TIME discovers forced abortion in China At a provincial meeting last year, Linyi officials were castigated for having the highest rate of extra births in all of Shandong, according to lawyers familiar with the situation. The dressing-down galvanized what appears to be one of the most brutal mass sterilization and abortion campaigns in years. Starting…

Catholic Charities steps up The usual role for Catholic Charities USA comes 30 days after a disaster. The Alexandria, Va.-based organization traditionally lets the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and others make the initial response before stepping in to help people rebuild their lives. Hurricane Katrina hasn’t allowed the ordinary approaches. "Like every other relief…

Thanks to Tom Harmon for sending along a link to this paper, touching on many of the themes we deal with in our Creation/Evolution/ID discussions He remarks: Everyone seems to accept the framing of the debate by, on the one hand, the materialist proponents of a reductionist account of evolution, and on the other hand,…

As Whitcomb reminds us in the comments below, this weekend saw Catholic-related news that should concern us all: the uptick in violence in Northern Ireland (I recently blogged on Ian Paisley’s reaction to what was happening even before this past weekend). "Worst rioting in years" is what this BBC article says: NI Police Chief blames…

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