James Kushiner at the Touchstone blog quotes an article about how the Lutheran church of Tanzania is standing up in the Lutheran World Federation to oppose the normalization of homosexuality, resolving to reject all aid from the Western Lutherans who accept gay marriage. Kushiner then
If you are a Greek public service worker, you can retire at age 53, getting 80% of your salary. If you hold a job officially deemed to be hazarous–including hairdresser (all those chemicals) and broadcaster (bacteria on the microphones), you could retire at 50.
Bo Giertz (1905-1998) was a confessional, orthodox Lutheran bishop in the Church of Sweden. He was also a notable novelist. Many of you have doubtless read Hammer of God, about three generations of pastors, each facing the various challenges to the Gospel of each era.
After censoring “South Park” for depicting Muhammad, the folks at Comedy Central are announcing a whole blasphemous animated series about Jesus: Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on “South Park,” yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus
OK, so the Big Ten college conference wants to expand. Among those schools speculated to be candidates are Nebraska and Missouri. But why? How is being in the Big Ten better than being in the Big Twelve? Or do Nebraska and Missouri think the Big
In another example for us English teachers on the importance of spelling accuracy, the stock market plunged 1000 points, wiping out untold numbers of dollars for investors here and around the world, apparently because a trader entered a “b” for billion instead of an “m”
Douglas Wilson has some penetrating things to say about Christians getting involved in politics: James Davison Hunter has this to say about contemporary Christian political involvement. “These qualifications notwithstanding, the reality is that politics is the tactic of choice for many Christians as they think
That would be alcoholic energy drinks, such as Four Loco, Joose, Max, Liquid Charge, and lots of others. They have that sickly-sweet taste that fits the kiddy palate. And since they look like regular energy drinks, they are easy to pass by cashiers and parents.
What happened to the cradle of Western Civilization? The new austerity measures designed to deal with the debt crisis in Greece is being protested with a national strike, riots, and localized anarchy, which have already resulted in three deaths: Greece’s 24-hour nationwide general strike brought
I was struck by the comments on yesterday’s post about a law being considered by the Senate that would require all food producers to be registered and regulated by the federal government, something many people fear would devastate the local foods movement in favor of
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