Monday, April 30, 2012

Great Moments In Non-Theism

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Hunter, a New Age devotee, even called the guru, Bob McGovern, for emergency spiritual advice at a restaurant when the waiter brought her th...

Government Even Has Its Own Theology

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FALSANI:Do you believe in sin? OBAMA:Yes. FALSANI:What is sin? OBAMA:Being out of alignment with my values. Please don't think me a...
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Africa’s War of Religion Heats Up

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The explosive growth of Christianity across Africa in the last half century has challenged and rattled Muslims in parts of the continent, an...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

No Surprise, Really

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Ocean waves boost human happiness : The turbulence of breaking waves alters physical structure of the air and water and triggers endorphins ...

I Confess, I Get A Little Nervous When Bureaucrats Start Talking About Crucifixion

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EPA official: 'Crucify' oil companies I hope he didn't try to get an "Amen" from the audience.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Why Universities Can't Grant Religious Liberty

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Similarly, the modern university is a jealous university with its own commandments, and you shall not put God before it. For more than a gen...

The Feast Of St. Mark

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Today is the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist, one of the so-called "red days", a reference to the liturgical color of the day th...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Must Have Been A Method Actor

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Brazil actor playing Judas dies from accidental hanging

Church And State Separation Seems To Dissolve During Election Years

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Obama Asks Students for 'Amen' Seriously, if I asked for an "Amen" at a secular university, I'd get in trouble.  The...

This Is A Tempting Notion

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Ft. Lauderdale Church Offers Drive Thru Prayer Service

The Feast Of Mellitus, c. 580-624

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Well, I've never been that sure how to pronounce his name, either, but he was the first Bishop of London and the third Archbishop of Ca...
Monday, April 23, 2012

The Feast Of St. George

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St George is the patron saint of England and among the most famous of Christian figures. But of the man himself, nothing is certainly known...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

This Week's Provocation

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Of course, “man’s work” isn’t what it used to be. Forget the “war on women” you’re hearing about right now, although it may well exist. Ther...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Sacrament Of Holy Baptism

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The Third Sunday of Easter will feature the baptism of Lexie Jean Armbruster at the 10am celebration.  She will be the third generation of ...
Friday, April 20, 2012

An Obituary Of Note

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Levon Helm dead at 71: Drummer for The Band succumbs to cancer You may have seen him in some unremarkable films, as he acted quite a bit...

George Orwell May Have Been On To Something

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From the British press, we learn of the latest attempt to use nuanced language to re-cast history and its facts. Today we learn that the E...
Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Feast Of Alphege, 953-1012

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Archbishops of Canterbury used to be absolute fire-eaters, to use an English expression.  About fifty years before William the Conqueror an...

Sounds Like A Tong War

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Man tries to rob deli with hot dog tongs.

I Guess Not

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A Korean fishing boat sank in New Zealand waters because it was not watertight, an expert witness testified at an inquest today.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Feast Of Athanasia, 790-860

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Again, this is a feast day in the Church of Rome, not the Church of England and All the Colonies [or, as we prefer, The Episcopal Church in...