The Church of England voted not to allow women to be bishops. Bishops, priests, and laity had to pass the proposed change by a two-thirds majority. The Bishops voted 44-3 in favor of female bishops. The priests voted 148-45 in favor. The measure was blocked
Yesterday was the anniversary of the death of C. S. Lewis. Next year on the 50th anniversary of that occasion, Lewis will be honored with a plaque in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey. English writers have been either buried here or memorialized since the
Walter Isaacson has written a fascinating column about Ben Franklin’s view of America. He quotes from an essay Franklin wrote about Thanksgiving. I have never heard this detail about the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving. Perhaps it’s apocryphal. But still, it reminds us of a common confusion
I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my limbs, my reason, and all my senses, and still preserves them; in addition thereto, clothing and shoes, meat and drink,
Timothy R. Smith, a 26-year-old single guy, says that he is in the position this year of having to prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner for himself and a bunch of his friends. He reports his relief at coming across Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well by
I am astonished to hear how so many Christians are talking about the election. They are interpreting the Obama victory as a sign that America is no longer a Christian nation, struggling to understand how Christians could have been denied the victory, questioning God’s will
In the negotiations to avoid falling off the “fiscal cliff,” Republicans are proposing cutting out tax deductions in exchange for lower tax rates. I worry about the fate of charitable giving deductions and the impact eliminating them might have on churches. (One option being discussed
Engineers at Rice have devised an ingenious process that allows the generation of steam without boiling water using nanotechnology (particles that are extraordinarily small) plus ordinary sunlight. Among other applications, this could revolutionize the possibilities of solar energy. In the Rice experiment, the researchers stirred
Just a couple of weeks ago, Republicans were hailing Mitt Romney as the man who would make a great president. Now, after some more tone-deaf remarks by the Republican presidential candidate of the sort he’s been making all along with party members defending him, his
A case-study in contemporary policy-setting. The Republicans put off Hispanics, which is arguably demographic suicide. So how to change the anti-immigration stance associated with the party? Reason? Discussion? Debate? Coming to a consensus? No. Start a super PAC that will give money to pro-immigration Republicans
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