by Monty Self | Apr 7, 2010 | Opinion
In the last few years, we have witnessed a public backlash against the growing influence of Islam in Europe. Most recently was the Swiss ban on Muslim minarets. Another often talked about symbol of Islam, the burqa, is also coming under fire. Often, the sight of a...
by Monty Self | Apr 1, 2010 | Opinion
We Christian ethicists often sound more like overprotective parents than scholars seeking to promote social justice and welfare. It looks like we are against everything. Our approach to social policy often resembles my 8-year-old son, who recently came into my room to...
by Monty Self | Mar 23, 2010 | Opinion
Physician-assisted suicide is not new. I can still remember reading Derek Humphry’s “Final Exit” (1991) as a college student. I remember feeling great sorrow for those that suffer. Today, I still feel that pain as I work with oncology patients who...
by Monty Self | Mar 11, 2010 | Opinion
When I started teaching ethics 14 years ago, I was asked why teach ethics. I simply replied, “Those that can, do. Those that can’t, teach.” Well, it seems that some of our major universities have taken that axiom to heart. On March 2, former Illinois...
by Monty Self | Mar 1, 2010 | Opinion
Tax software. Tea parties. Now a plane purposely crashed into an IRS building. Americans have always been uneasy about taxation, and let’s face it: Most don’t like to give up money and hand it over to the government. I was enraged last year as I saw my...
