Tag: Catholicism
Apollo 8 and Intelligent Design, Then and Now
Half a century ago, as 1968 came to a close, one event brought people together not only in America but also around the globe.
“Thomists Versus Thomas”
Remarkably parallel struggles go on, as well, in Protestant and Jewish circles, whether the debate focuses on C.S. Lewis or Maimonides, Augustine of Hippo or Samson Raphael Hirsch.
Illinois Compels MDs to Discuss Abortion “Benefits”
I have predicted that “medical conscience” will become a huge social controversy in the next decade.
On Medical Conscience and Assisted Suicide, Good News from Vermont and Maine
Alliance Defending Freedom has successfully obtained a consent decree that protects doctors in Vermont.
Mainstream Media Now Picking up on Intelligent Design Discrimination Lawsuit Against NASA’s JPL
Last week we reported on a discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of JPL employee David Coppedge. Over the weekend the San Gabriel Valley Tribune ran a lengthy story reporting on the suit. After Coppedge discussed intelligent design with JPL scientists, his supervisors told him to stop discussing religion. Last April Coppedge’s bosses demoted him. Coppedge had been a leader on the system administrator team for the Cassini mission, according to the suit. The paper also reports that after being ordered by his superiors at JPL to stop talking about intelligent design, Coppedge did just that. Even more interesting is this: Earlier this month Coppedge claims he met with his supervisors, who told him that the written warning was inappropriate and Read More ›