The Obama administration is seeking the authority to wiretap the internet–including Facebook, Skype, smart phone e-mails, and every other kind of online communication–and to force sites to provide unencrypted access to law enforcement agencies. From the New York Times: Federal law enforcement and national security
Five U.S. soldiers have been charged with killing Afghan civilians for sport. Shame, dishonor, and depravity rear their ugly heads: In videotaped and written statements to Army investigators, Spec. Jeremy N. Morlock, 22, a member of the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade, admitted his involvement in
Here are pictures of 50 “extraordinary” church buildings from around the world. Some are ancient; some are contemporary. They come from a whole range of denominations (with quite a few being Lutheran). This is an ancient one in Ethiopia, the Church of St. George, carved
The Washington Post printed an interesting moral exercise written by Kwame Anthony Appiah: Once, pretty much everywhere, beating your wife and children was regarded as a father’s duty, homosexuality was a hanging offense, and waterboarding was approved — in fact, invented — by the Catholic
I posted about this phenomenon recently, though hardly anyone of you commentators understood my point. Maybe Joan C. Williams, a liberal Democrat, can state it more clearly than I did: For two generations, the Democrats have failed to relate to white working-class voters. Black working-class
We blogged about this topic before, but here are some more thoughts from Adam McHugh, the pastor who wrote the book Introverts in Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture: The scowling old man nearly bumped into me as he fled the sanctuary. As
OK, we parsed and considered and criticized the Republican “Pledge to America” yesterday. The Democrats don’t seem to have something similar, but perhaps we can reconstruct their working ideology. Is it, the government can make things better? Or, moral liberation plus big government? Anti-big business
Their parents must think it cute: Children as young as two are now dropping f-bombs, with researchers reporting that more kids are using profanity — and at earlier ages — than has been recorded in at least three decades. So finds data presented at this
We conclude our series on The Narrative Commentary to the Divine Service by John Pless with what he says about the conclusion of the service: POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE, PRAYER Having received the Lord’s Body and Blood for our salvation, like Simeon who held in his arms
The last big Republican midterm election gain featured a “Contract with America” that summed up the party’s agreed-upon policies. Now Republicans, looking for a similar victory, have put together a “Pledge to America.” The link below will give you access to the full 21-page document,
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