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Zablon Simintov is one-man Jewish community —not just in the city of Kabul, but for the entire country of Afghanistan: Zablon Simintov is always guaranteed the best seat in his local synagogue here, but the privilege comes with a downside: he’s the last Jew in Afghanistan. The . . . . Continue Reading »

Mark Roberts—one of my favorite pastor-scholars—considers why we don’t pray for the realm of commerce : I’ve been participating in church worship services for fifty years. I’ve heard or offered thousands of prayers in the context of congregational worship. Yet I cannot . . . . Continue Reading »

Raquel Welch was one of the leading sex symbols of the 1960s and 1970s. Now, at the age of 69, she laments the sexual revolution that was ushered in during that era: One significant, and enduring, effect of The Pill on female sexual attitudes during the 60’s, was: “Now we can have sex . . . . Continue Reading »

In a better (read: more literary) world, little girls would spurn the harlots-in-training  Bratz dolls for these “super-powered English authors from the nineteenth century.” Comes with barrier-breaking feminist vision. Batteries not included. (And no, sadly, these aren’t . . . . Continue Reading »

Congratulation to First Things deputy editor David Mills for winning an Award of Excellence in the Associated Church Press’ Best of the Christian Press Awards . David won for his article “Bad Books for Kids”, which appeared in the July-August 2009 issue of Touchstone magazine. The . . . . Continue Reading »

First Things senior editor David Goldman will be on CNBC’s Larry Kudlow show tonight around 7:15 p.m. EST. UPDATE: This appearance has been canceled. . . . . Continue Reading »

Micah Mattix considers the legacy of novelist Walker Percy : Along with Flannery O’Connor, he is often considered one of the leading Catholic writers of the South in the twentieth century. His work—from the National Book Award winning The Moviegoe r to the fast-paced The Thanatos Syndrome . . . . Continue Reading »

According to Australian Anglicans, having children is tantamount to breaking the eighth commandment (or, if you are Catholic or Lutheran, the seventh): The Anglican Church wants Australians to have fewer children and has urged the federal government to scrap the baby bonus and cut immigration . . . . Continue Reading »

Visitors at a Senior Citizen Center in Georgia were told they couldn’t pray over their meals since the government mostly paid for them: . . . Senior Citizens Inc. officials said Friday the meals they are contracted by the city to provide to Ed Young visitors are mostly covered with federal . . . . Continue Reading »

Later today, President Obama is expected to nominate U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Surprisingly, the initial opposition is coming from the left rather than from the right. Glenn Greenwald, a former constitutional and . . . . Continue Reading »