DNA evidence may have solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper, the serial killer who brutally murdered 11 prostitutes in Victorian England. A shawl that was reportedly found on the body of one of his victims had blood that has been identified as having come
Henri Matisse was one of the great artists of the 20th century. What most people do not know, however–and what exhibitions and art critics tend to ignore–is that Matisse underwent a dramatic and life-changing conversion to Christianity. (more…)
Remember the Badr Brigade, the vicious jihadists that were the bane of our existence in the Iraq War? Remember Iran, the vicious jihadists that have been the bane of our existence ever since the hostage crisis during the Carter administration? Well, the Badr Brigade and
President Obama had said that since Congress won’t pass immigration reform, he will push it through using executive action. Though he had said he would do so by the end of the summer, he has decided to wait until after the midterm elections in November.
Scholars have discovered a 1,500-year-old papyrus from ancient Egypt that contains a remarkable Christian confession, including an early description of Holy Communion. Reportedly, the writing was rolled up in an amulet, a Christian version of the amulets-with-protection-spells worn by pagan Egyptians. The article on the
The one “dove” among the current presidential contenders has been the libertarian, tea-party favorite Republican Senator Rand Paul. A few weeks ago, he published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that criticized both the Democrats and his fellow Republicans for their “interventionist” foreign policies.
The Hollywood studio DreamWorks has the rights to Lassie, the TV show about a heroic collie that is the third longest running TV drama of all time (behind Gunsmoke and Law & Order). But the studio thinks the character is too old-fashioned for a new
You may know of Pastor Hans Fiene from his uproariously funny and theologically profound Lutheran Satire videos. He now has another forum, The Federalist, in which he has published the definitive critique of mega-pastor Joel Osteen. His wife has created an uproar for saying that
American political theory tends to believe that democracy is based on universal human values and is the right form of government for everyone. But, as columnist Richard Cohen says, after rehearsing the fiascos of “the Arab Spring” and other seemingly democratic movements that ended in
I remember well our teacher reading to us fifth graders the novels of Laura Ingalls Wilders, which were based on the author’s childhood on the American frontier. Her descriptions in The Long Winter of the blizzards, the isolation, and Pa surviving in a snow bank
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