If you’ve ever looked at some abstract concept piece and wondered, “How exactly is that art ?” you’ll enjoy this video of abstract artist Arno Coenen trying to explain to his father how his brewing beer can be considered a museum-worthy project. I have to give Arno credit . . . . Continue Reading »
If NPR station manager Caryn Mathes had her way, the upcoming mid-term election would be meaningless. And if President Obama’s pre-election analysis of his party’s troubles is correct, it should be. For America’s governing class, the scariest day of the year isn’t . . . . Continue Reading »
A new report by Gallup finds a significant correlation between well-being and religiosity : The most religious Americans show the highest levels of well-being as measured by factors ranging from physical and emotional health to self-evaluations of life to perceptions of work environment, according . . . . Continue Reading »
As of today the 2011 update of the New International Version Bible is available online here. Will it be accepted by longtime NIV aficionados, or will it suffer the fate of the TNIV? Time with . . . . Continue Reading »
The Population Research Institute have produced a useful, short video explaining how President Obama’s health care plan will expand abortion coverage in the United States. (Via: FRC Blog ) . . . . Continue Reading »
During the health care debate, pro-lifers were reassured that the proposed law would have more than sufficient conscience protections and abortion restrictions. Anyone who raised concerns about a big, messy, and very complicated bill was accused of “crying wolf” . Well, here comes the . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s “On the Square” article, The Changed Times Don’t Last , I reflect on the counterculture and its continuing hold on some influential people in our society, beginning with my reaction to the Dylan classic, “The Times They Are a Changing.” When I first . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t do partisan politics here, meaning I am not into the horse race. But I just read an article by the excellent and usually very accurate pollster Scott Rasmussen that I think hits the proverbial nail on the head. If the Dems fall hard on Tuesday, a major cause will be the . . . . Continue Reading »
A friend sent the link to this very entertaining story — the writer, Stephanie Simon, deserves praise for the writing — which apparently is not a parody: Colorado Flying-Saucer Believers Have Ghost Hunters in Their Sights . Ballot Initiative 300 would require the city to set up an . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t think the government should force health insurance companies to cover contraception. But under Obamacare, companies may soon be required to pay for prescribed birth control as a method of preventive health care—which Obamacare (unwisely) forces insurance to provide as a . . . . Continue Reading »
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