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Against Moral Complexity
In today’s divided moral landscape, with thoughtful, well-meaning people on both sides of every issue, there’s no…
A Subjective Definition of “Death” Would Unleash Great Evil
Most people understand the word “death” to mean the end of biological life or, as Merriam-Webster defines…
Euthanasia by Organ Harvesting
Shallow are the souls that have forgotten how to shudder.—Leon Kass The ethics of medicine aren’t what…
The God of the Womb and the World
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” Psalm 24:1 is a popular verse in Christian…
In Carbon and Capitalism We Trust?
At the Crossroads” was ostensibly a conservative gathering in Austin to discuss energy and “so-called global warming”…
The Moral Universe of Hannibal
A woman lovingly plucks a dead pheasant. A man places a human arm on a cutting board…
Same-Sex Marriage and Heresy
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, many people have been wondering…
Let’s Listen to the Pope on Climate
The Syllabus of Errors, issued in 1864 under the auspices of Pope Pius IX, famously ends by…
Porn Goes Mainstream
Seven years into his addiction to online porn, John wrote to tell me of his struggles. His…
Europe’s Euthanasia Craze
The case of Frank Van Den Bleeken—the Belgian murderer and rapist who requested to be euthanized rather…
Who Has the Authority to Write Theology?
We live in an age of unprecedented theological production. At no point in church history have so…
In Belgium, Two Types of Bishops
For at least half a century, the revival of Catholicism in its traditional heartlands has been a…
Standing Against the Human “Dignity Deniers”
God may not be dead, but considering the imago Dei in philosophical discourse and public policy certainly…
Prisoners Are Calling. Who’s Answering?
Prisons, at the very minimum are intended as quarantine; keeping cities and towns safer by removing criminals…
Incurious Dawkins
An Appetite for Wonder:The Making of a Scientistby richard dawkinsecco, 320 pages, $27.99 Richard Dawkins’ An Appetite…
