I was talking with a young woman a few months ago, and she said, “I don’t believe in organized religion.” I replied, “Do you believe in disorganized religion?” We kept talking about it for a few minutes, but I’m not sure if my comment really did much good. More recently, a guy told me he […]
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I’ll have a new blog out on Thursday or Friday about the elections. Until then… Have you heard of Ravi Zacharias? Years ago I worked for a guy who suggested I listen to a bunch of tapes of Zacharias, a noted Christian speaker. Honestly? I didn’t want to do it. The thought of sitting by
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It’s interesting how the media covers all of these adultery scandals involving our politicians. When a situation arises, like when Republican governor Mark Sanford admits to adultery, the political gamesmanship goes into high gear. Conservatives in the media downplay it, or they complain that liberals are drawing too much attention to it in comparison to,
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The Republican Party has been taking a bruising recently. Democrats control the White House and Congress, but that might be the least of the problems faced by the GOP. Voting goes back and forth in this country; Democrats have won a lot recently, but if historical trends are any indication (and they usually are) then
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I read a couple of things recently that were supposed to be funny. One set of remarks involved President Obama and the First Lady, the other pertained to Rush Limbaugh. I found both sets to be pretty offensive. I read an article about an orangutan that almost escaped from the zoo. Below the article where
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