Some things never change:
Public duty in this country is not discharged, as is so often supposed, by voting. A man may vote regularly and still fail essentially of his political duty, as the Pharisee, who gave tithes of all that he possessed and fasted three times in the week, yet lacked the very heart [...]
Just hours before the European Council sat for its week long meetings, the document “The Dangers of Creationism in the School” was removed from the agenda. In it, the French EU politician, Guy Lengagne describes creationism as an “attack against democracy.” It is a problem that needs to be dealt with “before it is too [...]
I have not yet read this entire article, but it seemed like some good reading for the weekend for those of you so inclined. (You can download it via the link provided at that site.)
I’ll preface this with a definition, from the Free Online Dictionary:
lib·er·al
a. Not limited to or by established, [...]
Update: I just found some interesting proclamations this treaty has brought about against nations which have ratified it, including recommending the legalization of prostitution and anything which depicts women in a traditional role as mother.
This is the UN’s take on some of these accusations. (I occasionally make some attempt at “balance.”) I [...]
There are a number of research studies out at the moment highlighting the psychological benefits of religion in the lives of the religious. While often depicted as “the root of all evil,” religion actually produces a greater sense of well-being and better general health. Australian researchers have just published a series of studies [...]
Thanks to a question on an e-list, I’ve actually spent the evening researching dominionism, a movement I long ago relegated to the fringes of Christianity with Phelps and his friends. But the term will not die. And everyone, it seems, is a dominionist. Even Abeka users. I’m not terribly familiar with [...]
Earlier this week, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales met privately with public safety, education and mental health officials in Jackson, Mississippi to discuss ways to make schools safer. What can we do? Some, like former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich have noted how students with concealed weapons have stopped such shootings on other [...]
Today (Thursday), Queen Elizabeth is to arrive in Richmond, Virginia 50 years after her first state visit to commemorate the founding of Jamestown and,
…celebrate the exploration of new frontiers — to push the boundaries of our worlds and knowledge. A common spirit from the settlers of 1607 to the astronauts of 2007.
What does it take [...]
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