Monthly Archives: August 2008

Sarah Palin

Update 20081221: Various Palin related material at https://www.teamsarah.org/ Update 20081122: At American Thinker, Bob Weir writes: The other day, as I was watching one of the news channels I had to quickly check my calendar because I had the feeling … Continue reading

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August 15th

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Slogging Through the Anticulture

At Mere Comments, Antony Esolen asks: What cultural institution now is genuinely cultural, as springing from a people’s deeply held beliefs and traditions, and is thriving? I’d reply: Internet/Blogs To cite Tony’s own recent book: “It’s worthwhile to pause to … Continue reading

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On Natural Law

From First Things: The natural-law tradition is neither limited to Roman clerics and Protestant academics nor alien to American political life. The American Founding is largely based on natural law principles understood as “self-evident truths.” And the American civil rights … Continue reading

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The Women Come and Go

Some folks have, through no great fault of their own it seems, rather tragic lives. There’s an interesting article on T.S. Eliot in the New Yorker by Louis Menand which strikes a good balance, provided one counterbalances with the parallel … Continue reading

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Methodist attitude toward abortion

From May 29, 2008 article by John Lomperis: By the end of the General Conference, abortion opponents had gained significant ground without losing anything that they already had. While the pace has been much more gradual than many of us … Continue reading

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A theology of staying

from Aimee Milburn’s blog (the posting there has interesting comments, too): In the Catholic world there is a certain amount of parish-hopping as people look for parishes they like, but it is still the same Church, all one Body, with … Continue reading

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