A conference that looks like great fun: Dancing with Death: Warfare, Wounds and Disease in the Middle Ages . It is being held October 20th to 22nd at the California University of Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh, is free, and is not only open to the public but aimed at a general audience, and . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday was the second and final day of the Rome (Georgia) International Film Festival. I’m sad to say I had to miss almost all of it. But the final event—a showing of the film RAMBLING ROSE followed by a discussion with the film’s director, Martha Coolidge—was quite . . . . Continue Reading »
On this 9/11, a moving essay by one who was there: Ground Zero: A Journal , by Father Vincent Druding, which originally appeared in the December 2001 issue. . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, this is an interesting how do you do: Out of the blue, William Murchison has written an article in Human Life Review that scores and explores the heated dispute I had with author and animal advocate Matthew Scully, about his (this is me) mendacious and hysterical review of my book in . . . . Continue Reading »
The use of government threats wielded as a thuggish means of coercion and control, not surprising given that the Feds have centralized the nation’s health care financing and delivery systems, have begun. With some reports showing that Obamacare will increase costs rather than . . . . Continue Reading »
We take a short break from our normal schedule to do our part to give substantial credit where credit is due. Last year created a wonderful record—the fewest highway fatalities in 60 years. From the story:“We attribute the progress to a host of factors,” said Barbara . . . . Continue Reading »
All week long, Christians, myself included, have been pointing out one man’s foolishness, stupidity, and wickedness. Usually when we do that with respect to matters like religion, sexual morality, or abortion, there’s a chorus of complaints: “Who are you to judge?” The . . . . Continue Reading »
HumaneWatch, a site dedicated to criticizing the Humane Society of the United States, has an entry today that is right up SHS’s alley. From “Animals > People:”Remember Carter Dillard? Until last year he was a lawyer in HSUS’s Farm Animal Litigation department (also known . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The Size of Our Books Was Determined By The Size of the Average Sheep in the Middle Ages [M]edieval books are no bigger or smaller than modern books, generally speaking. Gutenberg and the other early printers didn’t invent a whole new format for books, they just copied what people were . . . . Continue Reading »
For some reason I had always been led to believe that Islam was a fairly intolerant religion. (I blame FOX News.) Turns out I had it completely backwards. Muslims are a Bible-loving people that like to invite Catholics over to the Mosque to pray in the name of Jesus. At least that is the story two . . . . Continue Reading »
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