Language is important. Christian terms such as ‘salvation’, ‘Eucharist’, ‘word made flesh’ and ‘lamb of god’ are common currency today. Therefore when translating or paraphrasing pagan sources always use modern Christian language. Never mind that the ancient pagans would not have known what you were on about – you are not talking to them. In this way you can call a woman being raped by various kinds of wildlife a ‘virgin birth’, you can call having ones body parts stuck... Read more
A reader writes: I have a couple of prayer requests in you all have a prayer to spare. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer last month. She came through surgery splendidly, especially given her age and general health level. Now the three months of chemo starts. Please pray for her that she would be comfortable and strength. Yesterday, my sister called and let me know that my dad has to go for surgery this morning on his bladder. We... Read more
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turning the National Enquirer into Pulitzer candidates. Is this a great country or what? Read more
I’m talking about it over at the Register blog. Check thou it out! Gotta jet! I’ve got lotsa stuff to do today and little time to do it! Two talks today, plus stuff to write for the next couple weeks worth of deadlines, *and* I still have the Australia trip looming next week (which is why I need to get stuff filed ahead of time). Speaking of which, for all you guys down in Melbourne and parts surrounding, here is... Read more
The Franciscans of the Immaculate and their crew at AirMaria.com will be live streaming the March for Life this Friday from 11am until 5pm. They will begin at the stage, broadcasting all of the speakers, then send live footage of the march with on the spot interviews and of course live commenting. The link for the live streaming can be approached through their website Read more
Pro Life Socialists on the March! The link explains the peculiar politics at work here (at least, peculiar to Americans). Hey! I’ll take all the help we can get! Liberte! Egalite! Fraternite! Fecundite! Read more
…in order to make clear to the Manipulative Elders of the Thing that Used to Conservatism that we resist them to their face when they try to co-opt prolifers for the service of the agenda of the Rubber Hose Right. Sign me up as a lifetime member of the Coalition for Clarity, Red. Read more
all the wrong lessons from Massachusetts. Torture is now as much a fixture of GOP doctrine and as much a hallowed core value among Righties as abortion is on the Left. “Prolife” my ass. Till that changes, they’ve lost me completely. Meanwhile, sane Catholics who actually listen to the Church and not to talk radio and GOP shills like Thiessen will continue to shout into the wind. The more significant point to make is that Thiessen completely misreads the April... Read more
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