News Commentary – Jon Haines

06 Jun

Massachusetts House Passes Bill Legally Abolishing Biological Sex

By Jon
In News Commentary

States continue to pass laws removing the phrase ‘biological sex’, replacing it with gender identity, and formally accepting that ‘femininity’ and ‘masculinity’ are mere social constructs rather than the results of nature. “SECTION 1. Section 92A of chapter

21 Jul

Chicago Will Miss Father Barron As He Moves To LA

By Jon
In News Commentary

In the last 6 months I’ve become more and more thankful that Fr. Barron was the rector of the largest major seminary in the United States. It seemed like an excellent fit for him because of his ability to understand

27 Jun

If It Can’t Be Never, Perhaps Its Better

By Jon
In News Commentary

The Supreme Court’s ruling has been discussed at great length. The way I see it, the ruling has disastrous consequences for society. Whether it is constitutional or not, future generations will suffer, not by some immediate divine chastisement as surely

19 Apr

3rd Annual Reasonfest!

By Jon
In Modern Philosophy, News Commentary, Philosophy

Just like last year on the national level, secular humanists continue to host 'reason' events ever more, continuing the tradition from the French Revolution. Its interesting because with these growing each year, it just goes to show even more that

10 Jan

Discoverer of “God Particle” calls Dawkins an Embarrassment

By Jon
In Empirical Science, News Commentary, Theism/Atheism

The Guardian has reported that Peter Higgs, the particle physicist claiming the existence of the Higgs Boson, the so called ‘God particle’ which most claim supposedly explains away anything related to the supernatural, has stated in no uncertain terms that Richard

19 Nov

Just like the “old days”: Metaphysics Guides Science

By Jon
In News Commentary, Philosophy

I know this isn't news to any of the readers of this blog, but I thought it was important to post articles that fit right in with the purpose of my writing here. My emphasis is bold and comments blue Why

10 Oct

Secularism On The Rise In US: 15% to 20%

By Jon
In Faith and Reason, News Commentary, Religion, Theism/Atheism

It’s old news that secular society is growing and religion is shrinking both in Europe and the United States. But just in case you didn’t believe what you hear or see on the street, take a look at this new

25 Sep

Latin On The Rise

By Jon
In Language, News Commentary

Understanding where you came from is part of understanding who you are and where you can/are going. When that history is locked in a language that fewer and fewer people know, it becomes more valuable. Study Latin, particularly if

25 Jul

Fidelity in Higher Education

By Jon
In Catholicism, Compromise/Dissent/Heresy, Education, Higher Education, News Commentary, Religion

The head of the supreme tribunal in Rome, Cardinal Raymond Burke, has stated that students of Catholic universities have the right to know which of their teachers have signed the oath of fidelity to the Church's teaching. It's a shame

24 Jul

The Not Pontifical and Not Catholic University of Peru

By Jon
In Catholicism, Compromise/Dissent/Heresy, Education, Higher Education, News Commentary, Religion

The matter with the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru is settled as far as the Catholic Church is concerned: SECRETARIA STATUS N. 3168/12/RS DECREE The Secretary of State, fulfilling the mandate of His Holiness Benedict