U2 frontman Bono told a Congressional committee that the way to defeat ISIS is to send in comedians. (more…)
U2 frontman Bono told a Congressional committee that the way to defeat ISIS is to send in comedians. (more…)
After much study and debate among the bishops, Pope Francis has issued a letter on the family entitled Amoris Laetitia (the joy of love). In wrestling with how to minister to gays, the problems of modern families in a time of sexual revolution, and whether or not to
The citizen test given by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services speaks of “freedom of worship.” Senator James Lankford (R, OK) has been trying to get the agency to change the test and the study materials so that they refer to the “freedom of religion.”
The Battle of Princeton was arguably the turning point of the Revolutionary War, the first time George Washington beat Cornwallis, thanks to Washington’s personal bravery that from that time forward inspired the continental troops. But now preservation of the battlefield is threatened. Not by a
In our Bible class, we were studying stewardship. I know, not the most exciting of topics, but this one was really interesting, beginning with the Creation and making the point that God is the true owner of all things, which, He, however, gives to us
Not all states have either primaries or caucuses. Colorado, North Dakota, and Wyoming–as well as the territories of Guam and American Samoa–simply have local and state party Republican conventions to choose their delegates, who then can vote for whomever they want to. That was
Two years ago, the atheist group the Freedom from Religion Foundation sued the IRS in order to make it enforce the law that would take away a church’s tax exemption if it got involved in politics. The IRS settled, to the atheists’ satisfaction, by drawing up
This month 50 years ago, in 1966, Time Magazine featured its cover-story entitled “Is God Dead?” The article was about the “Christian atheists,” such as Thomas J. J. Altizer, of the theology faculty at Emory, who argued that the traditional deity is no longer relevant
The Panama Papers are the records of a law firm that specializes in setting up secret bank accounts, offering tax havens and money-laundering services to the rich, famous, and corrupt. Investigators are still combing through those recently-leaked documents. But one thing that has come out is
Liberal musicians have long objected to their work being used by conservative politicians. And, as the link shows, they usually get their way. After all, artists should have the freedom not to have their creative work employed in a cause they do not believe in.
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