Last week the New York Times carried one of those slow news, feel good, summertime stories . The recently renovated museum of the history of science in Florence was christened the Galileo Museum, honoring one of the most famous scientists of the early modern era. Simple story, it would seem. But . . . . Continue Reading »
A study by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism confirms what anyone who uses the Internet already know: Internet users want everything for free . Millions of Americans use Twitter — just don’t ask any of them to pay for it. The annual study of the impact of the . . . . Continue Reading »
A very light day. The Buddhist nation of Bhutan Proposes an ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law that will punish “proselytizing” that “uses coercion or other forms of inducement,” a law Christians fear is so broadly worded that they will be falsely accused. Adam Kirsch’s . . . . Continue Reading »
This isn’t an BIID case, but it is disturbing nonetheless. A disabled girl wants her leg amputated so she can better engage in sports. From the story:A brave schoolgirl has decided to have her leg amputated—because she wants to become a world-class athlete. Danielle Bradshaw, 11, . . . . Continue Reading »
For those who like this kind of thing, here is something sent to Father Edward Oakes by a reader of his E.T., Phone Here . It’s a selection from the first epistle of Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man . Say first, of God above, or man below, What can we reason, but from what we know? Of . . . . Continue Reading »
An order of Benedictine nuns near Avignon have just signed a record deal with Universal Music—the same label that brought you Lady GaGa and U2—for an album of Gregorian Chant. The nuns are from the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation in Le Barroux and their congregation was . . . . Continue Reading »
Perhaps readers of Evangel also read On the Square, but if not, permit me to direct your attention to a wonderful article by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, which, but for a few sentences here and there, could easily have been written by an evangelical Christian of the Reformed persuasion: Fire . . . . Continue Reading »
A recent poll found that forty percent of evangelical leaders said they “socially drink alcohol.” Science has now discovered why the other sixty percent are teetotalers: they’re busy praying.A recent study supports an interesting approach to curbing alcohol consumption: regular . . . . Continue Reading »
If Pakistan’s intelligence service continues to plot terrorist attacks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, as the mass of documents released yesterday by Wikileaks allege, who is responsible for covering this up for so many years? The answer, I argue in this morning’s Asia Times Online, is . . . . Continue Reading »
The Public Religion Research Institute recently released a poll examining religous-based attitudes about same-sex marriage among Californians. The findings are disappointing, though not particularly surprising. Here are some excerpts from the summary of poll findings : •If another vote similar . . . . Continue Reading »
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