Afghanistan has exploded after a number of Korans were burned by U.S. officials at a military detention center. It seems anti-American messages were scrawled on the covers, so they were “disposed of.” Ever since word of this came out, Afghans have been rioting, killing NATO
Would you want the upcoming Google glasses? By the end of the year, Google will be selling glasses ($250 to $600) that can stream information to your eyes in real time. Stare at a bridge, and Google will give you information about the bridge. Stare
People are digging up Rick Santorum’s religious addresses from years back. And though what he says is pretty conventional to most of us Christians, his sermons are being used to alarm the voting public. This is about something he said in 2008 at Ave Maria
Religious people are for the most part appalled at the Obamacare mandate that employers must provide health insurance that will provide free abortion pills and contraceptives. This is seen as a profound assault on religious liberty, forcing people by law to do what their religion
To contemplate Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent, those sobering words accompanying the imposition of ashes are a good place to start. (More personally, “you are dust, and to dust you shall return”!) This is called a memento mori, a reminder that you are
I love the Lenten season and it always does me good. I try to discipline myself more–which usually in my case means not eating so much and exercising more–and I usually work through some heavy-duty theological text for my edification. (I have a couple in
I am appreciating more and more the ability of Matt Harrison, president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, to witness to our faith in the public square. Here are his Lenten greetings:
As I keep saying, I don’t intend this to be just a Lutheran blog, so please bear with me, those of you who don’t make a big deal about the church year, in today’s Ash Wednesday theme. I offer you this, though, an article by
How political campaigns are waged these days: Rick Santorum’s surprising momentum at a critical stage in the presidential race has forced the Obama campaign to reassess its reelection strategy, which for months has revolved around the likelihood that Mitt Romney would end up as the
What awaits us, no matter who wins the elections: On Dec. 31, the George W. Bush-era tax cuts are scheduled to expire, raising rates on investment income, estates and gifts, and earnings at all levels. Overnight, the marriage penalty for joint filers will spring back
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