Part of the problem with arguments about "prayer in schools" is that quite often they don't seem to really be about prayer in schools. The anger and resentment over the loss of cultural hegemony the 1962 school prayer decision has come to symbolize seems to trace back earlier than 1962. About eight years earlier, I think. Read more
If video of a terrific, creepy, God-haunted performance by Nick Cave isn't enough for you, I've also collected some links, including: Watch Night and what I'll be watching Tuesday night; how PBR won that ribbon; some wise thoughts on violence from Rod, TNC, Dianna and Joe Biden; and the "children's stories" of the Bible. Read more
A Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi: "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. ..." Read more
Hospitals really aren't looking to hire medical professionals who don't believe in professional medicine. Hiring a nurse who doesn't "believe in" flu shots is a bit like hiring an auto mechanic who doesn't believe in internal combustion. Read more
"When it comes to policies, regulations or legislative proposals that will actually, tangibly help actual, tangible families, these groups are almost always opposed to such proposals." Read more
This weird ethical outlook of faith-versus-works has a disastrous effect on Jerry Jenkins' storytelling. When deeds don't matter, then events don't matter either. And thus events tend to lose not just their moral significance, but their significance to the plot and to character. Read more
"We're Christian people ourselves," one grief-stricken family member said. "We have got — some of us is right down to saying that we don't even know if there is a Lord anymore. We had a miracle, and it was taken away from us." Read more
It's the Friday music game -- I'll show you mine and you show me yours. This week we're starting a new year, so let's go with "new" songs. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: Call no one father. Read more
If I can't have Nic Cage as Nicolae Carpathia in the new Left Behind movie, my next pick would be Christopher Walken. Yes, I know he's too old, but nobody else seems quite Walken enough for the part. Read more
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