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Via Sullivan, I find this surprising information on Church attendance. The gist? more people say they go to church than actually do. Only about 26% of us attend Church nationally, as opposed to the 40% or so that’s usually reported.
Two things leap out at me:
1. Poltiics-wise, does it really matter if that [...]
A friend of mine recently commented on the similarity between Bible study — specifically, the self-interpretive kind that leads people, for instance, to believe the Bible is pointing them to oil in Israel — and Star Wars fan fiction.
I’d like to do some kind of comparative study of this when I get a chance. [...]
“I think the Democratic Party has to offer a clear alternative to the American people”
- Governor Howard Dean, speaking here
“The obligation of the Christian is to recover the capacity for nonconformism.”
- Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, paraphrased here
So what are all the liberal Catholics worried about? Seems to me that Pope Benedict XVI is simply taking [...]
Now Playing: Episode 361
The Presidential campaign gets nasty while the banking crisis goes international.
Links Mentioned: The coveted Buckley endorsement … and the Brooks non-endorsement … the European banking bailout vs. the U.S. bailout redux … Frank Rich … GM and Chrysler get cozy.
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