They’ll know we are Christians by our love. How tragic for us if that is not true. Read more
They’ll know we are Christians by our love. How tragic for us if that is not true. Read more
Religious freedom and gay marriage have taken a couple of turns while we were looking at other things. Here are 3 Quick Takes. 1. Vampire Atheist Case Against 9/11 Cross Tossed by Judge The bizarro case filed by American Atheists claiming that the sight of the 9/11 Cross caused them to experience “depression, headaches, anxiety and mental pain and anguish” was tossed out of court by a federal judge. The case had sought to have the cross removed from the... Read more
West, Texas is not a region of the State of Texas. West is the name of a town that almost blew itself off the map this week through a combination of poor city planning and lax enforcement of safety laws. Fertilizer makes plants grow. It also explodes. Remember the nitroglycerin in dynamite? The “nitro” part of that is the same “nitrates” found in the fertilizer you sprinkle on your rose plants. The difference is quantity and, hopefully, the stability of... Read more
It appears that Francis, the phone-call-making Pope, also will continue as the black-shoe-wearing Pope — the black-old-shoe-wearing Pope. Rather than replace his old shoes, the Holy Father called the man who has been making and repairing his footwear for some 40 years, 81-year-old Carlos Samaria, of Buenos Aires. True to form, Pope Francis placed the call to order the repairs himself. “Hello Samaria. It’s Bergoglio,” he began. “Who is this?” the shoemaker asked. “Samaria, it’s Francis, the Pope!” came the... Read more
Boy Scouts of America’s executive committee produced yet another attempt to change the organizations long-standing ban on homosexual members Friday. They announced a resolution that would reverse the ban on homosexual boy scouts as individual members, but keep the ban on homosexual scout leaders. The resolution will be voted on by national council at the end of May. This comes on the heels of a sometimes rancorous debate about an earlier plan to allow across the board participation in... Read more
I am trying to remember if I ever once prayed for the perpetrators of the Oklahoma City bombing. I know I prayed — and fervently — that the FBI would get the right person or persons. The only thing worse than being a victim of one of these things would be to be accused of it and not have done it. I wanted the right people to get got. I think I prayed before the execution of one of the... Read more
Police took the second suspect in the Boston bombing in custody tonight. I watched it from about 5 pm CST. Reporters had to fill the airtime with commentary while the police worked to arrest the suspect without killing him. That gave me a chance to hear all the rumors and web-spinning that surrounds this case. This is an inevitable fog-of-war thing that happens naturally with these tragedies. Most of these rumors will prove to be inaccurate, so I’m going to... Read more
Four days. That’s how long it took for the FBI to sift through the evidence and identify two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. I read a story earlier, which I assume is true, that one of the bombing victims, Jeff Baumann, said “That’s the guy. He looked right at me,” when he was shown a photo of the one of the suspects. He described how the man placed a bag of explosives at his feet. Two and a half... Read more
The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston bombing. I pulled these photos from the FBI website. If you see one of these men, or you think you might know something to help in the investigation, call the FBI at: 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) and prompt #3. Read more
“This bill represented moderation and compromise,” President Obama said after his gun registry bill went down to defeat yesterday. The President appeared angry at the press conference discussing the bill. He vowed, “This effort is not over … so long as the American people don’t give up” on the effort. Read more
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