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September 16, 2015
Liveblogging the second GOP presidential debate
Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET, CNN will broadcast the second debate between the Republican presidential contenders. No less than 11 will be onstage at the Reagan Library (Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Chris Christie, and Carly Fiorina). The moderators, which will include [Read More...]
And don’t forget the second tier debate
Once again, the debate organizers have sorted out the field into top tier candidates, getting prime time exposure, and bottom tier candidates, getting a time slot during the rush hour. With Carly Fiorina getting promoted to the adult table, Rick Perry dropping out, and Jim Gilmore not even racking up the necessary one percent, tonight’s [Read More...]
September 15, 2015
The Mormon apocalypse may have started this week
Many Mormons think September 13 was the beginning of the apocalypse, which may really break out on September 28. Not the coming of Christ and the end of the world, but the beginning of the Tribulation. This is based on the writing and speaking of a woman who had a near death experience, an interpretation [Read More...]
The happiest parents have four or more kids
An Australian family has found that the happiest parents are those with four or more children. From Leah Jessen, Study Finds Happiest Parents Have Four or More Kids, The Daily Signal: The happiest parents are—drumroll, please—parents with four or more kids. Parents of large families were found to have the most life satisfaction, according to [Read More...]
Kim Davis solution?
Kim Davis has returned to work as a county clerk after serving time in jail for refusing to obey a court order to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. Here is how they worked things out: She will not issue the marriage licenses, but her deputies will. She will not sign them and her [Read More...]
September 14, 2015
Stephen Colbert, God, and suffering
Stephen Colbert, who took over for David Letterman on The Late Show last week, is an iconoclastic comedian. But he is also a devout Catholic. When he was 10 years old, he lost his father and two brothers in a plane crash. He talks about his faith and how he handled that tragedy–also J. R. [Read More...]
Why Germany is welcoming refugees
Many European countries are dismayed at all of the refugees pouring in from Syria and other war-torn Islamic countries. But Germany is welcoming them, going so far as to promise to take in 800,000 of them. So why is that? Because Germany has the lowest birth rate in the world (8.2 babies per 1,000 people), [Read More...]
Rick Perry drops out of the race
We have posted about each candidate who gets into the presidential race, so we will post about those who drop out. Rick Perry has ended his campaign. A lot more need to do so is Republicans are going to coalesce around someone other than Donald Trump. Who do you think will be next? From Rick [Read More...]
September 11, 2015
Covetousness and idolatry
In our Bible class last Sunday, in which we are studying the hymns of Martin Franzmann, this Scriptural text came up: “For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.” (Ephesians [Read More...]
9/11
Today is September 11, aka 9/11, a date that still resonates in infamy. Where are we as a nation 14 years after those terrorist attacks? We have waged two wars, more or less inspired by our anger over 9/11. We killed Osama bin Laden and struck a strong blow against Al Qaeda, but now we [Read More...]
