A Subject Definition of Death: Some utilitarian bioethicists wants to redefine biological death to include a subjective and sociologically based meaning. Their purpose isn’t greater scientific accuracy. Rather, by making “death” malleable, they hope to open the door further to treating indisputably living human beings as if they were cadavers. Students can consider the author’s arguments […]
Student’s Complaint Over Expulsion From Catholic High School Dismissed Under Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine: A Texas state appellate court held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine requires dismissal of a breach of contract lawsuit against a Catholic high school brought by a 16-year old student who was expelled and by his parents. “We conclude that St. Thomas’s status as […]
White House To Give Schools Guidance On Transgender Access To Bathrooms: The Obama administration is issuing guidance to schools Friday, saying they must allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. The administration acknowledges this is “new terrain” for some people and says it wants to help school districts avoid running afoul of […]
Arbitration by Faith: This 10 min. video clip considers interviews a Christian attorney and arbitrator as well as a law professor at Pepperdine on the issue of Christian arbitration, now required in a growing number of business and employment agreements. Some individuals who want to take legal action are bound by their agreements to engage in Christian […]
The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy: “The corporate university’s language of new findings, technology transfer, knowledge economy, grant generation, frontier research, efficiency, and accountability dominates how academic scholarship is now framed both within the institution and outside it.” In this slim, 125 page book, authors Maggie Berg and Barbara Seeber (Toronto Univ. Press, 2016) […]
Few Pastors Say Adulterous Ministers Should Face Permanent Ban From Pulpit: Half of Protestant pastors say their colleagues should step down from the pulpit for a time if they are accused of misconduct. Most say such accusations should be kept in confidence until proven. And few think pastors who commit adultery should be permanently banned from ministry.
Why We Should Teach Theology in the Public University: “Most people don’t study theology at all in college—especially those who attend public universities and colleges. I believe this should change.” The writer makes a case that today,students need a basic background and understanding of theological concepts in order to make sense of public issues and the views of the […]
Catholic school, gay man settle discrimination lawsuit: A food services applicant who lost a job offer from a Catholic high school when administrators learned he was in a same-sex marriage has received a settlement in the case, his lawyers announced Monday. The school had argued it was exempt from the state’s nondiscrimination laws because of its religious […]
Seventh-day Adventist College Fracas: Every week, yet another Christian college is in an uproar over clashes between doctrine and 21st century culture. It’s easy to tell a story along the lines of the familiar narrative of conservative-Christian-college-is-trampling-down-academic-freedom. But the reality is a bit messier. We need more details than the Chronicle of Higher Education delivered.
Microfinance is big business in Colombia: In developing countries like Colombia, microloans — loans of $25 to $1,500 or more — are big business. The idea is to give loans to people who can’t get credit and who can’t get access to traditional financial services offered by banks. Elizabet Abella received her microloan from Opportunity International, a Christian […]
