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Eric Scheske

Good for the Duchy of Muscovy

> The Moscow Patriarchate has suspended relations with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Sweden after it decided to establish an official ceremony to bless homosexual couples, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday. Link [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/12/27/churchgayban.shtml].

Hug Technique

For the hugging types in my audience: How to give a hug [http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1326555]. Related: When it is acceptable for a man to hug another man [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1108/] (see last paragraph).

Mother Teresa Bun Stolen

> When Bob Bernstein arrived at his coffeehouse to assess the scene of an early Christmas morning break-in, the one thing he noticed missing was the cinnamon bun that bears a striking likeness to Mother Teresa. > Bernstein said he believes that the culprit is someone angry over the

EU Decadence Marches On

First, they tell Poland that its stance on homosexuality will hinder its inclusion in the EU. Now, they're posturing to make abortion an international human right [http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/596]. > A European Union advisory panel has issued a statement saying that medical professionals are not

Cheaper by the Dozen II

I took my little family of seven children to see Cheaper by the Dozen II last night. I'd give it a 6 (1-10 scale). I gave the first one an 8. Too much of the humor is cornballish, which appealed to my children, but then it used

Bogus Chinese Law

From this morning's NYT: [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/28/international/asia/28land.html?hp&ex=1135832400&en=553f5143549e60e2&ei=5094&partner=homepage] > [A]a 1989 statute that entitles people to sue the state, remains a beguiling fiction, scholars say. > "

Howard the Wise Man

The Washington Times gives us an excerpt from an interview with Howard Stern in the January issue of Esquire: [http://www.washtimes.com/culture/culturebriefs.htm] > But let's look at these people [on the Christian Right]. They want to take away a woman's right to

NSA Uproar

Curious about the National Security Administration's new tools against terrorism that has the civil libertarians crying in their apple martinis? David Ignatius at the Washington Post provides a nice overview of what's going on [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/27/AR2005122700718.

Modern Gladiators

It might be a good time to revisit St. Augustine's cautions about the sin of blood lust, though I'll be the first to admit that a little bit of this stuff is entertaining: > Excoriated at first as gratuitous mayhem, extreme fighting toned down the violence

Six Truths about the Family

In the upcoming issue of Touchstone, Allan Carlson offers six lessons he has learned about the family [http://touchstonemag.com/archives/article.php?id=19-01-023-f]. Lesson One: The family issues never change. Lesson Two: While the underlying family issues never change, the “pro-family” political party does.