Paper Clippings The Blog of The Crossroads Cultural Center

Paper Clippings, more than a classical blog, is a service providing valuable reading material in order to help readers reach a judgment about current affairs. Comments and discussion are more than welcome.

Entries from October 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012

Wednesday
Oct312012

Always rebuilding

A story about the main seminary in Boston.
Wednesday
Oct312012

Institutional weakness

An interview with Ross Douthat.
Monday
Oct292012

Unintended consequences

An entertaining interview with Camille Paglia. The question is: why did the sixties' yearning for freedom lead to a statist political culture?
Sunday
Oct282012

Four myths on euthanasia

A very clear and informative piece by Ezekiel Emanuel.
Monday
Oct152012

“He’s a man of incredible moral strength” 

Apparently if you are into orgies you should join the free-masons. You will also be happy to find out that “Libertines are people like you and me: people who have a normal life.” (Warning: numerous sexual references)
Sunday
Oct142012

Induced amnesia

An excellent comment by Philip Jenkins on how the media have to erase the past in order to create "stories" in the present.
Thursday
Oct112012

The meaning of faith

An essay by Jonathan Ghaly.
Thursday
Oct042012

Leviathan

Patrick J. Deenen on the modern state and religious freedom.
Tuesday
Oct022012

Freedom to love

Heart's Home in the New York Times.