Aug 04 2013

Fun facts

Meet the Bush-loving, military women-fearing, likely new senator

By , Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 04:22 PM CDT   Freshman congressman Tom Cotton will reportedly announce next week that he is running for Senate against Mark Pryor, an Arkansas…  [more]

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Aug 03 2013

A microcosm of Jerusalem

Who is ‘Judaizing’ King David’s Tomb?

By , Aug. 3, 2013 5:12 AM   A serious act of vandalism, a string of coincidences, and a decision by the Israel Antiquities Authority have combined to change the character of…  [more]

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Aug 03 2013

One in four

Christian Zionism: The New Heresy that Undermines Middle East Peace

By Revd Dr Stephen Sizer, Thursday, 01 August 2013 08:00   At least one in four American Christians surveyed recently by Christianity Today magazine said that they believe it is…  [more]

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Aug 02 2013

Il n’y a que moi qui a toujours raison

Benjamin Franklin to the Federal Convention

17 Sept. 1787  Farrand 2:641–43   The engrossed Constitution being read, Docr. Franklin rose with a speech in his hand, which he had reduced to writing for his own conveniency, and which Mr. Wilson…  [more]

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Jul 27 2013

Deep down, we long for Jesus

Why millennials are leaving the church

By Rachel Held Evans, July 27th, 2013 08:33 AM ET   At 32, I barely qualify as a millennial. I wrote my first essay with a pen and paper, but by the time I…  [more]

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Jul 26 2013

Better to remain silent

Friday, July 26, 2013 CE, at 3:00PM CST   O all ye exorcizers come and exorcize now, and ye clergymen draw nigh and clerge, For I wish to be purged of an urge. It is an irksome urge, compounded of…  [more]

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Jul 25 2013

The seduction of good sound bites

Helen Thomas taught me that being liked isn’t everything

By , 25 Jul 2013 14:03   It was supposed to be our big, bonding moment – the veteran White House correspondent and the young, plucky blogger unite…  [more]

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