For all of our obesity, poor exercise habits, bad nutrition, and other woes, Americans keep living longer and longer. From Life Expectancy Hits Record High in America – washingtonpost.com: The overall U.S. life expectancy of 78.1 years was up 0.3 years from 2005. Life expectancy
I can’t tell if this website is for Obama or against him. I suspect the latter. But it does chronicle all of the fascinating ways that Barack Obama is being thought of in religious terms, as, literally, a Messiah. Read, for an example of the
Michael Gerson points out that John McCain’s nomination is also something of a miracle. The column, while interesting in itself, is notable in that it uses the word syzygy. That’s the first time I have ever come across that word apart from a game of
In Islam, a country that once was Muslim must always be Muslim. Spain used to be part of the Muslim empire, back in the dark ages. Not until 1492, that significant date, were the Moors finally expelled, as Christians took the province of Andalusia (what
Here is a story about a Baptist church that is changing its name to escape the stigma of being “Baptist.” This is something a number of Lutheran churches have been doing in an attempt, I would say, to seem MORE Baptist. Here is something advocates
In Canada I was talking with a pastor who was expressing worries about his daughter, who was getting into the whole “Goth” scene. Another pastor said that he shouldn’t worry, that there are lots of affinities between young Goths and elderly Lutherans. They both, for
Got in just after midnight from my time in Canada. It’s a good country. I was impressed with what I saw of the Lutheran Church of Canada. Here is a helpful account of the convention from Alex Klages, a blogger I’ve long followed at A
This mother had an abortion at 8 weeks. Eleven weeks later, she found out that she was still pregnant. Somehow the early abortion missed the baby, which reportedly happens with some frequency. The mother was “delighted.” The baby was born and, despite the original fears
Outside of our hotel here in Winnipeg the annual Gay Pride parade marched by yesterday afternoon, and the journalist in me forced me outside to observe. Suggestion to the Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered community: If you want to become socially acceptable, parade in business suits
I’m still here at the Lutheran Church Canada convention in Winnipeg. Their convention seems much less contentious than those I’m used to. Anyway, there’s a blues joint close to the hotel, so last night some like-minded pastors and I took our lives in our hands
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