Happy St. Patty's Day. A penetrating column here to pore over with your corned beef and cabbage, from former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton. A choice excerpt (from the New York Post):
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Reverend Jim Wallis, one of President Obama’s top religious advisors and a member of his Faith Council tells The Brody File that if covering abortions is part of any government healthcare plan then President Obama’s big plans for healthcare will be dead in the water.
David F. Hamilton has now been officially nominated by President Obama's as his first Appeals Court nominee. Guess what? It could trigger a serious ideological fight. Get ready. Don't be surprised to see conservative judicial groups raise a stink on the separation of Church and State issue not to mention a few other issues too.
In "Girl Perfect" former Armani runway model Jennifer Strickland explains why the fashion world is not all glitter and gold, and discusses her journey from fashion to faith.
The new American Religious Identification Survey has been getting a lot of press in the last two weeks. The study, done by Trinity College, measures the religious orientation of the American public throughout the last two decades. Although the study breakdowns a lot of interesting numbers about people’s religious affiliations, there are two stats that stick out: More American Christians are calling themselves “nondenominational” or “evangelical” than ever before, and the amount of Americans that say they have no religion is the only number that has gone up in all 50 states.
For months, many American and European elites have been crossing their fingers, hoping that former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami could reclaim his old post and supplant current genocidal prez Mahmoud Ahmadenijad in the Iranian presidential election this June. I always thought the chances were slim at best--now they are nonexistent, as Khatami has pulled out of the running. Here's more, from Tehran Times:
I don’t know if you saw The New York Times this weekend ( I normally read my six year old the editorial section before she goes to bed. It puts her right to sleep.) but there was a great article about how President Obama turns to five influential religious leaders for spiritual advice. Read below and then get my take.
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. Many of the leading Calvinistic pastors and theologians will be gathering in Geneva this summer to observe what's being billed as the Calvin Quincentenary.