That first nurse who contracted Ebola after treating the patient in Dallas is now free of the disease. A physician in New York who was in Africa with Doctors without Borders was diagnosed with the disease. Altogether, nine Americans have contracted the disease. Details after
Roman Catholic theologian David Cloutier gives a lucid explanation of “gradualism,” that take on moral theology that allows for greater acceptance of same-sex and cohabiting couples without, supposedly, compromising traditional morality. (This is the view that gave us the first report from the Vatican’s synod
For eighteen years, the University of North Carolina has had a “shadow curriculum” in which students didn’t have to attend classes or do any work, and yet received A’s. Over three thousand students took advantage of this program, only half of them athletes. (more…)
In a column on Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell, who–IF he gets re-elected to the Senate and IF Republicans win a majority on that body–could be the next Senate Majority Leader, George Will offers an explanation of why the Senate is paralyzed and how a Republican victory
Here are two heart-breaking stories of women with terminal brain cancer. The first is moving to Oregon so she can avail herself of physician-assisted suicide, searching for control of her life and “death with dignity.” The second says why she is rejecting that option and
Scotland voted to stay in the United Kingdom. But now some of the English are thinking maybe they should secede. The other members–Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales–have their own parliaments and can vote on their own local issues. England, though, just has the one centralized
Days after Islamic terrorists used a car to kill a soldier in Ottawa–Canada’s capital–a terrorist killed another soldier at the National War Memorial and rushed inside the Canadian Parliament building. After some 30 shots were fired, a Sergeant-of-arms killed the attacker. Mounties reportedly were searching
A wedding chapel is not a church, though ordained ministers often preside at the marriages. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is insisting that two ministers who work for a wedding chapel must perform gay marriages. If they don’t, they will be in violation of the city’s non-discrimination
I am a squeamish person, and I dislike talking about bodily functions. But I stumbled upon a finding that is so interesting that I had to share it with you. Did you know that virtually all animals, from a dog to an elephant–including human beings–take
Denmark has more of its citizens per capita joining ISIL and al-Qaeda as foreign fighters than just about anywhere. Most countries prosecute such jihadists as terrorists when they come back home. But Denmark gives them jobs, spots in universities, and other perks. (more…)
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