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A quick response regarding Eduardo, Kmiec, etc.

Posted on December 04, 2008
I've very much enjoyed not thinking about the election in recent weeks, but . . . with respect to the post by Eduardo, about Kmiec, et al.: What many of us (and, more specifically, what I) found frustrating and objectionable...

Christianity, Same-Sex Relations and Prop 8

Posted on December 04, 2008
This following thought-provoking piece originated in an e-mail by the author and has been posted on various internet sites. With the permission of Mr. Weiss, I reproduce it here: Sodomy and civil rights, David R. Weiss, November 7, 2008 "This...

This looks very interesting indeed ...

Posted on December 03, 2008
The Sexual Person Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology Todd A. Salzman, Michael G. Lawler $29.95 ISBN: 9781589012080 (1589012089)LC: 2007046198Book (Paperback)6 x 9352 pagesMay 2008 "Salzman and Lawler are accomplished theologians with the stature to confront questions that have become highly...

Naming the source of human dignity: A student's question

Posted on December 03, 2008
Today we concluded a very satisfying (from my perspective anyway) seminar on Catholic Perspectives on American Law. One of our readings was Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon's chapter, "International Law: Foundation of Human Rights - The Unfinished Business...

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December 5, 2008 / Volume CXXXV,

Posted on December 03, 2008
December 5, 2008 / Volume CXXXV, Number 21 EDITORIAL The Bishops & Obama Absolutism & democratic deliberation The Editors The gracious tone of Sen. John McCain?s election-night concession speech was both impressive and reassuring, especially his call for Americans to...

Bainbridge on Kmiec; and Penalver on Bainbridge on Kmiec

Posted on December 03, 2008
Eduardo is quite persuasive, in my judgment. But check for yourself, over at dotCommonweal.

MOJ leading the pack!

Posted on December 03, 2008
Thanks to those whose votes have propelled MOJ to (so far) the top of the heap in the "professors" category of the ABA's "Best Law Blogs". Haven't voted yet? Get on over, then . . . here.

What can we expect (and does it matter what we can expect) from people with disabilities?

Posted on December 03, 2008
Here is a fascinating exchange (read also the comments) between Peter Singer (Princeton) and Michael Berube, whose child has Down's Syndrome. This comment, from "Father of Tommy", seems especially important: Why should our expectations of others be a criterion for...

Nothing says "Christmas" like . . .

Posted on December 03, 2008
a gift certificate from Planned Parenthood, redeemable for a variety of services, including abortions.

Institutional pluralism, religious identity, and . . . Bob Jones University

Posted on December 02, 2008
A former student of mine -- also a graduate of Bob Jones University -- has been involved in an effort (on Facebook and elsewhere) called "Please Reconcile", which is seeking to push the University to confront, and apologize for, its...

Beyond Politics: Greg Wolfe Responds

Posted on December 02, 2008
At my behest, Greg Wolfe has kindly responded to my posts here, here, here, here, and here: I am grateful to Michael Scaperlanda for engaging my reflections on the culture wars and politicization so thoughtfully. It's true that legal thought...

In ABA's Top 100 again

Posted on December 02, 2008
Although the folks who do the ABA blog rankings continue to think that we "deliberate over canon law," I do appreciate the fact that Mirror of Justice has been included among the top 100 legal blogs for the second year...

Confessions of a Tortured Soul

Posted on December 02, 2008
I have a confession to make. I cannot seem to get over the election. No, not the one held in early November, but the one made public this past Sunday afternoon. Oklahoma jumped past Texas in the BCS poll (although...

The Hedgehog Review

Posted on December 02, 2008
In this very interesting-looking new(ish) journal, I believe I have discovered (yet) another diverting time-suck. "An interdisciplinary journal of critical reflections on contemporary culture" . . . what's not to like?

Do we "deliberate over canon law"? I don't think so!

Posted on December 01, 2008
The 2008 ABA Journal Blawg 100 These are the 100 best Web sites by lawyers, for lawyers, as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal.Voting ends on Jan. 2. For a printable list of all 100 blogs, click here....

