When the pope says, “Only this can free us from being afraid of God — which is ultimately at the root of modern atheism,” he said. “Only this God saves us from being afraid of the world and from anxiety … Continue reading →

When a selection of prominent conservatives pen articles like these and Washington Monthly prints them… Let’s quit while we’re behind What a wrench it must be for him to pick up his paper every morning and read the now-daily debate … Continue reading →

A couple of days after 9/11, I was listening to NPR on the way to work and they had a story about how Clear Channel, the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, had distributed a list of … Continue reading →

One thing struck me as unusual in the latest Blogging the Bible post. Our blogger mentions the red heifer story and says it is vaguely familiar. Also, an unusual ritual is described: An unblemished red heifer is sacrificed, burned to … Continue reading →

I have been following the Blogging the Bible series at Slate, reading a few chapters each week, and today I reached the book of Numbers. In my past attempts to read the bible, I always enjoyed the Abraham-Isaac-Jacob-Joseph stories (when … Continue reading →

Scott Adams is magnificent today (Wisdom of the Blog) If you think your Mom is wonderful in general but you don’t like the way she makes meatloaf, you are anti-mom, anti-family and probably anti-American. but to truly appreciate it, you … Continue reading →

The present Republican leadership is masterful at framing a debate in terms that Make the Democrats uncomfortable Mislead the lesser informed among the electorate Appeal to a very real fear amond the population Here’s a question – is there any … Continue reading →

For the last few years, the Biased Liberal Media have found themselves in a bit of a dilemma. Many of the political stories since early 2003 have been of the form [prominent republican leader] said yesterday that “the democrats say … Continue reading →

In my research for the entry on global warming, I found a number of sites that were protesting the Landover Baptist site. To my horror, I found that I had no way of knowing which of those sites were, themselves, … Continue reading →

I have never seen the “global warming as conspiracy” theory put so forcefully. Which makes me think it might be a spoof. You never can tell these days. This hilarious article at the National Review manages to cover Why global … Continue reading →