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Sign of the times of the day: “Approximately 92% of the 174 songs that made it into the [Billboard] Top 10 in 2009 contained reproductive messages,” says SUNY Albany psychology professor Dawn R. Hobbs in Evolutionary Psychology. That’s right—“reproductive . . . . Continue Reading »

Ever-Present Yes: An Interview with Fr. Robert Barron on “Catholicism” The Anchoress , Elizabeth Scalia Mormons to fight ‘misconceptions’ with U.S. ad campaign Reuters , Keith Coffman A Strange Review: Machine Gun Preacher Strange Herring , Anthony Sacramone Islam’s Pixie . . . . Continue Reading »

The White House deserves praise for condemning Iran over their violations of religious freedom. Hopefully they have time for one more : A migrant worker from the Sudan was beheaded yesterday as the punishment for practicing sorcery in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty International had campaigned to release . . . . Continue Reading »

NPR’s Adam Cole and Robert Krulwich sing about the pleasures and pitfalls of having your name become a noun: Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun from NPR on Vimeo . (Via: Flavorwire ) . . . . Continue Reading »

The population of England: approximately 52 million. The number of children in state care: 65,520. Number of babies adopted last year: 60 . The number of babies adopted in England fell to 60 last year despite a sharp rise in the number of children in care. The total number of adoptions has . . . . Continue Reading »

Vanderbilt University nondiscrimination policy called unfair to religious groups The Tennessean , Michael Cass and Jennifer Brooks Good News: Jesus Is Not Nice Christianity Today , Mark Galli Judge refuses to block Kan. abortion insurance law Associated Press , Roxana Hegeman Mexico’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Entrepreneur and author James Altucher on the ” Ten Commandments of The American Religion “: If I stood in the center of Times Square and said something like “Moses didn’t really part the Red Sea,” or “Jesus never existed,” people would probably keep walking . . . . Continue Reading »

Fearing Change, Many Christians in Syria Back Assad New York Times Billy Graham’s Book Is a Fearless Look at Growing Old USA Today , Cathy Lynn Grossman Rights Collide as Town Clerk Sidesteps Role in Gay Marriages New York Times , Thomas Kaplan Patriotism and the ‘God gap’ CNN , . . . . Continue Reading »

Study History, Save Your Marriage Patheos , John Fea “Why Can’t I Own Canadians?” Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth White Horse Inn , Michael Horton A Strange Review: Moneyball Strange Herring , Anthony Sacramone Teenage girl dies in Japan ‘exorcism’ The Telegraph The . . . . Continue Reading »

A Congressional committee is planning an investigation of Planned Parenthood . The probe is partially in response to the special report by Americans United for Life which uncovered a range of abuses by the abortion provider: In a September 15 letter LifeNews.com obtained, Rep. Cliff Stearns, a . . . . Continue Reading »