Conclusion from earlier posts about St. Nicholas: To combat the secularization of Christmas, we should co-opt Santa Claus, re-identifying him as St. Nicholas, a great advocate for the deity of Christ and one of the authors of the Nicene Creed. We should recite, post, and
Leaders of state colleges and universities have taken out full-page ads in the nation’s newspapers, billed as an “open letter” to the new Obama administration asking for a government bailout. Specifically, they are asking for no less than 5% of all money appropriated for economic
The Vatican has released a new, authoritative document on the ethics of in vitro fertilization techniques, stem cell research, genetic engineering, and related subjects. For background and the controversy it is stirring up, read this. We non-Catholics tend to not care about pronouncements from the
According to Elizabeth Scalia of the Anchoress blog, argues that Winning This War Requires Language of Faith: It is with the language of faith that Islamic terrorism must be engaged and defeated, and therein lies the disconnect for the diplomatic West. Having reasoned itself out
Sarah Palin’s church, Wasilla Bible, was set on fire, an act of arson that did at least $1 million damage. I suspect a lot of conservative Christians do not realize how much some people hate us. We are the “other” for a lot of people.
You must read Pastor William Cwirla’s version of the “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” classic. A sample from Yes, Virginia, There is a St. Nicholas: Dear Virginia, What, no Santa Claus? Why there might as well be no angels and archangels! No
Barack Obama is set to do what his new Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has advocated: Bring Israel under our nuclear umbrella, which means that if Iran or some other nation nuke Israel, the USA will nuke them back. From Obama’s atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear
Bernard Madoff–a major Wall Street money manager, former president of NASDAQ, and a pioneer of online investing–has confessed that his investment company is nothing but a colossal Ponzi scheme and that all of its $50 billion is gone. Many prominent Jewish charities and formerly rich
Our Patrick Henry Chorale did a Christmas program, a “Lessons & Carols” service, which consists of Bible readings interspersed with Christmas songs, held at the local Episcopal church. They did splendidly. One of their numbers was from Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, a musical
The finalists for the Heisman trophy for the year’s best collegiate football player are these three quarterbacks: Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) Colt McCoy (Texas) Tim Tebow (Florida) Who would you vote for? (On Saturday, after the winner is announced, you can also use this space to
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