This morning On the Square Russ Saltzman reads his favorite Islamic magazine, Al-Jumuah and considers what the magazine reveals about its readership: Al-Jumuah is written for Muslims trying their best to live in America and not become whatever equivalent of mainline Protestantism exists for Islam. . . . . Continue Reading »
The living human bodies of the poor are increasingly looked upon by the rich and powerful as resources ripe for the mining. As regular readers of SHS know: Ounce for ounce, human eggs have become the world’s most valuable commodity with eugenically correct young women able to garner tens . . . . Continue Reading »
Glen Scrivener, a minister in the Church of England, is attempting to raise awareness about the impact of the King James translation on the English speaking world : “Throughout 2011 I will blog on a phrase each day that has passed into common parlance: popular phrases like ‘labour of . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . is pretty darn weak. And there’s no way in heck he could be elected. Nonetheless, we read in VOEGELI’s great book that he and Bill Clinton were on the cusp of entitlement reform we could have believed in when the Monica scandal broke. So there would be something to be said for a . . . . Continue Reading »
On Tuesday I reported that the Navy was considering allowing its chaplains to perform same-sex marriages once “Dont ask, Don’t tell” ends. Apparently, no one consulted the JAG lawyers to ask if it conflicted with the Defense of Marriage Act: The Navy confirmed Wednesday that it did . . . . Continue Reading »
I suspect these scientists don’t mean this as a compliment, but humans may soon have a new geological epoch named after us, to be called “Anthropocene.” From the Nature News story:Humanity’s profound impact on this planet is hard to deny, but is it big enough to merit . . . . Continue Reading »
David Barton has attracted a lot of attention recently, beginning with a rather soft piece in the New York Times . I have to confess that I’m not a big fan of watery accounts of religion in American history, by which I mean those that attempt either to baptize it or to scrub it . . . . Continue Reading »
He’s not about the ideas, he’s about branding . . . . . Continue Reading »
Dissatisfied with your current small-group? You might want to check out this one. “We hate bad theology as much as the next guy. And we know the surest way to prevent bad theology is to avoid theology altogether.”(Via: Daniel . . . . Continue Reading »
New legislation in Texas will add requirements before an abortion can be obtained : Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to sign a law soon requiring a woman seeking an abortion to have a sonogram and hear a description of the fetus, including whether it has developed fingers, toes or internal organs. . . . . Continue Reading »
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