New Oxford Notes: March 2011
In Lawsuits He Trusts
Michael Newdow, the atheist who almost succeeded in having the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance, is wielding his made-up church as a weapon in his legal battle against God.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
We're Taking Our Ball & Going Home
When Pope Benedict urged the governments of Muslim countries to take more effective measures to protect religious minorities within their borders, Egypt went apoplectic.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
American Catholics: Unclear on the Concepts
Are American Catholics dense? That seemed, at first blush, to be the underlying message delivered by Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
You May Also Enjoy
Reviews of Who's Who in the Bible... A Month-by-Month Guide to Entertaining Angels... Reconciling Faith and Reason: Apologists, Evangelists, and Theologians in a Divided Church... The Mysteries of Life in Children's Literature... The Way of the Lamb: The Spirit of Childhood and the End of the Age
The Ethics of the New Eugenics... Theo-Poetics: Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Risk of Art and Being
If the science of 'Artificial Life' continues as it has begun, its promise for good and harm to mankind will be greater than that of atomic fission and fusion.