I recently came across this slate article about a “twitter revolution” in Moldova that turned out to be less liberating than we originally thought.  This article reminded me of how fond Americans are of the idea of revolution. Of course, our own country started with a revolution, so perhaps that explains our affinity.  It’s not [...]

There’s been a fair amount of press coverage lately about situations where parents are refusing medical treatment for their kids based on religious reasons.  Parents are currently in court or on the run from authorities being accused of neglect.
In one case, a Wisconsin mom is on trial, charged with second degree homicide, after her 11-year-old [...]

As a Christian in a mosque, I wondered how Muslims would be treated in a church. Are churches open for visits by Muslims?

Is anyone else amazed at what U2 can get away with?
The band has a new album out and appeared on David Letterman every night last week. On Tuesday, they played a song called “Magnificent” which reads like Old Testament Psalm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcvOWunC4N8
Magnificent!
Magnificent!
I was born, I was born to be with you
In this Space and Time,
after that, the [...]

You’ve probably heard of the famed magic duo Penn and Teller.  If you know them well, then you understand that Penn Jillette, the one that talks, is a big time atheist.  Phil Cooke had this video on his blog where Penn is talking about a recent experience where a Christian gave him a copy of [...]

I like a good debate as much as anyone, but it’s not a good debate if it’s based on bad research. Such is the case of Newsweek’s cover story, “The Religious Case for Gay Marriage.” Religion editor Lisa Miller tries to make Scripture prove the acceptance of same-sex marriage.
She makes two major errors in her [...]

Recently Planned Parenthood in Indiana started selling gift certificates for services at their centers.  The organization is touting the self proclaimed “unusual” gift this way on it’s website:
Nearly 800,000 Hoosiers don’t have health insurance and can’t afford basic health services. Why not buy a loved one a gift this holiday season that they really need [...]

Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian legal group, is out with its annual “Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign.” It encourages Christians to boycott “naughty” businesses that don’t mention the word “Christmas” in advertising and support “nice” ones that do.
The American Family Association has released its own naughty and nice list.
At the risk of being added to [...]

Tomorrow night is Christmas morning for news junkies!
I’ll be channel surfing and and monitoring my favorite online news sites for the latest election results that will affect the economy, taxes, the Iraq War and gay marriage propositions. (Indiana will be one of the first states to report in at 6 pm, so if [...]

This morning I noticed on my blog that I was getting a huge number of hits for “Obama Revelation 13.” (See: Apocalyptic satire as Holy Spirit blasphemy). Then I noticed that James McGrath is also experiencing the same surge at his blog: Obama Revelations. Well, after a bit of research using Google News Search, I [...]