I didn’t grow up a Lutheran, so I don’t have the Baptismal sponsors or the Baptism anniversaries that lifelong Lutherans generally do. But not too long ago, I discovered my Baptismal certificate. It happened on April 10, 1960. You non-Lutherans will appreciate that it was
As a follow-up to our ZeroTV discussion, I present to your information about Aereo, a website that will stream live television broadcasts that it picks up over the free airwaves. Broadcasters and Cable moguls alike are trying to stop this venture in the courts, but
As gay marriage becomes the law of the land in many jurisdictions and, very likely in the near future, in the whole country, some Christians are saying, well, marriage is a religious function anyway. Let the state do whatever it wants in regards to redefining
The U.S economy is still in the doldrums. But former general and CIA director David Petraeus and Brookings scholar Michael O’Hanlon see the possibilities of a new economic boom on the horizon. IF the government doesn’t mess it up. (more…)
Louisville beat Michigan to win the NCAA basketball championship. In our Cranach contest, no one picked the winner, but quite a few picked Louisville to be in the final two: Dr. Fundystan, Aletheist, A. MacPhee, and EGK. Dennis gets another imaginary prize for coming the
I hope you had a happy Quasimodogeniti, the Second Sunday of Easter with perhaps the coolest name in the Church Year (which comes from the Latin for the first words of the Introit of the day from 1 Peter 2:2: “Like newborn infants. . .
The television industry is worried about a growing new category called “Zero TVers.” Not to be confused with people who don’t watch TV at all, these viewers will watch programming. But not what’s broadcast or cabled onto a TV set. They watch on their computers
Margaret Thatcher, the only female Prime Minister of Great Britain, who held office from 1979 to 1990, died yesterday of a stroke at age 87. Mrs. Thatcher was the British equivalent of Ronald Reagan, with whom she worked closely, standing up to the Soviet Union
A Korean war chaplain who died in a POW camp will receive the Medal of Honor later this week. Read the exploits of Father Emil Kapaun after the jump. (more…)
Did you know that you don’t own your DNA? Different companies hold the patent to about 41% of your genes. That means whenever those DNA strands are tested by a doctor, the company collects a royalty. Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear a
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