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May 13 2010
"A Vote for Kagan Is A Vote For Gay Marriage"
As Ed Whelan of Ethics & Public Policy Center puts it, "In other words, Kagan was saying only that the courts haven't yet invented a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage."
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May 12 2010
'Duty To Die' In An Advanced Civilization?
Cash Question
Make no mistake about it, letting old people die is a lot cheaper than spending the kind of money required to keep them alive and well. If a government-run medical system is going to save serious money, it is almost certain to do so by sacrificing the elderly.
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May 11 2010
Same Sex,Different Marriage:Many who want marriage equality do not want fidelity
In the gay community, open relationships are neither news nor controversial. Many of my partnered, gay male friends are in open relationships, some of which have lasted for decades. But the Times reporter, Scott James, who is himself gay, notes that nobody in an open relationship agreed to give their full name for the story, worrying that "discussing the subject could undermine the legal fight for same-sex marriage."
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May 10 2010
Christianity and Cultural Survival
The loss of faith seems to have brought with it a loss of cultural confidence. Increasingly, it is Muslims who dictate what can be published, what can be taught, and what can be said-even what works of art can be displayed. Now that the sign of the cross has been replaced by a relativistic shrug of the shoulders, the culture no longer seems worth defending.
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May 10 2010
The cloak and dagger Catholics - Andrew Brown
The Australian bishop, Peter Elliott, is himself an Anglican convert, and is in charge of the pope's outreach to Anglican opponents of women priests in Australia. Most of these are grouped in a body called the Traditional Anglican Communion, which claims to have half a million members world wide: Burnham warns Bishop Elliott against complete confidence in their leader, Archbishop Hepworth ("clearly a charming man ... but not everything he says ...
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May 08 2010
It's Not About Celibacy: Blaming the Wrong Thing for the Sexual Abuse Crisis
That is an enormous simplification that leaves out many important causes. In general, though, that is a fair summary of some underlying reasons for these crimes. (Note that I say "reasons" and not "excuses." There are no excuses.)
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May 07 2010
Stop the Slaughter - Michael Heidt
"Let me hear you say it: abortion is a blessing and our work is not done. Abortion is a blessing and our work is not done. Abortion is a blessing and our work is not done."
And just in case you wonder what she really thinks,
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May 06 2010
"The Pill" and Cohabitation
It is hard to believe now, but through the 1960s, oral contraceptives were sold only to married women. When Estelle Griswold, head of Planned Parenthood in Connecticut, and a Yale professor opened a clinic to dispense contraceptive information to women, they were promptly arrested. Birth control was a crime.
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May 05 2010
Bonhoeffer Stood Fast. Martyred German pastor showed theology has consequences
Eric Metaxas clears up many misconceptions, giving priority to Bonhoeffer's own words and actions, in a massive and masterful new biography, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. During a harrowing time when many churches adopted Nazi ideology and others buckled under government pressure, Bonhoeffer stood strong, if sometimes alone. Metaxas presents Bonhoeffer as a clear-headed, deeply convicted Christian who submitted to no one and nothing except God and his Word.
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May 05 2010
To Ricky with love: You can resist
Ricky Martin, like many of us, had the pressure of a life of fame and the life of being successful on account of his sex appeal and physical appearance. And, like all people who suffer this temptation, the "gifts" of success can seem to outweigh the gifts of humility and denial of that success - in pursuit of higher principles. The pressure is immense.
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