Tag: Roman Catholicism
Adventures in New Places — A Conference on Human Origins
I asked fairly innocuous questions, realizing that I was being allowed to participate as long as I didn’t cause strife.
A Superb New Website: Introducing Aquinas.Design
There is an ongoing debate about intelligent design in the Thomist system.
Medical Conscience Crisis Comes to Ireland
This is not only authoritarian — shattering the guarantees of religious liberty in virtually all existing human-rights accords — but could cause a significant brain drain.
Ireland Goes Back to Its Roots
It is a matter of fact — a straightforward scientific fact known since the basics of human reproduction were first understood — that human life begins at fertilization of the egg by the sperm.
Templeton’s Darwin Conference in Rome
“Do you know who funded it?” asked the email from the AP reporter. She and a number of other people read my post from three days ago about the Darwin conference being held in Rome. I took a deep breath and replied to the AP email, “Yes, I know who funded it.” It was the Templeton Foundation. I took a deep breath because Templeton is a powerful and well-connected. You don’t want to cross Charles Harper of Templeton if you can help it. But in public and private Harper has attacked intelligent design and Discovery Institute. He is not just interested in discussion, but in molding the discussion in certain ways. To that end, Templeton funds go to many groups Read More ›