President Biden’s unpardonable pardon

President Biden’s unpardonable pardon: We must love our children both rightly and righteously “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.” Those w...

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A “Stained-Glass Ceiling?” A Clarifying Look at a Controversial Question

As Mary Zeiss Stange sees it, women are being denied their rightful place of leadership in American religious life.  Her logic is clear, and she writes with a mixture of exasperation and energy.  Her op-ed column in today's edition of USA Today, "Do ...

March 23, 2009

The Delay of Marriage and the Decline of Church Attendance

W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia has written a must-read article in the "Houses of Worship" column of The Wall Street Journal.  Wilcox, whose research and analysis is consistently top-notch and relevant, considers the impact of the ex ...

March 19, 2009

TIME Magazine on “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now”

TIME magazine's current cover story is "10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now."  The March 23, 2009 issue of the magazine is supertitled, "Annual Special Issue."  As the contents page describes the edition, the focus is on "ten new ideas for our time ...

March 18, 2009

"Buckle up.  We're on our way."  So wrote William Saletan, one of the most influential reporters covering today's medical and moral controversies.  Saletan writes for Slate.com, and his words made reference to the fact that our world just got a littl ...

March 16, 2009

WDRB Interview on Stem Cell Research

WDRB TV, Fox 41, did a story on the stem cell issue in light of President Barack Obama's new policy.  I was interviewed for this report.  The video is available here. The package by WDRB put a focus on John Swarts, a patient with Parkinson's Disease ...

March 16, 2009

God is not Mocked — Bernard Madoff and the Limitations of Human Justice

According to media reports, Bernard L. Madoff is expected to plead guilty to eleven felony charges when he appears today in a Manhattan federal court.  Madoff, whose massive Ponzi scheme led to a multi-billion dollar financial collapse, will now be c ...

March 12, 2009

Dying without God — The Absence of Belief at Life’s End

Journalist Franz-Olivier Giesbert spent untold hours with the late French President Francois Mitterand, and many of these hours were devoted to discussions about death.  After serving two seven-year terms as the French President, Mitterand revealed t ...

March 11, 2009

Faith as Fashion Statement — The New Religious Reality?

Looking at data from a massive survey taken in 1990, Barry Kosmin argued that many Americans saw religious beliefs as "a personal hobby."  Now, with fresh data in hand, he asserts that contemporary Americans increasingly see religious faith as "more ...

March 10, 2009

“Sex and the Seminary” Interview on “Interfaith Voices”

I was interviewed by Interfaith Voices about the "Sex and the Seminary" report released a few months ago.  Interfaith Voices is heard on public radio stations nationwide, and the podcast or audio format of this edition of the program is available her ...

March 10, 2009

The Floodgate is Now Open — President Obama and the Vulnerable Embryo

President Barack Obama today signed an executive order that reverses the Bush administration's restrictions on federal funding for research that involves the destruction of human embryos.  In a White House ceremony, President Obama said that American ...

March 9, 2009