More on the Moral Natural Law

Posted on December 01, 2008
A while back, several of us had a friendly exchange on natural law and the moral natural law. The International Theological Commission (ITC), whose five year mandate expires at the end of this calendar year, is meeting over the next...

Higher Taxes, Small Businesses, Jobs, and Economic Growth

Posted on December 01, 2008
On several occasions, although not much recently, we have discussed at Mirror of Justice whether increased taxes for those earning higher incomes is mandated, encouraged, or contraindicated by principles of Catholic social teaching, including the preferential option for the poor...

Gregory Wolfe: The Culture Wars Revisited

Posted on December 01, 2008
In 2004, ten years after publishing "Why I am a Conscientious Objector in the Culture Wars," Gregory Wolfe wrote "The Culture Wars Revisited," which is also well worth the read. Here is a sample: "Being an intelligent participant in political...

Beyond Politics IV

Posted on December 01, 2008
Beyond Politics, BP II, and BP III have explored a couple of essays by Gregory Wolfe who conscientiously objects to the culture wars. In this fourth and final post on the subject, I?ll attempt to tie the previous three posts...

Responses to "Excluding Religion"

Posted on December 01, 2008
As (I think) Tom Berg mentioned a few days ago, he and I (and also Steven Smith) have published short responses to Nelson Tebbe's very interesting new paper, "Excluding Religion", on the PENNumbra site of the University of Pennsylvania Law...

Beyond Politics III

Posted on December 01, 2008
In his essay ?Religious Humanism: A Manifesto,? Wolfe argues that ?religious humanism offers the best antidote to the ravages of the ?culture wars.?? He says that ?the term ?religious humanism?? suggests ?a tension between two opposed terms ? between heaven...

Beyond Politics II

Posted on December 01, 2008
In my last post, I encouraged us to look beyond politics as we creatively engage the task of developing Catholic Legal Theory. Gregory Wolfe has helped clarify my thinking, giving voice to my intuitions. He describes himself as a ?conscientious...

Beyond Politics

Posted on November 30, 2008
Now that the election is past, I?d like to encourage us to move beyond politics (at least for two years but maybe longer) and to think more creatively about how MOJ and the development of Catholic Legal Theory can contribute...

The "Culture of Life" and the Death of Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns

Posted on November 27, 2008
Riffing off of Rick Garnett's post questioning Doug Kmiec's editorial praising Senator Kennedy for supposedly building up the "culture of life" by sponsoring legislation providing for public financing of presidential campaigns, by Professor Kmiec's measure then, President-elect Barack Obama has...

Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Posted on November 27, 2008
By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that...

Dear Rick: A Clarification

Posted on November 26, 2008
Rick understandably but nonetheless incorrectly assumes that when I post something by someone else (e.g., John Haldane) on MOJ, I do so because (in part) because I agree with the contents of the post.Well, sometimes I do post something by...

Campaign-spending regulations build up the "culture of life"?

Posted on November 26, 2008
Let's concede that, in his long career, Sen. Kennedy has sometimes championed legislation that has promoted the common good, well understood, and has sometimes even moved the ball in a positive direction (when he has not been pushing it in...

Religious schools and civic education in Canada

Posted on November 26, 2008
We've talked a lot over the years, here at MOJ, about the importance of non-state associations and their expression to a free, authentically pluralist society. So, the developments described in this story might be of interest: A Roman Catholic private...

Some Interesting News from the Sunshine State

Posted on November 26, 2008
New York Times, November 26, 2008 Florida Gay Adoption Ban Is Ruled UnconstitutionalBy YOLANNE ALMANZAR MIAMI ? A Florida law that has banned adoptions by gay men and lesbians for over three decades is unconstitutional, a judge here ruled on...

Doug Kmiec on Senator Ted Kennedy

Posted on November 26, 2008
NCR, November 26, 2008In thanksgiving for Ted Kennedy's legacy of faith-filled service By Douglas W. KmiecThe great presidential contest is concluded. The words and expectations of promise and hope sit well upon a Republic troubled by war and financial ruin...

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