Philosophical Fragments
Yes, depression is for Christians too. Read more
Yes, depression is for Christians too. Read more
The Secular Coalition of America has released its candidate scorecard for 2012 and, to the absolute astonishment of absolutely nobody, Romney receives a failing grade. Read more
BREAKFAST LINKS: Susan Page: Women Push Romney to Lead in Swing States (Gallup/USA Today Poll) Scott Conroy: Town Hall Format Could Pose Challenge for Romney Greg Sargent: Romney’s 47 Percent Problem Peter Morici: Economy, Debates Reveal Obama, Biden Haven’t Got What It Takes Howard Fineman: Where to Point the Finger if Obama Loses Adam Liptak: Supreme Court to Review Arizona Voter ID Law Catalina Camia: Jesse Jackson Jr. Under Criminal Investigation Ben Hirschler/Alessandra Prentice: Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Can... Read more
Last week I received another expression of a very common sentiment in the comments box at Philosophical Fragments — and the commenter wished it known that she was “not a libertine” but a 50-year-old former-Christian woman with a long marriage and three children, two in the military. She wrote: George Bush and his supporters were a large reason that I left Christianity and have become quite hostile to the evangelical agenda. I vote against it at every opportunity and make sure... Read more
Daily Fragments for 10/15/2012: Quotations The “Toxic Lie” of Dementia: “I believe that I am much more than just my brain structure and function, which is declining daily. My creation in the divine image is as a soul capable of love, sacrifice and hope, not as a perfect human being, in mind or body.” Blessed Are the Tentmakers: “In some strange way, our living room tent was a testament to the cells dividing in the dark of my wife’s... Read more
NOTE: The following is a guest post from my sainted father, Galen C. Dalrymple, director at iam2.org, an organization devoted to crowd-sourcing compassion and empowering ministries serving the neediest children in the world. Recently the filmmakers of Not Today, along with my friends at Lovell-Fairchild, took my father to India to learn more about the film. He is an extraordinary man of God with a passion for these issues and stands at the helm of a faith-informed organization that can make a real... Read more
BREAKFAST LINKS: Dan Balz: A Critical Week in America Andrew McCarthy at NRO: Denying the Libya Scandal Fabulous Felix: Faster Than Sound Pakistanis Rally for Girl Who Was Shot Isaac Sharp: Screwtape for President Paul de Vries: Why Pray When You Can Worry About Election Day Nick Hahn at RCR: When Hulkamania Runs a Little Too Wild Another Ridiculous Attempt to Tie Romney to a Cult The Episcopal Church Continues its Decline Read more
Daily Fragments for 10/12/2012: Quotations The Parable of Botox: “Why, for example, did I presume to find fault with a woman getting Botox injections in her forehead yet think it was acceptable to pluck the hairs from my own face that threatened to create a caterpillar-like unibrow?” Philippians 4:13 – the Superman Verse: “The ‘superman’ rendering of this verse is all too typically American. It is based on an assumption that we can accomplish anything we set our minds to,... Read more
Earlier today I assailed Joe Biden’s incoherent view on abortion. His assertion regarding the HHS mandate was not so much morally incoherent as it was just blatantly false. I don’t mean “misleading” or “lacking context” or “a matter of perspective” or “it depends on your definition” (all of which seems to pass for “lying” in political discourse these days). I mean it’s simply, objectively, black-and-white false. Here were his words: “With regard to the assault on the Catholic Church, let... Read more
The ill-tempered aggression of Joe Biden — whether he was laughing and grinning in the first half or growling and shouting in the second — made the Vice Presidential debate last night a painful thing to watch. Biden was clearly eager to heed the call of Obama supporters to go on offense and attack Romney/Ryan. I suspect he was also eager to discard his popular image as a genial, slightly crazy uncle who keeps putting his foot in his mouth.... Read more
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