Charlton Heston, Epic Film Star and Voice of N.R.A., Dies at 84 – New York Times The night before word of Heston’s death came out, I was watching “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” and marveling at how bad it was. I noticed how
Charlton Heston, Epic Film Star and Voice of N.R.A., Dies at 84 – New York Times The night before word of Heston’s death came out, I was watching “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” and marveling at how bad it was. I noticed how
Muslims have the reputation of being extraordinarily resistant to evangelism, but, according to the data in this article, the Holy Spirit is changing that, with millions of Muslims coming to faith, despite the death penalty for doing so. From Muslims Leaving Islam in Droves, quoting
M. Z. Hemingway, who wrote that Wall Street Journal piece on the “Issues, Etc.” controversy is now blogging at Augsburg1530 on the subject, with much more to say. Save the LCMS crunches some disturbing financial data. Great lines from Anthony Sacramone at First Things: It
The theologian Alasdair MacIntyre wrote a piece during the last presidential election entitled The Only Vote Worth Casting in November arguing that not voting for either of two candidate can be a positive moral action. The first paragraph: When offered a choice between two politically
McCain shies away from religion talk – Jonathan Martin – Politico.com: Raised Episcopalian, McCain now attends a Baptist megachurch in Phoenix. But he has not been baptized and rarely talks of his faith in anything but the broadest terms or as it relates to how
Cow-human cross embryo lives three days: HUMAN-cow embryos have been created in a world first at Newcastle University in England, hailed by the scientific community, but labelled “monstrous” by opponents. A team has grown hybrid embryos after injecting human DNA into eggs taken from cows’
Thanks to Ned for giving the definitive answer to the great prophet Corky who is suing to erect a monument giving the principles of the religion he invented, that being only fair since a Utah town has a monument of the Ten Commandments. (See the
Pleasant Grove City, Utah, has a monument of the Ten Commandments in a local park. Therefore, a religion named Summum, whose Moses is named Corky Ra, is suing for the right to display ITS sacred list. Here are The Seven Aphorisms of Summum: 1. SUMMUM
What a good show was the premiere of the new season of “Hell’s Kitchen”! Gordon Ramsey this time takes a whole crew of incompetents. How can he pick any of them to run one of his restaurants at a salary of a quarter of a
A bestselling book by Nicholson Baker entitled Human Smoke argues that fighting World War II was a mistake. But, but, what about the Holocaust? The Jews died anyway, says Baker. More lives were lost fighting the war than were worth the cost. Baker maintains that
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