Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, tells the tale of one Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve. First, his dead partner Marley, wrapped in the eternal chains forged by a lifetime of venality. Then, in quick succession, the Ghosts of Christmases Past, . . . . Continue Reading »
Bishops Say Rules on Gay Parents Limit Freedom of Religion New York Times , Laurie Goodstein Top 10 Theology Stories of 2011 The Gospel Coalition , Collin Hansen Top 10 News Stories of 2011 Christianity Today Increasing diversity redefining America’s Jewry CNN , Stephanie Siek Why and How to . . . . Continue Reading »
1. It is tough to see Santorum going all the way. I’m not sure how he wins New Hampshire no matter how well he does in Iowa (short of a some kind of personal Romney “heaaaahhh” meltdown.) So that makes South Carolina huge if (IF) Santorum does well in Iowa. He also would have . . . . Continue Reading »
On the basis of the slight surge in the single poll, Santorum has gotten attention on THE TODAY SHOW, among other places, this morning. The poll’s questionable showing of some momentum might be the cause of real momentum. In a brief interiew, Santorum’s message was about authenticity. . . . . Continue Reading »
Someday our grandchildren’s grandchildren are going to sitting in college classroom learning about the early 21st century and wonder how a society so seemingly advanced could have such primitive ideas about mental health.They will no doubt be shocked and appalled that our major diagnostic tool . . . . Continue Reading »
This is not meant to be criticism of Paul, although it is criticism of Leno. Paul was treated like a rock star and had the softest of softball questions, ones it would seem he wrote himself. There were literally no challenging questions—nothing, for example, about the newsletters. Paul was . . . . Continue Reading »
A new poll shows Santorum in third place in Iowa. Sure it is just one poll, but like Rich Lowry says, the strongest argument against Santorum for people who want to like him has been that he had no chance. When he looks like he is doing better, people will give themselves . . . . Continue Reading »
PETA-style species confusion and anthropomorphism is going mainstream. The BBC listed twelve women “faces of the year. ” And one of them is a panda. From the BBC story:Sweetie (Tian Tian), along with her fellow giant panda Sunshine (Yang Guang), was welcomed . . . . Continue Reading »
This is both the funniest and most depressing Christmas-related news item I’ve read all week: Clergy from two Christian sects came to blows in the Church of the Nativity on Wednesday morning, prompting police to storm the Bethlehem holy site. Several dozen Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests . . . . Continue Reading »
1. According to PPP, Romney and Paul are leading with a four car pile up for third place. Gingrich is closer to finishing sixth than first. The internal numbers are really bad for Gingrich. A lot more people dislike him than like him. 2. Any finish where Romney and . . . . Continue Reading »
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