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- In Search of Catholic "To Kill a Mockingbird" (4)
Nathan Hutchinson: "Great suggestions, everybody! Thanks a lot. I am especially intrigued by Scott Hahn's "Rome Sweet Home" and the fiction of Flannery O'Connor, neither…"
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Funky Dung: "The fiction and non-fiction of G.K. Chesterton might be a good start if she liked C.S. Lewis.…"
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- Sacrifice and the "Dark Knight" (2)
Ales Rarus
A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
ethics
Dr. Paul May Do Harm
On 21 May 2008, “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008” became law. Essentially, the act prohibits health insurance companies from denying coverage to someone with negative genetic makeup. This law is good legislation since it guarantees that everyone has the opportunity to enroll in or buy into health insurance to help improve or save peoples’ […]
Succor of the masses?
The thing about Nietzschian ethics is, it's no an easy path. People like to talk big, and brag about how rough and tough they are, but the truth is that the path to the overman is not an easy one to walk. It requires much self-sacrifice and denial. Part of that is recognizing the traps […]
Concerns about Huckabee
I at first found Mike Huckabee to be an interesting character, as a possible bright point in the dismal lineup of presidential candidates. Unfortunately, his character did not bear up well when I looked at him further, and I'm sorry to see that some bloggers like Rod Dreher still think he's a viable politician or […]
Feminists for Life in Oakland!
Feminists for Life speaker Karen Shablin will be speaking at the William Pitt Union this Thursday:
Karen Shablin
"Abortion: A Betrayal of Feminism"
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Skin Cells induced to become embryonic-like cells
We now know more of the reason why Ian Wilmut left the human cloning research behind. Researchers from two labs (Yamanaka in San Fran. and Japan, Thomson in Madison) have induced mature somatic cells to become embryonic-like stem cells, matching all the experimental criteria for embryonic stem cells. This new class of stem cells is […]
