If only to be playing it safe, it seems like the safer bet to recognise that we have one life, and no promise of a “spare,” and no guarantees on how long this one is going to last. So how do we find the right “door?” Please consider these suggestions. Read more...
The East is Red With Something Different
Eighty years ago, Mao Zedong predicted the following: For the present upsurge of the peasant movement is a colossal event. In a very short time, in China's central, southern and northern provinces, several hundred million peasants will rise like a mighty storm, like a hurricane, a force so swift and violent that no power, however …
Mitt Romney Answers the Most Important Question
One thing has always bothered me about Mitt Romney is this: how can a Temple Mormon, given the central role of children in Mormon theology, be or ever have been pro-choice? The following is Mitt Romney's own answer.
An Investment in the Future
The collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis last Wednesday has focused our attention on the subject of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. The real tragedy is that it takes incidents like this to do that. The American Society of Civil Engineers routinely puts out its Infrastructure Report Card on the state of the …
Morning Prayer in the BCP: A Model for Private Prayer?
The whole concept of using the Morning Prayer service from the Book of Common Prayer (as suggested by the Reformed Catholic blog) is an intriguing one. A few comments are in order: The whole traditional Anglican liturgy is geared towards public celebration, as opposed to the "private" nature of many late Middle Ages Masses. So …
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Just Be Glad To Vote At All
The idiotic case of Jerry Rabinowitz suing Palm Beach County because same had the bad taste to use Emmanuel Catholic Church as a polling place is another example of a hypersensitive humanist forcing the waste of tax dollars to make him feel better about his convictions (or lack of them.) Churches (and synagogues and mosques …
Yahweh in the Morning: Great is the Glory of the Lord
We continue Emmanuel's Yahweh in the Morning with Great is the Glory of the Lord. For more information about the album, click here.
The Problem of Wage Compression
The decision by the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, to stick with a 3% across the board pay increase for city employees as opposed to a $1.00/hour one was a sensible one. But it brings up an issue common in labour relations, namely that of wage compression. A quick summary of the facts: the Mayor had …
It’s Not about Sex
Just up the road from here, an Episcopal "priest" (I hate that term for Anglican ministers) tell us us about why It's Not about Sex: I believe the archbishop's essay underscores what really is going on within the Anglican Communion and beyond. Debate about sexuality, or more precisely, homosexuality, is not really the issue; it …
The Saudis and Their Dangerous Game
It's little wonder that U.S. Officials Voice Frustrations With Saudis’ Role in Iraq. The wonder is that they haven't sooner. Saudi Arabia is trying to do two things at once: Spread Wahhabi/Salafi Islam throughout the Muslim world through a well-financed system of patronage (mosques, imams, etc.) Salafism attempts to return Islam to the faith and …
Positive Infinity 