To the editor: […]
Author: Chris Lee
We need voter ID law
To the editor: […]
Voter ID laws do more harm than good
The “principle of proportionality” is a useful tool for evaluating laws and public policy. It suggests that the remedy should not create more problems than it solves.
Put another way, the principle means: “Thou shalt not use a sledgehammer to kill a fly.” Moreover, in assessing whether a law’s impact is proportionate, we must take special care to weigh its impact on those who have a special claim on our concern: the poor and marginalized in our society.
The principle of proportionality can be quite helpful when applied to proposals to require law-abiding citizens to produce a photo ID card prior to voting in Wisconsin.
Voter ID laws do more harm than good
The “principle of proportionality” is a useful tool for evaluating laws and public policy. It suggests that the remedy should not create more problems than it solves.
Put another way, the principle means: “Thou shalt not use a sledgehammer to kill a fly.” Moreover, in assessing whether a law’s impact is proportionate, we must take special care to weigh its impact on those who have a special claim on our concern: the poor and marginalized in our society.
The principle of proportionality can be quite helpful when applied to proposals to require law-abiding citizens to produce a photo ID card prior to voting in Wisconsin.
The danger of soft atheism
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A very instructive exchange between Gary Gutting, a philosophy professor at Notre Dame, and Philip Kitcher, a philosophy professor at Columbia, just appeared in The New York Times.
Kitcher describes himself as a proponent of “soft atheism,” an atheism distinct from the polemical variety espoused by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Unlike his harsher colleagues, Kitcher is willing to admit that religion can play an ethically useful role in a predominantly secular society.
I would like to draw attention to one move made in this interview, since it shows one of the fundamental misunderstandings of religion common among atheists.
Plurality of religious doctrines
Prompted by Gutting, Kitcher admits that he finds all religious doctrine incredible. He points to the plurality of religious doctrines: Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, animists, etc., hold to radically different accounts of reality, the divine, human purpose, etc.
The danger of soft atheism
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A very instructive exchange between Gary Gutting, a philosophy professor at Notre Dame, and Philip Kitcher, a philosophy professor at Columbia, just appeared in The New York Times.
Kitcher describes himself as a proponent of “soft atheism,” an atheism distinct from the polemical variety espoused by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Unlike his harsher colleagues, Kitcher is willing to admit that religion can play an ethically useful role in a predominantly secular society.
I would like to draw attention to one move made in this interview, since it shows one of the fundamental misunderstandings of religion common among atheists.
Plurality of religious doctrines
Prompted by Gutting, Kitcher admits that he finds all religious doctrine incredible. He points to the plurality of religious doctrines: Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, animists, etc., hold to radically different accounts of reality, the divine, human purpose, etc.
Mirar a nuestra Señora, la ‘guerrera’
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Queridos amigos:
En todo momento, pero especialmente durante el mes de mayo, y especialmente cuando experimentamos ciertas pruebas, debemos mirar a María.
La situación en el mundo y en la Iglesia es muy difícil. Hay una gran cantidad de división, pero María es Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, ella es la Madre de la Misericordia y ella es la más grande guerrera contra el mal. Ella es esas tres cosas y más.
María ancló su vida en la esperanza y la verdad
En primer lugar, cuando pensamos en la esperanza, debemos pensar en María. Ella ancló toda vida en la esperanza de algo que podría nunca haberle sido probado.
The field hospital is open
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By now everyone in the world knows that Pope Francis offered a lengthy and wide-ranging interview to the editor of Civilta Cattolica, which was subsequently published in 16 Jesuit-sponsored journals from a variety of countries.
To judge by some media coverage, the Church is in the midst of a moral and doctrinal revolution, led by a pope bent on dragging the old institution into the modern world.
Read what pope actually said
I might recommend that everyone read what Pope Francis actually said. For what he said is beautiful, lyrical, spirit-filled, and in its own distinctive way, revolutionary.
The first question to which the pope responded in this interview is simple: “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio (his given name)?” After a substantial pause, he said, “a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.”
A consistent ethic of life protects everyone – no exceptions
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A Utah woman was recently charged with six counts of first-degree murder for allegedly killing six of her newborn infants, according to The Associated Press (AP).
Megan Huntsman, 39, confessed that from 1996 to 2006, she suffocated or strangled the six babies, packed them in boxes, and stored them in her Salt Lake City garage, reports AP.
But if Huntsman had agreed to have an abortion just prior to giving birth to each of the six babies, she would be legally innocent of all charges.
The joy of evangelizing
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An emergency tends to focus one’s mind and energies and to clarify one’s priorities.
If a dangerous fire breaks out in a home, the inhabitants thereof will lay aside their quarrels, postpone their other activities, and together get to the task of putting out the flames. If a nation is invaded by an aggressor, politicians will quickly forget their internal squabbling and put off their legislative programs in order to work together for the shared purpose of repulsing the enemy.