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Eric Scheske

The Anti-JPII Forces

> A group of dissident Catholics has organized public opposition to the quick beatification of Pope John Paul II (bio - news). > Eleven theologians and one journalist from Europe and Latin American have joined in a statement entitled "The beatification of John-Paul II: appeal for clarity." In

Fighting Obesity?

Trying to eliminate fat or just transferring all that fat to the lawyers' wallets? > In a lawsuit they plan to file in the next few months, Mr. [Stephen] Gardner [of the Center for Science in the Public Interest] and half a dozen other lawyers, several of them veterans

"Happy Holidays" is a Smear?

I side with the anti-ACLUites in the Christmas Wars, I really do, but they're going to lose if they insist on seeing every generic holiday greeting as a sign of secularism. The phrase "Happy Holidays" isn't always a capituation. In fact, I always

Shopping is the Drug That I Need to Score

> Science is now discovering what . . . many consumers have known all along: Shopping makes you feel good. A growing body of brain research shows how shopping activates key areas of the brain, boosting our mood and making us feel better -- at least for a little while. Peering into a decorated

Odd Consumer News

Artistic/decorative switch plates [http://www.switchhits.com/]. Maybe some day there'll be holiday switch plates, and people will swap them out with the season.

Today's Favorite Headline

"Greece Hands Over Flame for Turin Olympics." Given what the Romans called the "Greek Vice," I thought maybe this was a gay thing.

Taking Christ out of Christmas II

James Kushiner on the Willow Creek Church's decision to cancel its Sunday service on Christmas [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2005/12/churches_closed.html]: > If "the best way to honor the birth of Jesus" is for families to have "more personal experiences,"

No Rap for Gangs

> Dutch authorities are playing loud and annoying Christmas carols in public areas to keep teenage gangs off the streets. > Charlois Council in Rotterdam have started blasting out the Dutch children's carols from a barrel organ at the Zuidplein underground station. . . . > A council spokesman said all

Taking Christ out of Christmas

First Target, now these guys: > Willow Creek Community Church, one of the largest churches in the Chicago area, will be closed on Sunday, Dec. 25--because it's Christmas. > Although thousands of the faithful usually flock to the South Barrington church and its satellites on Sundays, Willow

Nature's Way?

Is this nature's way of helping those who overindulge? > Coffee and tea may reduce the risk of serious liver damage in people who drink too much alcohol, are overweight or have too much iron in the blood, researchers reported yesterday. WaPo Link [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-