Archive for July 13th, 2005

Be Fruitful and multiply

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Reading Mr. Chuck Colson’s “Europe’s demographic crisis,” it becomes easy to see why a marriage is intended to be a “fruitful” union. Children are intended to support their parents in their old age. This bit of Catholic morality is so self-evident that it is even built into the assumptions behind the welfare state. [...]

Not tolerating evil

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Instead of tolerating a bad culture,[1] the Christian confronts it and rebukes it.[2]

Bonga, 18, wasn’t buying. “Black people are not the same as white people,” he said. “Black people do not abstain.” Smith responded: “I understand that the Zulu people like to say they do things differently. But this is not about what Rob thinks, [...]

Appealing to Rome on evolution

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

The New York Times thinks it newsworthy that several scientists, including Dr. Kenneth Miller and an ex Dominican, Dr. Francisco J. Ayala, have written to the Pope asking for a clarification of the Church’s teaching on evolution.[1] I can only hope that the Pope does so; I doubt Dr. Miller will be pleased. For [...]