The Manhattan Declaration may have already become old news by now. Being in graduate school is a bit like hibernating for two seasons out of the year. Anyway, since I have found myself unable to actually analyze the document I will at least give a couple of articles written by one of my favorite professors, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘First Things’
14 May
Sexism: The New Progressive Way
It strikes me as odd that liberals, who demand that the distinctions between men and women be ignored, are now allowing abortions based on the sex of the child. Check out the story over at First Things.
14 May
A Mother’s Love
First Things has a heartbreaking post on a young mother diagnosed with brain cancer who chose to delay surgery until her baby was born, in effect sacrificing her life for the life of her child. You can read the story at First Things here. First Things comments not only only on the love of the [...]
20 Apr
Susan Boyle Sheds New Light on Beauty
Michael Linton at First Things has an excellent article up on Ms. Susan Boyle and her incredible performance on Britain’s Got Talent. Mr. Linton points out that her performance brought about a profound change on the faces of the normally dour judges. Read the article here. I have been interested in this connection between beauty [...]
23 Mar
Linking it Up on Monday
Alright, I’m back on my feet again, or at least back to sitting up, which is just about as good considering most of what I do can be done sitting down. First Things has some great stuff today posted on morality and humanism. I’m a bit behind the eight ball in my own studies so [...]
19 Mar
A Postive Spin on the Recession
Stefan McDaniel at First Things comments on how the recession could be a good thing. He writes: It would be totally obscene for me, with my warm gloves and three square meals per day, to claim that this recession thing really isn’t so bad. But I hope it will remind us that we don’t need [...]
20 Feb
Fun Facts for Friday
Some interesting links for this week. First Things has an interesting quote up on why transhumanism is the only hope for humanity. You can link to the full article from there. Along with the good folks at First Things it’s worth it to ask, what is wrong with admitting that humans are just bent on [...]
7 Oct
Link of the Day
Nathaniel Peters over at First Things has a brief and enjoyable post exploring comfort books, or what has now become comfort music. I couldn’t help but realize that Mr. Peters and I share striking similarities. Happy Tuesday!
