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February 2013

February 08, 2013

Keeping the Science Accurate (AKA why Kevin Swanson is wrong about little corpses)

One of the bigger conversations involved in the Pro-Life movement is that of the nature...

February 08, 2013

Anne of Green Gables Goes Blond?! (Let’s judge a book by its cover)

Few news items have caused such outrage among my peers this week as the revelation...

February 08, 2013

Now a More Mature Christian, Brian “Head” Welch, Teams up with Korn again

Brian "Head" Welch last week announced his plans to team back up with his former...

February 08, 2013

The Lessons of Black Flight from the South

Over at First Things's Postmodern Conservative, Carl Scott posted a soul-searching review of Isabel Wilkerson's The...

February 07, 2013

No longer ‘Just Right’: The Implications of the ‘Goldilocks’ Planet Shift

Astrophysicist Guillermo Gonzalez presented the case for Earth's uniqueness in the galaxy in his book The...

February 07, 2013

In Vogue: How a Good Idea Became Exploitative

While fashion has had long time connections with charity and advocacy work, it also has...

February 06, 2013

Does the Church Have Room for Science Fiction?

Author Sandra Miesel notes the numerous Catholic authors that have made contributions to the "speculative...

February 06, 2013

Unplanned Pregnancies in the Military on the Rise

We have a duty to identify the inbred misogyny that leads to servicewomen being assaulted...

February 06, 2013

The Battle of Sexes and Two Guys Strapped to a Childbirthing Pain Simulator

Remember those schoolyard challenges in which each kid is determined to prove her mom/dad is...

February 06, 2013

A Marriage Ink Blot

As the Supreme Court prepares to here DOMA and Prop 8 challenges this March, we...

February 05, 2013

To the Marketing Director: These Are Not the Droids You’re Looking For

In my house, we make a practice of laughing at commercials. We mock them to...

February 05, 2013

30 Rock Finale and the Lesson of Ecclesiastes

Last week, the television show 30 Rock aired its series finale, and under the...

February 04, 2013

Immigration Reform and the Christian Welcome Wagon

"Here's to Christians being at the forefront of the welcome wagon and taking our cue...

February 04, 2013

According to Andrew O’Hehir, Football Is in a Well-Deserved ‘Death Spiral’

"There's simply too much negativity, controversy, and damage surrounding the sport for it to remain...

February 04, 2013

Virginia’s Gerrymandering Violates the Golden Rule in Politics

"'Do unto others' includes imposing rules on others that you would have them impose on...

February 04, 2013

Israeli Eugenics: Forced Birth Control for Ethiopian Jewish Immigrants

"To resort to eugenics, a weapon so often used against the Jews (themselves labeled 'undesirable'...

February 04, 2013

Stingy Tipping Is of the Devil; Blaming God for Stinginess Is an Abomination

"If you get caught being a jerk, then please own it."

February 01, 2013

Project Runway Season 11 and the Individual Talent: Is Fashion Really a Team Sport?

Last Thursday marked the season 11 premiere of Lifetime’s popular reality TV fashion series Project...

February 01, 2013

When God Is a Woman

A Galilean carpenter once famously said that the way we treat those who are the...

February 01, 2013

3D Printers Create a New World of Possibility and Controversy

"3D printers, in and of themselves, may be perfectly legal, but what they're used to...

February 01, 2013

Frequently Searched Questions: Bruce Wayne Depression

The following are actual search terms people typed into Google (Yahoo?) which directed them to...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Social Networking Your Food and the Joy of Sharing Prosaic Pleasures

I work in the food industry. I'm a barista at a local coffee shop in...

January 31, 2013

Cult of Personality: The Unchristian Rhetoric of Christian Tribalism

Last month, I read a helpful post from pastor Kevin DeYoung on the state of...

January 31, 2013

Major Key ‘Losing My Religion’ Is Majorly Lame

Last week, Nick Rynerson brought to our attention a Christianized version of Leonard Cohen's classic,...

January 31, 2013

Why I Won’t Wear Yoga Pants in Public

My daughter and I go to Whole Foods from time to time to get free...

January 30, 2013

Unjust Laws: MLK and Contraceptive Mandates

Last week, in the guise of celebrating one man's legacy, the nation took a day...

January 30, 2013

The Church and Boarding House Community for Singles

Recently the Globe and Mail reported that for the first time in Canadian history, there are...

January 30, 2013

Mixed Signals: Nigella Lawson Refuses to Airbrush Her Curves for The Taste

Did you hear about the latest celebrity photo airbrushing incident? The buzz surrounds English food...

January 30, 2013

YOLO! SNL Turns the Phrase On Its Head And Demonstrates Another Kind of Faithlessness

Most of us have heard the phrase "you only live once," now commonly shortened to...

January 29, 2013

Creationally Unintelligent? A Review of the Needs for Scientific Education

How well do you know your evolutionary process? Could you tell me the difference between...

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