As some of you may remember, I received a Kindle 2 several months ago. This is a quick update. I AM IN LOVE WITH IT! If you click on the link, you will see my original review. Since then, I have learned a few more tricks. Among them is the fact … [Continue reading]
WWJD – Healthcare edition
Mamma Mia! And memories
So, I have now seen the Mamma Mia! movie for the third time. And, because I am the same age as Sophia's parents and because I like the music of ABBA, it appeals to me. But, I found myself catching one line, when the three putative fathers and Sophie … [Continue reading]
Of Bible, interpretation, and Supreme Court judges, part 07
Here is the bottom line of what I have been saying. In almost all scholarly fields, when questions of knowledge come up that are hard to solve, they are referred to a group that represents the community. The larger the "truth" that is being debated, … [Continue reading]
Of Bible, interpretation, and Supreme Court judges, part 06
So, what solutions have the law, science, and, yes, the Church come up with in order to minimize bias and misinterpretation? Yes, what do all three fields share in common as a way to overcome the inherent bias of humans? Interestingly enough, all … [Continue reading]
On “stupidly” and Jon Stewart
I must admit to being a Jon Stewart fan. I watch his Daily Show as often as I can. And, yesterday, I think he hit a nail on the head with his analysis of "stupidly." Watch and enjoy! The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / … [Continue reading]
Michael Vick redux
Just last May, Fr. Ernesto ran a series on penology in the USA. As part of that series he pointed out our tendency to never forgive or forget what a criminal has done. In fact, part of the problem of rehabilitation is our USA tendency to "speak with … [Continue reading]
Of Bible, interpretation, and Supreme Court judges, part 05
In 1950, a work destined to become a classic was released, Protestant Biblical Interpretation by Bernard Ramm. It quickly became a textbook used by a huge number of Protestant seminaries. It was one of the last hermeneutics textbooks of wide … [Continue reading]
Of Bible, interpretation, and Supreme Court judges, part 04
So, if our civil system relies on both written law and common law, are there any western systems that fully and only rely on written laws, with no common law? Well, actually there was an attempt at such a system. What is that system? The Code … [Continue reading]
Of Bible, interpretation, and Supreme Court judges, part 03
OK, so in the USA (and the entire British Empire) we run a mixture of written law and common law. While we say in the USA that the Constitution is the maximum law of the land, that actually does not say as much as we think it does for a two … [Continue reading]
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