Christianity Today reviews Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity by Gary Ferngren, a book that undercuts the new atheists’ claims about how bad Christianity has always been for civilization: When an epidemic struck in the ancient world, pagan city officials offered gifts to the
As we have blogged about, the ELCA and United Methodists agreed to go into full communion, which includes allowing Lutheran congregations to call a Methodist pastor and Methodist congregations to call a Lutheran pastor. But the Methodists, for all of their liberalism, do not allow
The Washington Post Magazinepublished a fascinating article on the possibility that scholars have discovered a previously unknown portrait of William Shakespeare. My verdict, speaking as a 17th century English Lit. specialist, is that it is not. The homelier, bald pictures are much better attested by
Navigation device manufacturers are talking to Bob Dylan about using his voice to give the GPS directions: The enigmatic troubadour said on his satellite radio program that he is negotiating with two car manufacturers to be the voice of their in-car navigation systems. Insert your
Every weekend, the comics section in the Washington Post holds a humorous contest called “The Style Invitational” in which readers can send in their humorous contributions. This week readers were challenged to send in “stupid questions” for companies’ customer service representatives. The entries were indeed
Have you heard about this? The headline says it all:Avatar: How James Cameron’s 3D film could change the face of cinema forever: If you’ve had previous experience of 3D, your impression will probably be one of a flattish image with the occasional object ‘flying’ at
That the ELCA approved same-gender sex is thought of by supporters as an act of tolerance and mercy, a triumph of the Gospel. But it isn’t. It denies the Gospel and substitutes another kind of legalism. It is one thing to forgive sin. It is
The White House itself is predicting a rise in the national debt that is beyond comprehension: Figures released by the White House budget office foresee a cumulative $9 trillion deficit from 2010-2019, $2 trillion more than the administration estimated in May. Moreover, the figures show
Mexico, in the midst of its war with drug dealers, has decriminalized the possession of drugs for personal use: Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday—a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government’s grueling battle
Even the different factcheckers are getting confused about this critical question. The answer turns out to be very complicated, as is trying to understand this complicated bill. this article comes up with this helpful conclusion: “Those who claim abortion clearly is covered, and those who
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