A military contact told me this was happening, but now it’s made the papers: As our troops leave Afghanistan, they are leaving behind some $7 billion worth of equipment. It’s reportedly cheaper to just leave it than to haul it back to the states. But
Tullian Tchividjian, Billy Graham’s grandson and the pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, has published an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, no less. The problem with America’s churches today, he argues, is that so many of them have been downplaying the main message of
Virtually all animals sleep, but scientists have had a hard time figuring out why that is. New research has apparently uncovered a major reason why our brains need to go out of consciousness on a regular basis: While we are asleep, toxins that build up
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Boston Red Sox in the World Series starting Wednesday. For the first time I can remember, both of the teams that I was rooting for in their respective league playoffs were victorious. The playoff games were indeed fascinating,
Conservative Catholics, by definition, venerate and obey the Pope. So what do they do when the Pope is more liberal than they are? (more…)
I’ve blogged about dogs. But I also like cats. They are cool, graceful little killing machines. I also like what cat-haters don’t: their independence. Did you know that cats, unlike nearly every other domesticated animal, cannot be intentionally bred? Did you know that cats
Evangelicals today are being torn by some major theological controversies. The debate between Calvinists and Wesleyans is getting more and more heated. Then there is a related debate between “Traditionists,” who believe Christians should hold onto the traditions of the historic church (particularly the decisions
Conservatives usually complain about government funding of the arts because they see taxpayer money going for art they consider objectionable. That’s not really the point, argues dramatist David Marcus. The real problem with government funding is that it hurts the arts. (more…)
Cutting it close as usual, on the day before the government would run out of money, Congress agreed to raise the debt ceiling and end the 16-day partial government shutdown. Basically, both sides dropped their demands and kicked the can down the road. The government
Michael W. Hannon reminds us that postmodernist philosopher Michel Foucault, himself a homosexual, has maintained that homosexuality is a social construct. Until the late 19th century, there was the vice of sodomy, but no one assumed that those who committed it had any kind of
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