Tim Tebow, the year’s best college football player, is starring in a mildly pro-life advertisement—“Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life,” it concludes—scheduled to air during the Super Bowl this Sunday. And the ruckus over that fact has been one of the strangest things to . . . . Continue Reading »
Canada is a single payer system that many on the Left look to as a splendid example for the USA. I sure used to, but then I began to learn of the significant problems in the system that hinders prompt and efficacious care in many circumstances. And here’s an example: The Premier of . . . . Continue Reading »
I have never believed that vaccines are inherently dangerous. Yes, they can sometimes cause side effects—any medical treatment can. But their value way far exceeds their danger.On a more specific level, I have remained wholly unconvinced of an autism link with childhood inoculations. Now, a . . . . Continue Reading »
Oscar the nursing home cat apparently knows who is about to die. More remarkably, he stays with them as they reach their end. From the story:A cat with an uncanny ability to detect when nursing home patients are about to die has proven itself in around 50 cases by curling up with them in . . . . Continue Reading »
New York Post film critic Kyle Smith lists the ” Five Most Idiotic Oscar Nominations of the Year ” and references one of my favorite books in his savagely spot-on take of the most disappointing movie of the year: Best Picture for “The Hurt Locker.” C’mon people: This . . . . Continue Reading »
My dissident appreciation of Socrates and a wonderful book on his virtues can be found here . . . . . Continue Reading »
If your trying to sell your house and lamenting the drop in local real estate values, take comfort in knowing you don’t live in Detroit—and are selling a football stadium. The Silverdome, former home of the Detroit Lions, just sold to a Canadian developer for $583,000. The . . . . Continue Reading »
I have been impressed by the thoughtful and respectful dialogue here on EVANGEL over the issue of the authority and reliability of the Scriptures. The inerrancy issue has been of particular concern in this conversation, and rightly so. Ironically, inerrant is not nearly as strong a word as . . . . Continue Reading »
Last century, Sweden remained neutral during both World Wars, allowing the nation to avoid the desolation that affected much of Continental Europe. But it appears the country has not avoided the devastating effects of anti-Semitism : Violent anti-Semitism has become increasingly commonplace in . . . . Continue Reading »
Many Manhattan hotels boast of luxurious rooms, world-class dining facilities, and breathtaking views, but the Salisbury Hotel on West Fifty-Seventh Street offers something rather different: Calvary Baptist Church is on the hotel’s ground floor. On the last Sunday in January, worshippers . . . . Continue Reading »
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