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Assisted Suicide and the “Balance of Harm”

Britain, like many other countries, is debating assisted suicide and euthanasia.  In Britain, the more common term is "assisted dying," which appears to reflect a strategy to avoid using "suicide" to describe ending one's own life.  Then again, the d ...

April 1, 2009

Does Your Pastor Believe in God?

A news report from the Netherlands points to a form of theological insanity that is spreading far beyond the Dutch.  Ecumenical News International reports that church authorities in the Netherlands have decided not to take action against a Dutch past ...

March 31, 2009

The Eclipse of Christian Memory

Even as Californians await the decision of their state Supreme Court on the same-sex marriage issue, momentum toward the legalization of gay marriage has now shifted to New England, where several states are poised to approve some version of homosexua ...

March 27, 2009

The Brand New Incredibly Old and Enduringly Faithful Concept of Church Planting

Give Fred Barnes credit.  He knows a good idea when he sees one.  Writing for the "Houses of Worship" column of The Wall Street Journal, Barnes tells the story of how he and his wife came to leave The Falls Church near Washington, DC and then to join ...

March 26, 2009

The Real Population Threat

For well over a century, many prophets of doom have predicted world overpopulation would lead to ecological disaster, famine, poverty and other woes.  As Philip Longman points out in the March 24, 2009 edition of USA Today, the world's population is ...

March 25, 2009

Transhumanism Trips on a Ponzi Scheme?

If this article had appeared in a newspaper less illustrious and authoritative than The Wall Street Journal, I would have assumed it to be a hoax.  Evidently not.  It seems that a couple of intrepid transhumanist artists have lost their funding, than ...

March 24, 2009

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

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