Jingoism in the church?
jin’·go n. pl. jin·goes
One who vociferously supports one’s country, especially one who supports a belligerent foreign policy; a chauvinistic patriot.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a chauvinistic patriot.
2. Characterized by chauvinistic patriotism. read more »
The end of Ramadan
As Ramadan comes to a close, let’s look back at what Ramadan means to the world. The media is trying to determine whether the end of the month means more violent acts or less by militant Muslims.
Contrast this with Christmas and Easter, which besides a…
The Veggies have been pureed
VeggieTales, the popular Christian children’s show, is now, finally, on TV. They’ve always billed themselves as “Sunday Morning Values & Saturday Morning Fun” Well, they now have Saturday Morning fun because they’re on NBS every Saturday, including…
Continue reading →3 Moons over sinful flesh
Thanks to a free download from iTunes, my wife and I have started watching the ABC Family series, 3 Moons over Milford. It’s entertaining and insightful. The premise is that an asteroid split the moon into 3 big chunks (and some smaller ones), and it’s…
Continue reading →They can do math, so are they people yet?
A new study finds that Baby Brains are wired for math. They found that a baby already has a decent concept of basic mathematics, identical to an adult human brain. Given that this is already true in infants, we can assume the same is true for at least …
Continue reading →Pro-Life hypocrisy
March 25 is the feast of the Annunciation of our Lord, which is basically the celebration of Jesus’ conception in Mary’s womb. Do we celebrate it? Mostly, no.
But think about this: the annunciation is the moment that the promise of the Messiah was fulf…