Pro-Russian government forces in the Ukraine have attacked pro-Democracy protesters in Kiev, but they are fighting back with Molotov cocktails and improvised weapons. Other cities are rising up in support. Details and a live feed from the Kiev town square, the epicenter of the violence.
In the context of a discussion of the movie The Wolf of Wall Street, Dr. Jack Kilcrease discusses Luther’s concept of the “Orders of Creation” (in each of which we have vocations). God established the family (the marriage of Adam & Eve) and the church
There is a reference book used in the medical professions and the insurance industry called the International Classification of Diseases. It gives a code for the various diagnoses. Insurance companies and the government Medicare administrators can set a price for each affliction so as to
A federal judge overturned Virginia’s state constitution that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. The story, linked after the jump, points out that thus far federal judges have thrown out ALL state bans on gay marriage where the issue has been
Brandon Bennett writes about those who relate human technological prowess to man becoming god. He then makes an interesting application of Luther’s Theology of the Cross. (more…)
When you give your gender, that used to be a clear choice between “male” or “female.” But now, given the LGBT revolution, Facebook is giving 58 options. See the complete list after the jump. (more…)
Victor Davis Hanson writes about the “Orwellian” language and attempts to rewrite the past that characterize the current administration. (more…)
Ethan Richardson at Mockingbird quotes French philosopher Simone Weil on the Cross of Jesus Christ: “Christ healing the sick, raising the dead, etc–that is the humble, human, almost low part of his mission. The supernatural part is the sweat of blood, the unsatisfied longing for
Roger Catlin interviews jazz singer Ann Hampton Callaway and country artist Rosanne Cash about love songs. After the jump, I’ll give you what Ms. Callaway, a master of the form, says, including some real insights about the nature of love and her complaint that most
Here is a good account of the history of St. Valentine’s Day, how it’s NOT related to the pagan festival of Lupercalia and how the death day of an early Christian martyr got connected with love and romance. (Short answer: Chaucer.) So what can be
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