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Bioethics and the 2008 Presidential Campaign

Serious questions about serious issues are often among the first casualties of a presidential campaign.  The major media are part of the problem -- as are the candidates themselves -- but the largest portion of the blame must be put on the American p ...

September 22, 2008

“Choice Mothers” — What’s Missing from this Picture?

Social change is a constant in civilization.  New technologies, human migrations, climate changes, and any number of demographic and worldview shifts prompt changes in the way humans live and maintain civilization's patterns and structures.  For the ...

September 19, 2008

Put a Stop to Large Families?

These days, the issue of family size can be controversial -- just ask any couple with several children.  Large families are often seen as oddities and treated as an imposition.  Why would anyone willingly have so many kids?  Don't they know about bir ...

September 18, 2008

Recent Media — Issues, Etc.

I am so glad that Issues, Etc. is back on the air [listen here].  These Lutheran brothers put out one of the most consistently thoughtful shows on Christian radio.  Based in St. Louis, they cover the waterfront of contemporary theological issues.  I ...

September 18, 2008

Power Outage — A Reflection on Our Electric Lives

The remnants of Hurricane Ike brought a very unexpected windstorm to Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday.  Worshippers in area churches heard and felt the massive winds hit at just about the time morning services were ending.  By the time most got home, t ...

September 17, 2008

Back in the Studio — Back on the Air

We are thankful to be back on the air from our studio in Louisville for live broadcast of The Albert Mohler Program today.  Electrical power has been restored in our part of Louisville, where a dramatic storm caused a blackout of electrical power for ...

September 16, 2008

Apologize to Charles Darwin?

A senior cleric of the Church of England wants his church to apologize to Charles Darwin in time for the observance of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth next year.  The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Brown, Director of Mission and Public Affairs for the chur ...

September 16, 2008

“Pressure to Keep the Baby?” — The Descent Continues

The public presence of little Trig Palin is a powerful witness to the sanctity of human life, and the knowledge that this little infant with Down syndrome is bringing such joy to his family is upsetting those who believe that babies such as Trig shou ...

September 15, 2008

“Not to Destruction, but to Salvation”

The most senior California bishops of the Episcopal Church came out in favor of same-sex marriage in the state on Wednesday.  The bishops then called on voters to defeat Proposition 8 -- the constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the ...

September 12, 2008

A Sex Change for Mr. Clean?

The European Parliament evidently has too much time on its hands.  Last week, this glorious and august legislative body voted to warn advertisers and marketers against "sexual stereotyping."  Seriously. Anyone viewing today's advertisements is certa ...

September 11, 2008