Archive for the ‘Pluralism’ Category
Best Links of the Week
“The Supreme Courts Back Alley Runs Through Philadelphia.” A story on how Roe v. Wade makes regulating abortion clinics exceedingly difficult and opens the doors for the horrific squalor and infanticide of the clinic in Philadelphia.
Summary of a really interesting survey of evangelicals in the UK.
Billy Graham regrets not steering clear of politics and regrets not spending more time with family.
Mark Sanchez picks his nose and wipes it on his backup QB, video here. (HT: Aaron)
Consumer Watchdog and privacy group is raising concerns over close ties between Google, the NSA, and the present federal government.
Christian Astronomy Professor successfully sues the University of Kentucky for religious discrimination against him.
Iran has cleared a major hurdle in the uranium enrichment process.
Solid WSJ report on their murdered reporter Daniel Pearl.
U.S. Taxpayers have footed the $160 million legal bill for the executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Unbelievable and unconscionable.
Government Unions are trying to court the TSA to join their ranks.
Chuck DeGroat continues his series on dealing with difficult people with an excellent piece on dealing with the borderline (passive-aggressive).
“Bernanke’s Rally Runs into Headwinds“
A fairly thorough dossier on the American mafia.
Check your Munis as a bunch of states are quietly looking at bankruptcy.
Donald Trump has some harsh words on the pomp and show put on for the Chinese president.
Two Italian scientists (with suspect pasts) claim they have successfully found cold fusion. No offense to my Italian friends, but this is very doubtful.
Double dip in the housing market.
UPDATE: The appalling story of the Philadelphia abortion doctor who was charged with eight counts of murder, who had squalid conditions and random baby parts in jars… women are coming forward saying that he left them sterile. Also in this vein, Al Mohler had a good piece on the President’s comments on the Roe v. Wade anniversary speech.
“People are Awesome”:
Best Links of the Week
Stanley Hauerwas article, “America’s god is Dead“
Minority Report is not far away… iris scanners coming soon.
Truly excellent Harvard Business Commencement speech.
Pencil Tip Micro-Sculptures. (HT: Jutty)
Matt Perman has some good quotes from Jim Collins: “The Difference Between Working Hard and Workaholism” and “The 5 Basic Conditions People Need in Order to Execute Well“
NYT article on the end era of the middle-class using their homes as retirement accounts and ATMs is over.
100 kilometer long traffic jam enters 10th day on the roads into Beijing.
Wilhelmus a Brakel’s The Christian’s Reasonable Service 4 vols. available for free in pdf form. Some have said that this is one of the best if not the best Systematic Theology in print.
North Carolina Krispy Kreme owner accidentally gives away $5000 bank deposit hidden in Krispy Kreme box.
One of the most amazing baseball catches of all-time:
Best Links of the Week
Adding a third dimension to the debate over video venue churches is hologram technology. The technology now exists and is being marketed to the 3000+ video venue churches so that the Pastor can preach at other venues in 3D. Your thoughts?
New Military underwear to monitor heart rate/vitals and administer drugs/pain meds.
A 52 year old California construction worker was arrested in Northern Pakistan on one man mission to kill Osama bin Laden. He had a 40″ sword, night vision goggles, and a pistol. He was confident of the success of his mission because, “God is with him.”
Some interesting scenarios of the coming mega-conferences in NCAA sports.
Here are some wordles for common church names in the U.S.
The U.S. finds $1,000,000,000,000 worth of metals in Afghanistan. This substantially complicates the future of Afghanistan.
The Euro to reach parity with the Dollar in 2011.
Some interesting thoughts on the impact of technology on missions.
Some thoughts on God and Soccer.
Nice interview with Stephen Prothero on Religion and Pluralism.
WSJ analysis of economic pitfalls in 2011.
Saudi Arabia gives green light to Israel to use airspace in strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Publishing company places disclaimer on the U.S. Constitution saying, “might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work.”
Is the internet making us impatient and compulsive?
Lego re-creations of famous photographs.
114,000 Apple iPads compromised by AT&T. (HT: Greg)
USA Today: “Protestant Pastor in the Job Hunt? Good Luck in this Market“
Some amazing photos of baby animals inside the womb.
Please don’t ever do this at your church:
HT: A Little Leaven
