Yawn. Here we go again. More “cutting edge” artists seeking to make a statement. Another “bold” bit of social commentary. Another case of tax-payer funded…
Bioethics has to do with moral reflection on biological and biotechnological developments. Such ethical thinking is certainly needed, since biotechnology is racing ahead, often impervious…
Some people are evidently more equal than others. Homosexual activists have long complained about discrimination and a lack of equal rights. But when push comes…
One of the big problems with living in an age of rights is that when one person demands his or her rights, often someone else…
In 1956 Harvard sociologist Pitirim Sorokin wrote The American Sex Revolution. In it he said, “This sex revolution is as important as the most dramatic…
What do you call a continent which cares more about the rights and wellbeing of crabs, lobsters, and even the common octopus, than it does…
Two recent bioethics announcements have added a few more nails to the coffin of humanity. While these new biomedical breakthroughs promise much about medical research,…
In its heyday it was said of the British Empire that the sun never set on it. Because so many lands across the globe bore…
I was handed a book today and asked for some comments on it. It is not a new book, but it is a popular level…
The concept of personal responsibility has taken a battering lately. People are quite happy to blame anyone and anything other than themselves for their behaviour…
To get a job in the mainstream media today is not all that difficult. Let’s say you want to write for one of the major…
As a young believer I marvelled at stories of persecuted Christians in the early church. The horrible suffering, torture and death they faced were incredible…
I have written extensively as of late about how religious freedom in the West is slowly but surely coming under attack. State-sponsored anti-Christian bigotry is…
Sometimes the day’s news is so bizarre and so manifestly insane that one is left wondering whether laughter, crying or hari-kari is the most appropriate…
Modernism can be described in many ways, but central to the modernist project have been several related emphases: man by reason alone can come to…
For those couples who have genuine biological infertility problems, various assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as IVF can seem like a real godsend. The desire…
It is a common feature of totalitarian states, such as the Communist regimes, to haul recalcitrants off to camps where they can be made to…
All around the Western world the forces of radical activism and moral anarchy are hard at work. And a leading player in all this is…
It should be clear by now that Barack Obama is America’s most pro-abortion President ever. It should be equally clear that he is also the…
I know it sounds a little bit strange to modern ears, but sexuality actually has something to do with procreation. In fact it has everything…