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February 11, 2016
World Table update
A new version of our commenting system, which we are testing for Patheos, has been installed. Details after the jump. Note the additions soon to come. From World Table: Version 0.9.8 10 February, 2016 NOTIFICATIONS! Users can subscribe for notifications for new blog posts on a particular site, and for new comments on a particular blog post. We’ve added an [Read More...]
February 10, 2016
“Why We Don’t Do Ashes on Ash Wednesday”
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I love the rite of the imposition of ashes, when the pastor marks our foreheads with the sign of the cross made in ashes, with the words “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.” We need to remember that fact. But what I want to [Read More...]
When being pro-life was a liberal issue
Not only did liberals used to be pro-life, opposing abortion used to be a progressive principle. So shows a new book on the origins of the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade, reviewed in the Atlantic. From Emma Green, Review: ‘Defenders of the Unborn’ and the Secret Progressive History of the Pro-Life Movement – The Atlantic: [Read More...]
Trump & Sanders win New Hampshire primary
Both the Democratic and the Republican anti-establishment candidates won the New Hampshire primary. According to the counts at this moment (which are likely to change, but this gives you an idea), Bernie Sanders has 57% of the vote, to Hillary Clinton’s 40%. Donald Trump has 34%. The second place winner, as of now, may be [Read More...]
February 9, 2016
The vocation of a teenager
Vocation is in the here and now, and it’s something all Christians have. It doesn’t mean just “job” but refers to the arenas God brings us to for love and service to our neighbor. So teenagers aren’t just preparing for a vocation in the future; rather, they can love and serve now. Scott Keith, at [Read More...]
Outrage at Super Bowl Doritos ad for “humanizing fetus”
The pro-abortion group NARAL is outraged at the Super Bowl ad that showed a fetus on ultrasound craving the dad’s Doritos. The accusation was that the ad used “the antichoice tactic of humanizing fetuses.” Humanizing fetuses! What about the pro-abortion tactic of dehumanizing fetuses? You’ve got to read Russell Moore’s account of the controversy, excerpted [Read More...]
Canadian Lutheran schools & LGBTQ laws
The government of Alberta has decreed that all schools must conform to its LGBTQ-affirming guidelines, apparently including private (and thus Christian) schools. After the jump, a statement from the president of the Alberta district of the Lutheran Church of Canada. From Glenn Schaeffer, Canadian Lutheran Online » Blog Archive » Response to Alberta Government’s Proposed Gender Guidelines: [Read More...]
New Hampshire votes today
Today is the New Hampshire primary. The two scariest candidates, to many people’s minds, are far ahead in the polls: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The big question is which Republican candidate will come in second. It likely won’t be Cruz, in non-religious New England. And it will be interesting to see if Rubio survives [Read More...]
February 8, 2016
Zika, the new global plague
Zika is a virus that, in 80% of the cases, produces no symptoms. But if a pregnant woman is infected, her baby might be born with microcephaly, a birth defect of the child having a very small head and consequent brain damage. The virus is transmitted primarily by mosquitoes, though it can also be sexually [Read More...]
American ISIS supporter tells of his plan to attack a church
A Muslim from Dearborn Heights, Michigan,was arrested for planning to attack a church in the Detroit area. His remarks about his dreams and motivations are especially telling: “If I can’t do jihad in the Middle East, I would do my jihad over here.” “It is my dream to behead someone.” Is it time for churches [Read More...]
