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Trespassers on the holy mountain: The EU's rights watchdogs launch an assault on Mt. Athos
There must be an unwritten law which holds that, as programs for universal government and world courts advance, the exercise of religious morality in public life becomes increasingly hopeless.Saving Social Security and keeping the generational peace
Respect for elders has ever been a mark of civilized society. The concept is enshrined in the Judeo-Christian tradition. But a failing Social Security system threatens generational harmony.Merit-based standards in education: Not for whites only
State-sanctioned racial discrimination continues to strip and rob minorities of their dignity.Closing the door on Cuba
Under new travel restrictions, church groups now face the morally precarious choice between illegally gaining access through countries that allow travel to Cuba or ignoring the plight of the Cuban people whose average income is around 50 cents a day.Is ‘Adequate’ Progress Adequate?
In Alton, Illinois this past week, students, teachers, and administrators met to discuss the transfer of students from Lovejoy Elementary, a public school that is not making the “adequate yearly progress” called for by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), to the other two elementary schools in the district. Sadly, the students who did not make adequate yearly progress were African American third and fifth graders.God's gonna trouble the water
Amazing lessons bubbled up during our church’s recent building project. We became more aware of the ancient intersection between theology and hydrology.Make way for the mall: A principled look at eminent domain
Jim and Joanne Saleet of Lakewood, Ohio, never expected to see their home of 38 years bulldozed to make way for a retail mall and luxury condominium units. For the city of Lakewood, the move is perfectly legal under a provision of the law called eminent domain, which says that private property can be taken for public use. Therefore, the city merely has to say that the house is blighted (in the Saleet’s case, their home does not have a two-car attached garage) and offer some kind of compensation.EU ban on biotech hard to swallow
Despite assurances from the United Nations and the World Health Organization that there is no evidence of any danger from the crops, and use of the technology for over a decade by the U.S., the EU maintains that biotech crops are unsafe to eat and destructive to the environment.The new urbanism: Can it survive the company it keeps?
The New Urbanism has many excellent insights to offer, but as in all “isms,” these insights must be approached with prudence and discretion, lest enthusiasm for the cause undermine the spirit of authentic human and economic liberty.The codification of common sense
Would the NAACP choose to hire Senator Robert Byrd, given his past musings on racial questions? Or would the Democratic presidential candidates hire conservative, pro-life Republican staffers?What gives? The possibilities of private charity
With red ink predicted as far as the eye can see due to soaring state and federal budget deficits and with overall economic recovery still a hope to be realized, there is one area of the economy that is thriving despite all predictions to the contrary: private charity.Firms and workers have right to earn a living
Environmental and social activists understand all too well that image is everything and enough negative publicity, regardless of whether it is true or false, fair or unfair, can be devastating to a major corporation.