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Christian radio and moral decisions

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

I have been listening with considerable enjoyment to Christian radio, mostly KBRT, which is preset in the car I have been driving in Los Angeles.  Despite having wasted my college education on deconstructionist literary theory, I nevertheless still believe in … Continue reading →

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The Right to Refuse Medical Treatment

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

Commenting on my earlier post in support of changing the law on assisted suicide at least in the case of a physically incapacitated individual who wishes to die but has no realistic way of achieving that objective for himself, ‘Mark … Continue reading →

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The logic of belief: the Palin version

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Sarah Palin loves God. God loves Sarah Palin. And that is why they hate her…and Him. And why she — and He — will be back. From God and Sarah Palin. So if they didn’t love each other, they’d both … Continue reading →

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Playing the Roman Fool

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

John, when it comes to something that is quite literally a matter of life and death, I think that the slippery slope argument has rather more force than is usually the case – any changes to the existing legislation would … Continue reading →

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Year One: Better than the Creationism Museum

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

I cautiously recommend Year One, the Jack Black comedy about the early chapters of the Old Testament.  Granted, my frame of reference is exceedingly narrow, since I am only interested in comedies these days and see very few of even … Continue reading →

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Relevant and Challenging?

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

Over at the New York Times today, Ross Douthat describes the pope’s new encyclical as “relevant and challenging.” Well, those are adjectives that can mean anything, but so far as the politics (I have no comment on the theology) of … Continue reading →

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Exhibitionism: more universal than faith

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Why else would contestants volunteer for this Turkish atheists-convert reality show: to prostrate themselves several times a day at Mecca just for the thrill of it?

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Right-wing identity politics

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Victor Davis Hanson hits hard at Sarah Palin’s liberal attackers today, launching the usual and undoubtedly often justified accusation that they have been driven to a state of frenzy by her anti-elite lifestyle.  But Hanson, for whose intellect, learning, and … Continue reading →

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Class differences among Republicans

Posted on July 7, 2009 by David Hume

I was curious about class differences among Republicans. Below the fold is a table created from the GSS. I limited the data set to Republicans or Republican-leaning Independents from the years 2004-2008. The numbers in the columns are percentages which … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin: Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter – or Just Another Mess-Up?

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

In the absence of some sort of scandal about to come crashing down on her head, I simply don’t know what to make of Gov. Palin’s resignation. I can buy the argument-just-that if she is going to be campaigning intensively … Continue reading →

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