue Reading »
I probably don’t say this often enough, but most biotechnological research is entirely ethical and exciting. Case in point: The FDA is poised to approve a test that picks up “biomarkers” that could tell researchers whether a drug is harming a patient’s kidneys during human . . . . Continue Reading »
PETA won’t like it, but this underwater treadmill run was actually a scientific study testing the fitness of shrimp. The good news is that it wasn’t on the U.S. taxpayer’s . . . . Continue Reading »
David Martosko is with the food industry-financed Center for Consumer Freedom, aka PETA’s Worst Nightmare. David’s genius is that he is as edgy and committed to fighting animal rights as PETA is in advocating the ideology. (The Center created the “PETA Kills Animals” . . . . Continue Reading »
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 16, 2008 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BUSH AND HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI IN ARRIVAL CEREMONY South Lawn 10:38 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Holy Father, Laura and I . . . . Continue Reading »
I wrote about the pending voter initative in California (Prevention of Farm Cruelty Act) that would, among other matters, outlaw “battery cages” for the housing of hens. I posted the HSUS argument in favor of the initiative here. Now, an egg industry representative has sent along . . . . Continue Reading »
Kenneth Woodward, a contributing editor on religion for Newsweek , has an editorial in the New York Times on what Benedict might say on Catholic education tomorrow. One notes first that Mr. Woodward has added his name to the list of people who are eager to tell Benedict what he should be saying to . . . . Continue Reading »
Panel one: The front page of the PETA Chronicle:(Bad Reporter is a consistently funny political strip that runs three times a week in the SF Chronicle. Asmussen’s great riffs on current events takes on all sides and are consistently funny. Check it out here.)The Crocs continue to ignore the . . . . Continue Reading »
Subscribe
Latest Issue
Support First Things
