As we posted earlier, many Christians are approaching moral issues in terms of natural law philosophy in an attempt to make a case before the secular world. But Orthodoxy theologian David Bentley Hart argues that this is futile, that divine revelation is necessary for any
In a major pro-life victory, the Supreme Court overturned laws providing “buffer zones” outside abortion clinics and other restrictions on the sidewalk counseling that attempts to talk women out of aborting their children. This was yet another unanimous vote. (The justices, both conservative and liberal,
The Constitution’s balance of powers is re-asserting itself. President Obama had been appointing officials that need Senate approval by doing so during holidays when Senators were out of town. Since the Constitution allows for temporary appointments when the Senate is in recess (back when the
Natural law as a grounding for morality is basic to Roman Catholic ethics, though it is variously embraced or rejected by Protestants. As contemporary society tries to normalize sexual behavior long considered not just immoral but unnatural, natural law ethics have come back into
Conservatives claim to be pro-family. But liberals too are wrapping themselves in the family cause. But whereas conservatives are thinking about moral and cultural issues, liberals want government policies. One cause is providing child-care, so that someone can watch the kids while the parents work.
The Obama administration and the state of California argued that law enforcement officials should be able to go through the information on a person’s cell phone, which they argued was no different from asking someone to turn out his pockets. But the Supreme Court, striking
In church last Sunday, Pastor Douthwaite’s sermon dealt with the question St. Paul raises, Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? (Romans 6:12-23). In doing so, he explored the paradox that much of what the world calls freedom, the
It’s often said that 50% of marriages end in divorce. A new book says that the real number is between 20% and 25%. For churchgoers, the rate is somewhere in the single digits or teens. The author of The Good News about Marriage, Shaunti Feldhahn,
The investigation into allegations that the IRS illegally targeted conservative political groups subpoenaed e-mails from key officials. Now the IRS is saying those e-mails are gone. And that the back-up tapes have been erased. And that the key hard-drive has unaccountably been destroyed. Also the
Meriam Ibrahim, whom a judge released after overruling her death sentence for being a Christian, was arrested again as she tried to leave Sudan. (more…)
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