The group that is trying to erect a statue of Baphomet next to the Ten Commandments at the Oklahoma state capitol represents a new strain of Satanism. It isn’t just about black masses, occultism, and deliberate acts of evil. The new Satanism is allying itself
A 58-year old woman in Utah is serving as a surrogate mother for her daughter. The woman had already gone through menopause but she took a treatment of hormone shots to get herself back into the child-bearing mode. So far, the pregnancy is going well,
In the context of a discussion about “income inequality” (we’ll discuss that later), Kathleen Parker talks about political rhetoric and the different styles of each party. Republicans, she says, use “dog whistles,” using loaded terms (big government! tax-and-spend! anti-family!) to summon the true believers. Democrats
I grew up in northern Oklahoma, so I’ve been noting with bemusement how Osage County all of a sudden has a presence in popular culture. First there was Ree Drummond, a.k.a. the Pioneer Woman, whose show on the Food Network has introduced foodies to the
Rolling Stone Magazine published an economics manifesto that “Millennials should be fighting for.” You can read it after the jump, but I’ll summarize it for you here. Author Jesse A. Myerson says that “unemployment blows,” so that the government should guarantee work for everybody. But
Another example of Baptists wanting what Lutherans have but have neglected in order to be more like Baptists: Some Baptist leaders are saying that what their churches need in order to address decreasing attendance and to combat religious illiteracy is a catechism! (more…)
More from Daniel Schwindt on de Tocqueville, this time about how Americans–because of their rationalism and individualism–tend to see both religion and morality in terms of what is “useful.” (Again, thanks to Daniel Broaddus.) (more…)
Great comment on the Justice halts birth control mandate post from Kerner: The majority opinion of Roe vs. Wade balances the “right to privacy” of the mother against the “potential human life” of the unborn child. Basically, a small group of men who were born
What with Netflix, on-demand TV, Hulu on the iPad, and videos on the smart phone, more and more people are staying at home for their entertainment, cocooning unto themselves. Even going to the movies is too communal and too much trouble for a lot of
Pitcher Greg Maddux, fellow Atlanta rotation member Tom Glavine, and slugger Frank Thomas were voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Maddux won 355 games over a 23 year career. How did he do that? A rocket-fueled fastball? An over-arching curve ball? Not really. Maddux
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