No, this post does not have to do with immigration rules. Rather, this has to do with rules recently imposed by the Arizona Department of Education. This news story has been reported in multiple newspapers and news media. The Arizona Department of Education recently began telling school districts that teachers whose spoken English it deems […]
Bishops, absolute and hierarchical ethics
Let me finish this subject quickly and briefly, as I often have more of an interest in the details of a subject than many people do. When Christians debate ethics, they do not often think about how they look upon God’s rules. In the United States, it is quite common among many to assume that […]
Bishops and ethics
I said yesterday that the basis that the bishops use to make at least some of their moral judgments is hierarchical ethics. What does that mean? Well, actually, the terms that I used yesterday are an oversimplification. Let me show you a more complex chart. DESCRIPTION STRENGTH/WEAKNESS EXAMPLE ETHICAL RELATIVISM – No principles are universally […]
Fetal cells, child safety, and Roman Catholic bishops
Okay, but what about the second part of the bishop’s statement? (If this is your first time here, you need to dial back to the 26th of April and begin reading forwards to this day. Many in the pro-birth movement have taken the attitude that if the vaccine is made from fetal cells from an […]
Vaccines and urban legends
Another classic cartoon from Pithless Thoughts. Please look at the cartoon article and then read this blog post by Chaplain Mike. I think you will agree that they go together rather nicely. My email box spam is getting harder and harder to control, though I keep signing off of lists and manufacturer’s websites, etc. Sadly, […]
Fetal cells, vaccines, and Roman Catholic bishops
It is important that you read the posts from yesterday and the day before to come up to speed on this post. So, the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has a carefully nuanced, but very strong, statement on the use fetal cells from elective abortions and on vaccination of your children. […]
Fetal cells, pro-life, and Roman Catholic bishops
So, what does the United States Conference on Catholic Bishops have to say about vaccines cultured on fetal cells? Well, the following statement is found on their website: 1. Should a government agency or private company use tissue from induced abortions for vaccine development or other research? The Catholic bishops have answered in the negative. […]
Fetal cells, pro-life, and vaccines
I was asked yesterday: I am wondering if you can write more about vaccines, many of which are cultured on fetal cells. Many people may not be aware that several vaccines are cultured on human fetal cell lines. Some are from aborted fetuses and some are not (natural miscarriage, freely donated by the mother, died […]
Young, stupid and probably soon unemployed
Foreign Office apologises for Pope ‘condom’ memo The Foreign Office has apologised for a “foolish” document which suggested the Pope’s UK visit could be marked by the launch of “Benedict-branded” condoms. Called “The ideal visit would see…”, the paper suggested the Pope be invited to open an abortion clinic and bless a gay marriage during […]
What does it mean to be fully pro-life?
In several posts I talked about denial of communion who are actively and personally involved in pro-life activities. But, here is a small final thought. What does it mean to be pro-life in a full way? If all too many people are simply pro-birth but not fully pro-life, we need to ask, “What does it […]
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