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Archive: May 17, 2009 - May 23, 2009
Neglect in the Name of Love
Since our secular government must be neutral regarding religion, what we deem parental abuse should be independent of whether that abuse is for religious or secular reasons.
By Herb Silverman | May 23, 2009; 12:40 PM ET | Comments (5)
Child-Abuse: Who Owns the Children?
Faith or medicine is a false either/or that needs the corrective of both-and. Medicine without faith is weaker than it can be, and faith without medicine is sometimes fatal.
By Willis E. Elliott | May 23, 2009; 11:27 AM ET | Comments (4)
Murder by Faith? A Tale of Two Worldviews
I doubt that any sensible person would sanction withholding medical treatment for a sick child because of his parents' religious beliefs, especially when it's a case of life and death.
By Deepak Chopra | May 22, 2009; 9:46 PM ET | Comments (5)
When Religion Becomes Child Abuse
In life-threatening situations, parents should not be permitted to withhold established, non-experimental medical treatment from their children for any reason--including but not limited to religious reasons.
By Susan Jacoby | May 22, 2009; 3:30 PM ET | Comments (30)
Cheney, Torture and the Road to Hell
Adopting policies of torture and then lying about the fact that it's torture is weakness not strength.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | May 22, 2009; 11:37 AM ET | Comments (10)
Will Obama Seek the Truth?
There are two issues at hand here - one is the significance of President Obama's speech on the campus of Notre Dame; the other, a larger need for a new conversation about truth.
By Matt Maher | May 20, 2009; 1:04 PM ET | Comments (2)
President Obama Deserved Respect, Not Applause
My issue was not with the speech itself, it was the appalling sight of the field house filled with faculty, students, and parents wildly cheering.
By Charles "Chuck" Colson | May 20, 2009; 11:46 AM ET | Comments (10)
The President, a University, and Lessons Lost
I'm glad Notre Dame didn't rescind its invitation to the President, and I'm glad that the university gave the President an honorary degree. I think it showed that the University of Notre Dame lived up to what a university is supposed to be: support different points of view in order to inspire dialogue and therefore inspire growth.
By Susan K. Smith | May 19, 2009; 3:11 PM ET | Comments (8)
What Obama Should Have Said
I wish Obama at Notre Dame had said explicitly that women are moral beings, possessed of moral agency and responsibility in this unique situation where their own bodies are intertwined with another's.
By Arthur Waskow | May 19, 2009; 10:57 AM ET | Comments (1)
Obama Acknowledges Women as Moral Agents
The fact that women are the primary ethical decision-makers in the abortion decision has most often kept religious authorities from making the connection between insights from the history of ethics and the abortion question.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | May 19, 2009; 8:43 AM ET | Comments (3)
Talking About Talking About Abortion
In the end, the President's comments were entirely about how Americans should discuss or debate abortion. There was no serious consideration of abortion itself. President Obama merely talked about talking about abortion.
By R. Albert Mohler Jr. | May 19, 2009; 7:44 AM ET | Comments (6)
Obama's Witness at Notre Dame
Not surprisingly, Obama's speech at Notre Dame was an honest, masterful, Hail Mary by-pass of all the phrases his "pro-life" enemies might use as banners against him
By Willis E. Elliott | May 18, 2009; 9:31 PM ET | Comments (2)
The Elephant in the Notre Dame Auditorium
We all agree that an abortion signifies a mistake, though we may disagree on what the mistake was. So I applaud President Obama's advice to seek common ground in a culture with diversity of belief.
By Herb Silverman | May 18, 2009; 4:55 PM ET | Comments (8)
Obama Courageously Misses the Point
The President spoke as if the controversy centered on his appearance at Notre Dame and speech when in reality it centered on his being honored despite his views.
By John Mark Reynolds | May 18, 2009; 12:04 PM ET | Comments (354)
A Model of Respectful Discourse
The President's speech at Notre Dame was an example of the kind of respectful discourse we need when grappling with issues over which we disagree.
By Brian D. McLaren | May 18, 2009; 10:03 AM ET | Comments (2)
