Who says people today aren’t oriented to liturgies? Consider this article on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s press conference, which observes that all of these press conferences in which a politician caught in wrongdoing follow exactly the same pattern: Ritual of Repentance . First, we
The governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, a democrat who made a name for himself prosecuting white-collar shenanigans, was found to be a client of a high-price prostitution ring. His involvement was discovered when law enforcement officials saw suspicious wire transfers of funds that made
The Clintons are offering to make Barack Obama Hillary’s vice-presidential running mate. See Hillary and Bill push idea of Clinton, Obama ticket. But that is rather presumptuous since Obama is ahead of her! Obama is scorning the idea.
E. J. Dionne has a column arguing that religious influence goes in cycles and that, based on the relatively secular candidates now vying for president, the culture wars are over. Do you think that’s right? I think this grand announcement could prove highly ironic. If
The “Washington Post” published an article on how many evangelical churches are now, in a big departure for many of them, practicing Lent. The article went on to deal with an bigger phenomenon, that cutting-edge congregations are abandoning the baby boomer church growth movement in
There is a “future” dimension, though, to that Ancient-Future worship phenomenon that some of us just-ancient worshippers might find problematic: For the most part, though, young evangelicals aren’t just reviving ancient traditions. They are stamping them with their own updated brand. Confession — a staple
Barack Obama has been pursuing a brilliant strategy for the primaries, but it may hide a weakness in the main election. According to this article, Obama has been picking up many of his wins in states that usually go Republican. That means they have fewer
A California appeals court has ruled that children must be educated by a state-credentialed teacher and NOT by their parents! See Homeschoolers’ setback in appeals court ruling: “California courts have held that … parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children,” Justice
Now it seems that the Democratic nominee for president of the United States will be determined by those two states that flouted party rules and whose delegates will not be seated. If you will remember, I predicted that this would become a huge problem for
You know how in “King Lear,” he walks out at the end holding the body of his daughter, and we’re at the “no worst, there is none” moment, and just at the saddest point, Lear, mad with grief, thinks that he sees her breathing after
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