For the Romans, the 15th (or sometimes the 13th) of every month was called the “Ides,” marking the full moon. Today is the Ides of March. On this day in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Senators led by his friend
For the Romans, the 15th (or sometimes the 13th) of every month was called the “Ides,” marking the full moon. Today is the Ides of March. On this day in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Senators led by his friend
Officials estimate that at least 10,000 may be dead–with thousands more still missing–due to the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. Meanwhile, more nuclear power plants are in danger of meltdown. See 10K dead in Japan amid fears of nuclear meltdowns – Yahoo! News. Japan has
Ultra-orthodox Jews in Israel have come up with an acceptable form of gay marriage: gay men marry lesbians. Rabbis from the religious Zionist community have launched an initiative to marry gay men to lesbian women – with some surprising successes. So far, 11 marriages have
One effect of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s successful effort to limit collective bargaining by the state employee’s union is that labor unions are once again in the national spotlight. Unions consider this to be a good thing, after years of neglect, since much of the
An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale hit northern Japan, causing massive damage. Then came the tsunami, which sent a 30-foot wall of water three miles inland, killing untold numbers. The tsunami also traveled at 500 m.p.h.–as fast as a airplane–hitting Hawaii and America’s
Anglicans already share communion with other Christians. In Canada, they are working on the next step: Sharing communion with the unbaptized. And people who follow other religions: Canadian Anglicans will hold discussions this spring about whether baptism is necessary for taking part in communion —
Americans are the new French. And the French (and British) are the new Americans. At least when it comes to foreign policy. Whatever happened to the good old days when the U.S. aggressively confronted evil-doers and France screamed about our defiling the altar of the
Anthony Sacramone says, uh, no, taking on a claim in the Huffington Post: This is what passes for deep thinking at the Huffington Post: an assistant professor of history insists that evangelicals must “hate” Jesus because they’re not socialists. Because Jesus was a socialist, you
The Washington Post has an article about two new Bible translations. We’ve already blogged about the new gender-adjusted NIV that will take the place of the NIV beloved by many evangelicals. There is also a new translation of the New American Bible, the version approved
Newt Gingrich is gearing up for a presidential run, so he is courting social conservatives. That requires him to account for his three marriages, including the one that grew out of his affair with a young staff member even as he was lambasting President Clinton
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