Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
They'll give it the "old college try" for sure: Critics of the teaching of evolution in the nation’s classrooms are gaining ground in some states by linking the issue to global warming, arguing that dissenting views on both scientific subjects should be taught in public schools. “Our kids are being presented theories as though they …
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Not a moment too soon either: There's been a sharp drop in the percentage of America's children being bullied or beaten up by their peers, according to a new national survey by experts who believe anti-bullying programs are having an impact. The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, found that the percentage of …
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From here (where there's more): Church of God Eurasian Theological Seminary provost Ilya Okhotnikov recently participated in a dialogue in Russia which is addressing the high divorce and abortion rate in the country. Russian Orthodox Church leaders called on Christians to be firm in defending traditional marriage and lamented the family crisis in the country. …
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As a sort of follow up to this post, more from the Coastal Engineering Manual on this subject. I was unaware of the "Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level (CCMSL)," but they published a report and you can find it here. There are a couple of things that "lay people" …
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Another excerpt from the Coastal Engineering Manual on this subject: I-3-4. Modern Age After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, a long hiatus in coastal technology and engineering prevailed throughout most of the European world with a few exceptions. Little is recorded on civil engineering achievements during the Dark and Middle Ages. The threat …
Sure looks that way... Some Republicans might not like that we are gay, and might not like that we support the Clintons, but no Republican has ever threatened our lives, libeled us, thrown rocks through our windows, punched us in the face, or sought to deprive us of employment opportunities and ruin our good names. …
One of the most moving testimonies I've seen. http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnplayer/cbnPlayer.swf?s=/vod/SUS142_IanMcCormack_022610_WS And, yes, his "praying mother" (to use a good Pentecostal term) was in fact an Anglican.
I don't normally follow this kind of stuff, but I can't resist this one... It's official. Simon Cowell is getting married! Beautiful Mezhgan Hussainy told RadarOnline.com exclusively that she and Simon are officially engaged. Until now, there have been only whispers and rumors about the couple possibly getting married -- but their plans have been …
It seems that the prospect of women in ministry--and especially women as diocesan bishops--is always linked to a discussion of the nature of authority in churches. That was certainly the case in my own 2007 piece on the subject, Authority and Evangelical Churches, and now the CoE's "Ugley Vicar" takes on the issue in his …
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The opposite of progress is at it again: The federal Highway Trust Fund will shut down first thing Monday, suspending all payments to state transportation departments, and four U.S. Department of Transportation agencies are expected to furlough employees beginning Tuesday after Congress was unable to reach an agreement this week on legislation to extend surface …
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