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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

“Boundless” Interview by Podcast

Boundless is a magnificent e-magazine and resource from Focus on the Family.  I recently talked to friends at Boundless when I was in Colorado Springs, and I recorded an interview with them that is available here.  As always, it was great to talk wit ...

March 6, 2009

“Do Not Cast Me Off in the Time of Old Age,” Part Two

Bioethicists Eric Cohen and Leon R. Kass offer warning that we are now witnessing the development of a "mass geriatric society" which will present this country with massive economic, social, medical, political, and ethical challenges. Recognizing th ...

March 5, 2009

“Do Not Cast Me Off in the Time of Old Age,” Part One

"Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails." This is the prayer of the Psalmist in Psalm 71:9. Like so many before and after him, the Psalmist fears being forsaken when he is old. In our own times, this conce ...

March 4, 2009

Special “Focus on the Family” Broadcast

The announcement that Dr. James C. Dobson has stepped down from his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Focus on the Family has received considerable media attention -- as should be expected.  After all, transitions of this magnitude are ne ...

March 3, 2009

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