I am a squeamish person, and I dislike talking about bodily functions. But I stumbled upon a finding that is so interesting that I had to share it with you. Did you know that virtually all animals, from a dog to an elephant–including human beings–take
Denmark has more of its citizens per capita joining ISIL and al-Qaeda as foreign fighters than just about anywhere. Most countries prosecute such jihadists as terrorists when they come back home. But Denmark gives them jobs, spots in universities, and other perks. (more…)
Rev. Erik Parker, who blogs at The Millennial Pastor, has written a thoughtful piece on why he and others of this millennial generation prizes liturgical worship. He does not attack contemporary worship, and he writes in an irenic tone, summarizing the various attempts the church
Rev. Dr. Scott Murray is the 4th Vice President of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church in Houston, a good guy whom I know personally. You’ve got to read his statement on the mayor’s law firm that is subpoening
Forty-three people who had been in contact with Ebola victim Thomas Duncan have been cleared, proving not to have the disease. That’s a big relief for health officials, though 120 people are still being monitored. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says that the outbreaks in
In the times of the Greek democracy, the Roman republic, the American founding, and most of American history, liberty and equality were thought to go together. That changed, says Danielle Allen, author of a book on the Declaration of Independence First, Karl Marx taught that
The Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants will meet in the World Series starting tomorrow. That will be only the second time that the two wild-card teams played each other in the World Series. Since the wild card–not the division champions but the
The initial statement from the Roman Catholic synod on the family was hailed for its welcoming language for divorced Catholics and same-sex partners, but the final version emphasized more traditional moral teachings. But votes on the sections show a very divided group of bishops. The
There are liberal Catholics and there are conservative Catholics. The latter faction at the Synod on the Family is criticizing the revisionist views of sexual morality that appeared in a preliminary working document. (See here and here.) (more…)
Ebola starts with a fever and aches and pains, sort of like the flu. Then comes vomiting and diarrhea. Then comes a red rash. If the disease progresses, the whites of your eyes turn red. You start to hemorrhage internally. Then you start bleeding from
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