Is a Facebook Friend Really a Friend?

by Peter Lawler

Judge Jones of Florida says yes—in the legal sense of the word. But some of his colleagues claim that he’s out of touch with the way young people think. . . . . Continue Reading »

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SHS Funnies

by Wesley J. Smith

Why Goat is a bore and Rat . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2009 0

The Bad News: Iraq Has a Terrorist Problem

by Peter Lawler

The good : Iraq no longer has a civil war. Lots of countries have terrorist problems. So read what Doug Ollivant had to say to the skeptical NPR reporter and begin to assess the significance of the fact that our president was wrong in Oslo to say we’re now fighting two wars. . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2009 0

Obamacare: The Potential For Stifling Medical Advancement and Innovation

by Wesley J. Smith

There is much to complain about with the US health care system. But there is no question it is the driving force in the world behind the continual advancement of medical knowledge and skill.  But that innovative energy could well be dissipated by the cost/control/ rationing boards that . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2009 0

Women of Advent and Christmas VI: Three Sisters Need Creates a Legend

by John Mark Reynolds

When I was a kid, my parents were ambivalent about Santa Claus. My Dad would openly say, “I don’t want to give credit for my gifts to you to a man in a red suit!” but my parents also both loved story telling and fun. No sensible parent should resist utterly the lure of a good tale . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2009 0

Palin: the Most New Media Savvy Politico

by John Mark Reynolds

Look here.Palin and Captain Kirk mix it up. Palin is funny and at ease. I love her in this clip. Does it matter if she cannot quote Plato correctly if she can yuck it up with Shatner?Have we entered an age where “intellectual” skills will not matter at all to most voters? Will being . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2009 0

Climategate: Shutting Up the Press Won’t Make it Go Away

by Wesley J. Smith

A journalist asked an inconvenient question about Climategate to a hoity-toity global warming expert from Stanford. He didn’t like it at all, and the UN staff apparently intervened to stop the apostasy.  Watch, and then note my further comment below.Unlike some, I don’t think the . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2009 0

Obamacare: Dashed On the Political Rocks

by Wesley J. Smith

I still think some form of Obamacare will pass, because the Democratic leaders in charge of Congress don’t give a fig about what the American people think.  But it is abundantly clear that they have badly lost the political debate.  A full 61% of those polled by CNN—this is . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2009 0

Proving the Existence of ...

by Collin Brendemuehl

The recent events in Arkansas force me to comment further on the apparent non-existence of a functional ecclesiology in today’s evangelical and fundamentalist churches. Generally, that is. There are exceptions, one that I will identify.I don’t know that “local church” amounts . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2009 0

A Memo Leaked on White House Christmas Creche!

by John Mark Reynolds

Office of the White HouseCzar for Celebration and JollificationAlcibiades Antinous, DirectorRE: The White House Christmas CrècheSomeone must tell the President that his display of the Christmas crèche is inconsistent with our recent policies regarding holiday celebrations in the United . . . . Continue Reading »

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