The Air Force Academy used to be considered a hotbed of Christian activity. Now the chapel program is adding a stone circle for use by pagan cadets: The Air Force Academy chapel will add a worship area for followers of Earth-centered religions during a dedication
I don’t watch much TV. I really don’t. But I did get hooked on Lost. This season that convoluted narrative comes to an end, and the producers say that every loose end will be tied together, every mystery solved, and every plot line resolved. So
Sally Jenkins in the Washington Post just tears apart the critics of the pro-life ad featuring Tim Tebow that will run during the Super Bowl. From her column Tebow’s Super Bowl ad isn’t intolerant; its critics are: As statements at Super Bowls go, I prefer
The Oscar nominations have been released. Here are the major nominees: 1. Best Picture: “Avatar,” “The Blind Side,” “District 9,” “An Education,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Precious,” “A Serious Man,” “Up,” “Up in the Air.” 2. Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”; George Clooney, “Up
Please notice that I am not saying this. A feminist is saying this. I myself don’t believe it and am personally offended on behalf of women everywhere. But this is what Anne Kornblut says in her book Notes from the Cracked Ceiling, an account of
How far have real estate prices fallen? The Silverdome, former home of the Detroit Lions, just sold for $583,000. The 80,300-seat stadium came with 127 acres of land. That’s about the price of a McMansion before the real estate market collapsed. I hope the buyer turns
Maybe J. D. Salinger wasn’t a recluse after all. Maybe he just lived in a small town and nobody could find him. This report describes the novelist’s life in Cornish, New Hampshire, including his love of church dinners: Mr. Salinger was just Jerry, a quiet
Remember my blog post with video of Maddy Curtis, the 16-year-old American Idol contestant who turned out to live in the next town over from us? Well, this weekend she put on a benefit concert to raise money for Haiti at our local community arts
Now that Democrats have lost their filibuster-proof supermajority, some are clamoring to eliminate the filibuster. That refers to the traditional Senate principle allowing unlimited debate apart from a vote of cloture. That means that any Senator can keep talking on an issue, preventing it from
Starting today, a web-based video series entitled “Bump” will begin, featuring three fictional women who are trying to decide whether or not to get an abortion. Viewers will then VOTE, American-Idol style, to determine whether the women will abort their child. I want to stress
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