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All Roads Lead to Heaven? — Kathleen Parker Does Theology

What catches the attention of a columnist for The Washington Post? A recent column by Kathleen Parker indicates that theology has become a focus of national attention. Kathleen Parker used her column in The Washington Post to take on Franklin Graham ...

May 12, 2010

The Moral Life of Babies (and the Ideological Life of Adults)

The New York Times Magazine is often the most interesting section of each Sunday's edition, and often the most controversial as well. The May 9, 2010 edition of the magazine certainly proves the point with its cover article, "The Moral Life of Babies ...

May 10, 2010

Who Will Be Tested Next? — The Dilemma of Franklin Graham

Marking the National Day of Prayer, evangelist Franklin Graham led in prayer this morning at the Pentagon. Not inside the Pentagon, mind you, but outside, where he led a handful of other Christians in silent prayer. The recent controversy about Fran ...

May 6, 2010

It’s Getting Dangerous Out There — A Preacher Is Arrested in Britain

We have seen this coming for some time now. The public space has been closing, especially when it comes to Christian speech -- and especially when that speech is about homosexuality. Now, a Christian preacher has been arrested in Britain for the cri ...

May 4, 2010

NARAL’s Daughters — The Abortion Rights Crowd is Concerned

Nancy Keenan is worried. The current president of NARAL, Keenan detects a loss of fervor in support of abortion rights among younger women, and she talked openly to Newsweek about her concern. Are we witnessing a major shift of momentum on the issue ...

April 30, 2010

The Death of a (Former) Atheist — Antony Flew, 1923-2010

The death this month of Antony Flew brings an end to one of the most interesting lives in twentieth century philosophy. Throughout the last half of that century, Professor Flew was recognized as one of the most significant philosophical advocates of ...

April 29, 2010

The Pill Turns 50 — TIME Considers the Contraceptive Revolution

Anniversaries and commemorations come and go as history unfolds, but few dates are as significant as May 9, 1960. On that day the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale and use of Enovid -- the first mass pharmaceutical form of what is now si ...

April 26, 2010

This Man Was No Moderate: The Legacy of Cecil Sherman

Some men leave an indelible mark on their times. Cecil Sherman was one of those men. Sherman died April 17 at age 82, just two days after suffering a massive heart attack in Richmond, Virginia. He lived long enough to be almost unknown among a genera ...

April 23, 2010

From Megacity to “Metacity” — The Shape of the Future

The history of humanity traces the flow of the earth's inhabitants into cities. For thousands of years, that flow was slow, but still traceable. In 1800, only 3 percent of the human population lived in cities. By 1900, cities held 14 percent of the p ...

April 22, 2010

“The Year of Our Lord” — Diploma Trouble in Texas

A group of students at Trinity University in San Antonio is petitioning the administration to remove the words "in the year of our Lord" from the school's diplomas. Senior Sidra Qureshi said she started the petition in order to assure the school's co ...

April 21, 2010

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