Culture | Cataclysmic developments on the horizon announce themselves in the
smallest portents --- the canary exiting the coal mine; the child's
marble that rolls off a table in "Titanic" before any passenger
knows of his doom.
Newsworthy |
Israel, American cultural imperialism, American physical
imperialism - those are three reasons our Middle Eastern
adversaries often cite for their opposition…
Newsworthy |
Religious leaders give their New Year's messages. In his annual
message, the Archbishop of Canterbury said "God doesn't do waste,"
but we do: "Despite…
Faith & Inspiration |
The concept of "New Years Resolutions" is problematic for
Christians. It smacks of self-effort, which is antithetical to the
idea of "Jesus" (the Hebrew…
Campaign 2008 |
The National Council of Churches offers a list of principles to
direct Christians in assessing candidates. This is a list that some
would simply call,
Issues |
Since scientists discovered that they could turn adult skin cells
into stem cells, researchers have begun asking a question that
seemed irrelevant before: Do…
Faith & Inspiration |
The holiday season was a kind of news ceasefire. Notwithstanding
the awkward intrusion of reality afforded by the assassination of
Pakistan's Bhutto, the…
Entertainment | There Will Be Blood
(rated R for violence) qualified for likely Oscar nominations by
opening in a few theaters late last month. It has its nationwide
rollout…
Religion |
I've been reading a bit on early church history. Six months ago,
had someone told me I would be doing this, I would have disputed
the prediction, because I've…
Campaign 2008 |
The last time both parties had presidential candidates who were
neither incumbents nor sitting vice presidents was 1952. This
year's race is starting to look…
