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Eric Scheske

Blessed are the Peace Makers . . .

> Two former editorial writers at The Indianapolis Star have gone to court, charging that top newsroom managers "consistently and repeatedly demonstrated ... a negative hostility toward Christianity." . . . > Both former staffers claim to have "strong and sincere Christian religious beliefs." Link [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/

And Higher Education Strikes Again!

This time, in India: > Students of M.Sc. nutrition class of a famous girls' college doing their internship in the medical university were allegedly asked by the Assistant Professor to remove their aprons during a lecture demonstration. Although some of the girls complied, others refused as they found

Polling Research Strikes Again!

What would we do without polls? > A poll shows most people don't have much faith that forecasters can accurately predict what the weather will be like on any given day. > Four in 10 respondents in an AP-Ipsos poll said they've made plans in

Not Thinkin' Straight 101

What would Ben Franklin say? > Students sick of working for zero cash at crappy jobs are taking matters into their own hands and joining online casinos in record numbers. That's right! Fed up with filling out the same boring applications at food courts and Starbucks around the

The Spirit of the Gay Community

In 1810, a woman in Toronto reported she was raped and, in the tussle, had scratched the rapist's genitalia. The magistrate, Alexander Wood, lined up suspects and demanded they drop their pants so he could inspect them. When the community heard, he was branded a "molly"

G.K. Chesterton Sheds a Tear

Chesterton loved Fleet Street. Stories were told for years about his large frame tottering down the street and about him sitting in the pubs, composing his timeless columns. > For over 300 years, London's Fleet Street was the heart of British journalism, home to many of the country&

Tough Excuse

> James Carroll Bayley, 44, pleaded guilty in May to killing his brother, Robert, in an incident in Raleigh, N.C., in which James alleged that Robert had come by, drunk, to retrieve his power drill that James had borrowed. James told the judge that he certainly didn't

Get On With It Already!

We love the RCC, we really do, but its gum-shoed American bishops exasperate us: > U.S. Catholic bishops will sidestep the issue of whether homosexual men should become priests at their semiannual meeting, which begins tomorrow, despite the Vatican's concern about the role of homosexuals in

Wham! Wants Weligion

George Michael on finding "faith, faith, faith" for queers: > George Michael has written a column in a magazine urging fellow gay men to embrace religion. . . > "There really ought to be a campaign to make Henry VIII the patron saint of British queerdom. > "Without

The Anti-Consumerist 101

We frequently rail against America's consumerist ways, so perhaps we should mention the frugal types among us, like this guy who created his own air conditioning unit for $30.00. Link [http://mirror.lerfjhax.com/www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~gmilburn/ac/].