At the turn of every year, this blog asks you to predict what will happen in the New Year ahead. (We’ll do that in another post.) Lots of blogs and publications do that. But what we also do and others don’t is check last year’s
At the turn of every year, this blog asks you to predict what will happen in the New Year ahead. (We’ll do that in another post.) Lots of blogs and publications do that. But what we also do and others don’t is check last year’s
Religion journalists selected the top religion stories of the year: 1. U.S. Catholic bishops lead opposition to Obamacare requirement that insurance coverage for contraception be provided for employees. The government backs down a bit, but not enough to satisfy the opposition. 2. A Pew Forum
An ancient pagan temple was found just three miles from Jerusalem. It dates from the time that the Biblical Temple to the true God was in operation. The discovery shows what the Prophets were railing against, God’s people turning to idols. Solomon built the Temple
To descend from the theoretical to the tangible, here is how much your taxes will increase once the Bush tax cuts expire on Tuesday, unless Congress cuts a deal to extend them: Annual income of $20,000 to $30,000: $1,064 average tax increase Annual income of
It’s the most natural thing in the world, paganism being the natural religion, to turn one’s king or emperor–or now, one’s president– into a god. From the American Spectator‘s George Neumayr: Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign inspired a level of euphoria that almost seemed cultish. Obama
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
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