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The Briefing

Breaking glass at the Crystal Cathedral... China rethinks its One Child Policy... Parents lose more control over television... Controversy at NPR... Partisanship in the U.S... The limits of talent... And a death of a Cold War Cartoonist ...

October 25, 2010

The Briefing

The Wall Street Journal gets Yoga right, but Baptists wrong... Why China fears Christians... The last Episcopal holdout gives out... Freedom of religion speech in Los Angeles... Rethinking the culture of poverty... The perpetual French Revolution... ...

October 22, 2010

Bankruptcy in the Cathedral

The news that the Crystal Cathedral had filed for bankruptcy protection made for an instant sensation. The church established by Robert Schuller, the very prophet of "Possibility Thinking," was now forced to seek protection from its creditors, listin ...

October 22, 2010

For You, A Video on Reading

I had the honor of joining a panel of great friends at the 2010 RESOLVED conference in Palm Springs. I was asked about reading. I will hope to see you at RESOLVED 2011. See www.resolved.org ...

October 21, 2010

Life — Not Only for “the Perfect, the Privileged, and the Planned”

One of America’s most brilliant voices on behalf of the unborn is now silent. Dr. Mildred Jefferson, the first black woman to graduate from the Harvard Medical School, died on October 15 at her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When the infamous Roe ...

October 21, 2010

The Briefing

Death comes to a pornographer... Sharia law and democracy... Rethinking Halloween... Men wearing makeup... Britain's defense cuts... And student's who prefer paper ...

October 21, 2010

The Briefing

The Crystal Cathedral declares bankruptcy... A new campaign speaks to gay youth... A champion for the unborn dies... Can we see the end of the book?... And Lady Thatcher fights yet another battle ...

October 20, 2010

Young Souls in Transition — Emerging Adults and the Church

"I mean, I have my beliefs in my head," the young man said. "But I don't enjoy the whole religious scene. I'm not really into it like some people are. I have my beliefs, I believe that's the way it is, and the way it should be, and I go to church eve ...

October 19, 2010

The Briefing

A tale of two mine disasters... The legal complications of cohabitation... Elites look at the Elites... Poverty in the suburbs... Aging and the economy... Why Latinos age differently... and second thoughts on marijuana in California ...

October 19, 2010

Boys to Men — A Revealing Angle from the World of Advertising

The "Sunday Styles" section of The New York Times is often a useful barometer of the culture. On October 17, that section featured a front-page spread entitled, "From Boys to Men," and the article is a sign of something larger than mere fashion and a ...

October 19, 2010

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