Amid the news reports from Boston last week, a few outlying comments and impressions stood out for me. They didn’t sound like the themes that became dominant as the story unfolded: the evil of terrorism, [...]
Steroid users should never be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yes, I realize my position has its problems. What qualifies someone as a steroid user? Is one use, even for medical reasons, enough [...]
Tea Party. Mention the words anywhere these days, and you’ll probably get a vehement reaction. You’ll also hear stereotypes of the people involved. Which makes the latest CBS News/New York Times poll quite interesting. The [...]
Here’s the sort of thing that gets my attention: A born-again Christian telling me she has no problem with evolution The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff supporting a repeal of “don’t ask, don’t [...]
When the born-again pastor’s wife said she might be OK with evolution, I could feel my eyes widen. Here’s why. Born-again Christians—sometimes called evangelicals, the Religious Right, etc.—take the Bible literally. As one bumper sticker [...]