Here is the choice that Congress has, as we approach the “fiscal cliff” next Tuesday, when all of the Bush tax cuts expire. Democrats are willing to renew the tax cuts except for those making over $250,000. The Republicans want to renew the tax cuts
Here is the choice that Congress has, as we approach the “fiscal cliff” next Tuesday, when all of the Bush tax cuts expire. Democrats are willing to renew the tax cuts except for those making over $250,000. The Republicans want to renew the tax cuts
The Associated Press has released the results of the annual poll of American editors and news directors on the top news stories of the year. I like these features as a helpful way to look back on the year. Here are the top 10. (The
It’s still Christmas and will be for a total of 12 days. Jim Denney reminds us of what J. R. R. Tolkien said about it in his classic essay “On Fairy-Stories“: JRR Tolkien, the creator of “The Hobbit,” once wrote that his goal as an
An appeals courts has given a victory to Christian colleges suing over Obamacare’s requirement that they provide free contraceptives and morning-after pills. But another appeals court has upheld the requirement for Christian-owned businesses. A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with Wheaton College and Belmont
France is also fighting a battle against gay marriage. But religion and politics are not really entering into it. For Patrick Laplace, the mayor of this trim little town, the Socialist government’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage in France is a colossal mistake. Laplace
Dear readers, I wish all of you the joy of the season and every blessing of the Christ child! Remember: Keep Christ in Christmas. Keep “mass” in Christmas (by going to church and receiving Holy Communion). Keep the “holy” in “holiday.” Keep the day in
The Wall family Christmas of 1904 has been preserved on the equivalent of an early dictaphone. The link gives more details, including samplings. (Be sure to play the one of the 7-year-old singing, with his big finale.) Curators at the Museum of London have discovered
The real Santa Claus, thought to have been a participant at the Council of Nicaea and to have slugged Arius for his heretical Christology: HT: Mary Moerbe
Go to Lutheran Public Radio for round-the-clock Christmas music, starting today. Here is the ad that shows what they are trying to do:
In his continuing series that we’ve been blogging about exploding the myth that Christmas was based on a pagan holiday, Rev. Joseph Abrahamson takes on the view recently pushed on the History Channel that Christmas, along with customs like singing carols, doing things for children,
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