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The Briefing 08-07-13

Washington DC legalizes gender change on birth certificate without surgery; Print media in US in trouble as several major publications sold; "Civil Religion" sociologist Robert Bellah passes away at age 86; 50 Shades of Grey most requested book at Guantanamo

The Briefing 08-06-13

The "other shoe" is dropping: Same-sex marriage decisions quickly extending to state courts; Government matchmakers: South Korea arranges government dating parties; The rise of "Mooching Millenials"; China reviews "improving size and quality" of devastating one-child policy; US allows Thor's hammer to be etched on the grave stones of fallen veterans

Genesis 2:4-25

The Briefing 08-05-13

Embassies shut down in response to al Qaeda threats; Secular world baffled by In-N-Out, Hobby Lobby, and other "Christian" companies; Pentagon decides explicit magazines no longer explicit; Breastfeeding improves cognitive development of babies

What’s Missing from this Picture?—Fertility on the Rise, Worldview on Display

USA Today reported last week that the United States “is taking baby steps forward” in terms of the fertility rate. According to the forecasting group Demographic Intelligence, the USA’s total fertility rate is likely to increase to 1.90 per woman in 2013, up slightly from 1.89 in 2012. Last year’s figure was the lowest recorded [...]

The Briefing 08-02-13

Ariel Castro: the limitations of human justice and the inadequacy of therapeutic culture; Same-Sex Marriage now legal in Minnesota and Rhode Island; American fertility rate rises for first time in 25 years; Gun permits surge in Newtown Connecticut

“I Am Not a Monster”—Ariel Castro as Sinner and Sociopath

“I am not a monster. I am a normal person. I am just sick.”  Those were among the words Ariel Castro addressed to an Ohio judge as he faced the bar of justice yesterday. Shortly thereafter, Judge Michael J. Russo of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court sentenced Castro to life in prison with no [...]

The Briefing 08-01-2013

Evangelicals would do well to learn from the Pope's predicament; Celebrating treason? The strange case of Bradley Manning; Children's bedtimes are critical for more than just cognitive development

Sorry Kids: Back to School = Back to Bedtime

Sorry kids, back to school means back to bedtime. One of the odd characteristics of our time is our apparent need  for scientific verification of what we should know by simple common sense. Well, help now comes in the form of a research project undertaken by University College London. The bottom line—children with a fixed [...]

Who Am I to Judge? The Pope, the Press, and the Predicament

Pope Francis pulled a surprise on reporters when he walked back to the press section of his Alitalia papal flight from Brazil and entered into an open press conference that lasted more than an hour. The Pope gave the press what Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton offered as presidents—a casual question and answer session that [...]