Full results here. It’s generally good news. He leads Clinton by 1o percentage points among Democratic primary voters, and beats McCain by 6 points in a hypothetical general election match up. Despite the best efforts of Fox News to yet again distract from the issues, the Wright videos seem to have little impact on Obama’s support. This is because his response to the controversy was applauded by his supporters, and even won a favorable response from a significant number of... Read more
The implications of this one passage are tremendous : Certain authors (in particular, Socinus) have expressed doubts concerning the very possibility of redemption: How can the sin of one individual be pardoned in virtue of the sufferings experienced by another individual? The very manner in which this question is stated is marred by individualism and juridicism, however, for it considers only isolated individuals to whom the the principle of formal justice is applied. However, such a difference between ‘mine’ and... Read more
“Normalcy is returning to Iraq.” U.S. President George W. Bush, March 27, 2008 in Dayton, OH “In the Middle East, besides some signs of hope in the dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian authority, nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees.” Pope Benedict XVI, April 8, 2007 at St. Peter’s Square “[The Pope’s words] sounded like a standard European view of reality — at least of those Europeans who have always disagreed... Read more
Very interesting post on Rod Dreher’s blog today along the same topic. Read more
Whenever I talk about the advantages of a single payer health care system, I will inevitably get some dumb comment about “socialized medicine”, as if the invocation of that very phrase (inaccurate though it is) possesses a supernatural ability to destroy any argument without the need to back up the case with logic and reason. And when I talk about the need for a social safety net, and to protect workers and families from the storms of the free market, the s-word... Read more
This is an example of the kind of inter-religious dialogue called the dialogue of action: From Medical News Today: British Muslims Fully Support Catholic Leaders In Their Opposition To The Embryo Bill, UK Muslims, as well as many Christians, MPs, doctors and parents, are very concerned about the new EMBRYO BILL, which will shortly be voted on in the House of Commons. The bill, called The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, will if enacted allow for many immoral, inhumane and undesirable... Read more
Lieutenant Sean Walsh reflects on the meaning of 4,000 dead U.S. troops in Iraq and how their tragic loss is more than a statistic: The passing of the 4,000th service member in Iraq is a tragic milestone and a testament to the cost of this war, but for those of us who live and fight in Iraq, we measure that cost in smaller, but much more personal numbers. For me those numbers are 8, the number of friends and classmates... Read more
H/T: Catholic Anarchy The Christian Radical reported today that Tamar Hennessey, the daughter of Dorothy Day, died today after recently suffering a stroke. The Radical also passed along this 2003 NCR article about Tamar. The NCR article that Michael linked to above is excellent. I had always been curious about Tamar and how she felt as a woman who was actively part of the Catholic Worker Movement but most importantly how she felt about her mother who was so active... Read more
Here is a fascinating and uplifting article about a Coptic priest, Father Zakaria Botros. Considered by some to be Islam’s “Public Enemy #1,” he is a fearless advocate for Christ through his television talk show. Read more
Since he is one of the great witnesses of Christianity in our times, it is sad that most Christians do not know or ignore what is said by Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch. As the Patriarch of Constantinople, he holds the most important hierarchical position of the Orthodox Church. His new work, Encountering the Mystery: Understanding Orthodox Christianity Today (New York: Doubleday, 2008), is one of those great theological and spiritual treasures which none should ignore. His bold words often demonstrate... Read more
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