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When a culture rejects God, it always replaces Him with something else. For many in our post-Christian culture, the new “god” is science, the new priests (those whom we must not question) are the scientists, and the new religion is a materialistic sc ...
Evelyn Waugh, who would become one of the best-known British writers of his age, chronicled the decline and fall of the British aristocracy in works such as Brideshead Revisited (1945). A generation of Americans now fascinated by Downton Abbey is gen ...
Podcast Transcript 1) Gospel of Jesus' Wife? It's still just sensationalism masquerading as scholarship Papyrus Referring to Jesus’ Wife Is More Likely Ancient Than Fake, Scientists Say, New York Times (Laura Goodstein) The Alleged Gospel of ...
1) Mass evacuation of Christians from Middle East: "Christians are finished here" Iraq's battle to save its Christian souls: 'Christians are finished here' The Telegraph (Colin Freeman) Syria war fuels Christian flight from Middle East, BBC (Ke ...
1) Heart-wrenching New York Magazine cover story interviews women who have had abortions My Abortion, New York Magazine (Meaghan Winter) 2) Supreme Court flooded with abortion cases Steady stream of abortion cases headed toward high court, U ...
1. Talks with Iran to surrender its nuclear pursuits do not go as planned Vive la France on Iran, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) 2. Bullying in the NFL - Blame the victim? Some players criticize Jonathan Martin, USA Today (Eric Brady, Jim ...
1. New Mexico court to decide marriage "once and for all." Really? New Mexico Justices to Rule on Gay Marriage, New York Times (Fernanda Santos) 2. 13 year old boy shot and killed by deputies in San Francisco for carrying toy gun Boy, 13, C ...
1. Constitutional Crisis: judges legalizing same-sex marriage with no provisions for religious organizations New Jersey court agrees to allow same-sex marriage Monday, Washington Times (Cheryl Wetzstein) 4 same-sex couples file lawsuit in Tenn ...
1) Obama may get a low grade in Syria, but he deserves a much higher grade in Iran America, Russia and Syria, The Economist 2) As an atheist, what do you say to the grieving? Not much. Grieving as an atheist: a surprising dilemma, The Guard ...
1. Theology matters: Pope Francis says salvation can come through "obeying conscience" Pope Francis tells atheists to ‘obey their conscience’, The Washington Post (Alessandro Speciale) Pope Francis reaches out to atheists and agnostics, Teleg ...