Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, is one of those people you read and then wonder, “How does anyone ever take him seriously?” A prime example of what I’m referring to is an article for Big Questions Online in which Shermer considers the question, ” Why is there . . . . Continue Reading »
I know that some committed movement advocates, such as elements of the pro life and animal rights communities (as just two examples), think that graphic and bloody ads have the ability to change minds and hearts of those who are not believers. This is a highly questionable premise. In . . . . Continue Reading »
Professor’s research allows audience to hear Shakespeare’s words in his own accent : “American audiences will hear an accent and style surprisingly like their own in its informality and strong r-colored vowels,” Meier said. “The original pronunciation performance . . . . Continue Reading »
Some sins are easy to start doing, but hard to quit. Gluttony is like this. The more I eat, the less satisfied I am, but the harder it is to eat properly. The first three weeks of a diet are so difficult that quitting “cheating” is easier than continuing.Even when the weight is lost, my . . . . Continue Reading »
David Goldman’s Disappearing Middle Eastern Christians, Disappointing Bishops , has stirred up a vigorous discussion already. For those who are interested, the Vatican has issued the final statement of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops. Titled An Appeal to . . . . Continue Reading »
Sign of the times : Scotland Yard’s famous Vice Squad, which deals with prostitution and other aspects of London’s underworld, has changed its title to the rather less dynamic “Serious Crime Directorate 9: Human Exploitation and Organised Crime Command”, or SCD9 for short. [ . . . . Continue Reading »
The decision by NPR to fire Juan Williams continues to churn the waters, and I find myself thinking more about the trajectory of American liberalism (and conservatism too). On the Guardian website, Michael Tomasky has a blog, and he steps up to defend the folks at NPR . As was the case in my . . . . Continue Reading »
In Disappearing Middle Eastern Christians, Disappointing Bishops , today’s “On the Square” article, David Goldman responds to a Catholic bishop’s claim that “Christians one can no longer talk of the land promised to the Jewish people,” because the . . . . Continue Reading »
Although we live in the Information Age some people are still, as Seth Godin says, ” deliberately uninformed .” Although it doesn’t apply to anyone who would read this blog (obviously), Godin’s rant is an entertaining way to start your Monday blog reading: Many people in the . . . . Continue Reading »
The following is a transcript of part two of Gayle Trotter’s podcast interview with Dr. Mark Olson, president of the John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Falls Church, Va.To listen to the interview, click here.Gayle: This is Gayle Trotter, and I’m sitting in the offices . . . . Continue Reading »
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