From Abigael Evans, age 4, on behalf of the entire nation:
From Abigael Evans, age 4, on behalf of the entire nation:
Back during the Democratic National Convention, we did a post on the Democratic platform, promising that we would do the same for the Republican platform. I never quite got around to that at the time, and we just have a few days before the election,
George Will is among the most learned of today’s pundits, and he has the habit of lacing his columns with big words, arcane references, and scholarly quotations. I urge you to read his latest column, a trenchant criticism of President Barack Obama, linked below. But
Russell E. Saltzman, a pastor in the North American Lutheran Church (the relatively conservative off shoot of ELCA), wrote a post at the First Things blog plaintively asking, “Why Can’t Lutherans Take Catholic Communion?” After all, he says, Lutherans and Catholics are agreed on justification–as
In the sermon for last Sunday, Pastor Douthwaite employed an interesting turn of phrase: There’s been a new phrased coined in our civil discourse of late, and that is folks talking about “the new normal.” Is the constant threat of terrorism the new normal? Are
Happy All Saints’ Day! All Christians are saints–sinners, but also saints–and this is a day to celebrate the Holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints, as it extends through time and space, in this moment and in eternity. This includes your loved ones who died
Today is Reformation Day, the 495th anniversary of Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses against the sale of indulgences. Some people have been criticizing Lutherans and others who celebrate this day. Why should we celebrate the shattering of the universal church? First of all, the
From Trevin Wax: Debate moderators and reporters love to ask pro-life candidates hard questions about abortion. Curiously, they don’t do the same for pro-choice candidates. Here are 10 questions you never hear a pro-choice candidate asked by the media: 1. You say you support a
On December 31, the Bush tax cuts will all expire and, by the terms of the last government-shutdown compromise, spending cuts (especially to the military) will go into effect automatically. Such a double-whammy in the middle of an economic downturn would have dire effects, according
Superstorm Sandy did a lot of damage, as forecast: Sandy Death Toll Climbs To Over 30 As Millions Remain Without Power « CBS Connecticut. We escaped pretty much unscathed. We’re over an hour from the ocean in northern Virginia, so we missed the worst of
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