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Help from Hindu Quarters — The New York Times on “Take Back Yoga”

In Sunday's edition of The New York Times -- the front page, no less -- reporter Paul Vitello writes about "a surprisingly fierce debate in the gentle world of yoga." Well, welcome to my world. My last few weeks have been heavy into "fierce debate" a ...

November 29, 2010

Who Needs Marriage? TIME Asked the Question — Do You Have an Answer?

"When an institution so central to human experience suddenly changes shape in the space of a generation or two, it's worth trying to figure out why." Belinda Luscombe of TIME magazine made that observation in the course of reporting on a major study ...

November 29, 2010

The Briefing

Two South Korean civilians died in attack by North Korea... Lessons of Hate at Islamic Schools in Britain... Thanksgiving as an Online Shopping Holiday... And Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving ...

November 24, 2010

The Briefing

Culture War Brewing within Tea Party?... North Korea shells South in fiercest attack in decades... A flawed Faith-based fix... North Korea Nuclear fears grow... Divided we eat... And from fast food to fine dining, business is up at restaurants ...

November 23, 2010

The Briefing

Who needs Marriage? A Changing Institution... Reflections on Loss and Acceptance from those swept out of Congress... Christmas marketing started in October... Colonel Roosevelt... Autobiography of Mark Twain... And Scientists propose one-way trips to ...

November 22, 2010

The Briefing

Nearly 40 percent say marriage is becoming obsolete... Italy's Political Houdini May Not Escape This Time... A Lucky Few, This Band of Brothers, and the less Blood Shed the Better... The Stonewall Book Awards... And Germany Tightens Security Over Ter ...

November 19, 2010

The Briefing

Pastor, worried about infidelity, tells church leaders to quit Facebook or resign... Clinton Report condemns Christian Persecution in Iraq... Iraqi Christians flee after violence... Sex addiction rehab a thriving industry... And not just small talk: ...

November 18, 2010

The Briefing

Diana's ring seals Prince William's Marriage Plans... Rangel Found Guilty by Ethics Panel... Our view on war on terror... New Airport Security Measures Safe, Necessary... And too much texting is linked to our Other Problems ...

November 17, 2010

Confessionalism: The Past Meets the Future in Georgia

Well, it looks like Georgia Baptists had a debate worth having. Associated Baptist Press reports that the Georgia Baptist Convention voted to separate itself from a church that has called a woman to serve as co-pastor. The vote was overwhelmingly in ...

November 17, 2010

The Briefing

Africa: Coke's Last Frontier... GM raises sights for IPO... Mexico's $80 million boom industry: Bulletproof cars... Atheist Ministers struggle with leading the faithful... iTunes to sell Beatles Titles... And Preachers who don't believe - The Scandal ...

November 16, 2010

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