That flooding in Louisiana that killed 13 and damaged 40,000 homes brought out some inspiring examples of neighbors helping each other, churches serving those in need, and out-of-state strangers showing up to help. As the disaster moves into the clean-up phase, bureaucracy and politics threatens
Beliefnet has an interview with Father Gary Thomas, a Vatican-certified exorcist that is very interesting, though I’m not sure what I think of it. After the jump, I give his “six classic signs of demonic possessions,” as well as what he says about how to
The goal of the “pro-choice” movement used to be to make abortions “legal, safe, and rare.” But why “rare”? That implies that there is something wrong with abortion. Pro-choicers today are now proudly “pro-abortion.” The strategy now is for women to openly talk about their abortions as
We’ve blogged about the Constitution Party as an option for conservatives who cannot abide either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. It has been around since 1992. The party’s presidential nominee is Vietnam Veteran and attorney Darrell Castle and his running-mate is businessman and academic Scott
As we’ve blogged about, Municipal Judge Ruth Neely of Pinedale, Wyoming–a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod–is in trouble for telling a reporter that she wouldn’t be able to perform a gay marriage. Never mind that no one has asked her to, and that
A study has found a linear relationship between old age and happiness. That is, the older you get, the happier you are. Despite the deterioration of the body and the whole array of health and mental problems as people age, happiness increases. The linear relationship means
A few nights ago, we watched comedian Jim Gaffigan’s routine “Obsessed.” We laughed so hard we were in pain. He and his wife and writer Jeannie just announced that they were going to end their successful TV series, “The Jim Gaffigan Show.” They said that
Liberal Baptist theologian and LGBT advocate David Gushee says that there is no middle ground when it comes to acceptance of LGBT rights. Churches and individuals must either accept them or not, and if they don’t they will face dire consequences. He says that affirmation of
Donald Trump is drawing back from the hardline position on immigration that brought him lots of primary voters. He now says that he is open to “softening” immigration laws, expressing sympathy for immigrants who have been here for over a decade. His earlier statement that
As I reported from my recent sojourns in Scandinavia, the vaunted “welfare state” the Nordic states are known for is much more complex than we Americans realize, with the generous government benefits co-existing with extraordinarily free economies and a culture fixated on hard work and
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