A Bosnian man, whose house has been hit six times by meterorites , explains that “I am obviously being targeted by extraterrestrials. I don’t know what I have done to annoy them.”
The Washington Post offers a symposium on Should religions intermarry?
A Catholic pyschotherapist explains parapyschology as an apostolate to the holy souls .
Evangelicals offer their thoughts on the current meaning of “Be fruitful and multiply” .
Kevin Kelly lists the best magazine articles ever (and provides links for most of them), though he includes only three published before 1960.
While Flowing data reveals how to win every time at rock, paper, scissors .
A Scottish IVF facility could soon allow women to genetically screen their unborn children and discard those with defects. “Earlier this year the UK’s fertility regulator unveiled a list of 116 different conditions for which doctors can destroy embryos conceived through IVF. The controversial list includes a number of conditions which are considered minor, non life-threatening or medically treatable.”
And Catholic priests are now being trained to help those addicted to pornography . “This is the No. 1 sin they are hearing from men in the confessional,” says the therapist training them.
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