Eric Scheske

We assume most readers have heard about the disturbance at St. Paul's Cathedral yesterday. The priest refused communion to over 100 rainbow-sash wearing gay rights protesters. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/gays_communion]. We're not going to re-hash the story here, except

> Jane Milhans of Tacoma has had a plate reading “John 3-16” for some 21 years without a complaint, but a woman recently called the state to say it was an illegal endorsement of religion by the state. > The woman's complaint read in part: "I

Christians, mostly of the evangelical sort, are forming groups at big corporations. Many corporations allow it. Some don't. Link [http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-na-religion15may15.story]. Excerpt: > Since the 1980s, employers have allowed workers with common interests – including gays and lesbians, military families,

. . . and fishermans' stomachs: > After spending more than $1.8 million for a temporary system to catch stray condoms slipping through a sewage treatment plant, a Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District spokesman says officials are fairly confident a majority of condoms are now being caught before they can reach Lake

Matt Drudge has thrown up a disturbing post about abortion (like there are benign posts about abortion). Link [http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3uk.htm]. Excerpts: > A dramatic rise in repeat abortions has reinforced fears that women are increasingly having terminations for lifestyle reasons. > One in three abortions is

Two excerpts from a great article in The American Conservative by Christina Hoff Summers about self-esteem in the classroom (no link available): > There is in fact no evidence that immigrant children or their parents would feel insulted or diminished by reading texts praising the nation's democratic

The Discovery Channel has come up with a list of the 100 greatest Americans, according to a viewer poll. For the complete list, go to this link [http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2005/05/the_100_greates.html], which also includes a list of notables who didn't make the

The primordial need to be able to throttle a student rears its repressed head. Link [http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4483688/detail.html#121]. Excerpt: > A teacher at Sidecreek Elementary School in Aurora was placed on leave Thursday after the mother of a fifth grader reported that the teacher

America continues its obsession with polls. Link [http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-polling-cell-phones,0,7365847.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines] . Excerpt: > The rapid growth in cell-phone only households is pressuring public opinion researchers to adapt their surveying methods, which are based

We've mentioned earlier that the weekends tend to be slow: many bloggers don't blog, and more mainstream websites slash their production. Our traffic also drops, though the drop isn't nearly as severe as it was back in March; perhaps readers have become aware that