How are we to assuage those who react violently to the perception that the core of their identity is at risk?
Monthly Archives: March 2009
She sure can Tech
Don’t ever be tempted to think that just because a person is female she is less equipped for adventures in and contributions to science and technology. Remember, Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) gets the credit for being the first computer programmer.
G’me that ‘Ole Time Humanism
Roger Scruton reflects on the growing militantism, especially in Britain, of the New Humanism (The American Spectator, March 2009). Nostalgically, he compares it to the Humanism of his childhood and his parents.
NC Electoral Freedom Act
The Political Action Committee (PAC) North Carolinians for Free and Proper Elections is encouraging NC citizens to contact their NC District Senator and express support for NC Senate Bill 731: Electoral Freedom Act of 2009 sponsored by Jim Jacumin (R-44 Burke and Caldwell Counties). This … Read More →
In Memoriam Dr. Franz
I met Dr. Harold Franz and his wife Wilma at our church, New Covenant Presbyterian, Aiken SC. He was an elder, and well into his seventies. I was a young, troubled man, not quite twenty. They loved traditional hymns; she was the organist. I was … Read More →
Science Fiction: Who Saves?
Benjamin A. Plotinsky has written an interesting survey of Science Fiction, past, present and future in the City Journal: How Science Fiction Found Religion. It covers Star Trek through Star Wars, right up to current stuff, including Battlestar Galactica. His conclusion: following the cold … Read More →