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Eric Scheske

B16 on Creationism

For those who missed it (NYT Link) [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/12/international/europe/12pope.html]: > Pope Benedict XVI has waded into the evolution debate in the United States, saying the universe was made as an "intelligent project" and criticizing those who say its creation

Ave Maria Town

Tom Monahan wants to create Ave Maria Town (real name) in Florida. The WSJ, with good reason, calls it a Catholic Jonestown [http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110007536]. Monahan's apparent hubris reminds me of one of my favorite GKC sayings: In order to be smart enough to

Walk the Line

WaPo has a great piece about Reese Witherspoon and Walk the Line. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111100442.html] I'm greatly looking forward to seeing this movie, though I dread what appears to be a whitewashing of Johnny Cash's miserable

WaPo Attacks St. Paul

I like reading the Washington Post. It contains some of the finest writing in the land. But it's relentlessly secularist. Though it tries to cover it up, once in awhile, you come across something like this review of a novel based on the life of St. Paul [http:

The Weekend Eudemon

This week got uglier than Al Capone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone]. The day job hopped with one fire after another, Marie had to go out three evenings, and now, on Saturday, the day I revere (must be my hitherto unknown Jewish roots), Marie is leaving again. It&

Hot for Teacher

Morality by democracy: Enough teachers are doin' it, it must be kinda good, right? > Britain should drop its moral outrage over sexual relationships between pupils and teachers and accept that an "erotic charge" in the classroom can be an aid to teaching, a Sheffield University academic

Another Holiday Celebration

Like there isn't enough to celebrate already during the next six weeks: > The modern, competitive game of tiddlywinks originated in England in January 1955 when Bill Steen and R. C. Martin founded the Cambridge University Tiddlywinks Club (CUTwC). Celebrations occur in Cambridge and elsewhere during January 2005.

Giant Discovery

> Archaeologists digging at the purported biblical home of Goliath have unearthed a shard of pottery bearing an inscription of the Philistine's name, a find they claimed lends historical credence to the Bible's tale of David's battle with the giant. > While the discovery

Splitting the E-Church

This "Bishop" Gay Robinson is a piece of work. First, he catalyzes the split of the Episcopalian Church, then he blabs to the press about a confidential meeting where the two parties tried to agree about the division of church assets. I obviously don't know the

Brews You Can Use III

The season is almost here, and here's a list of holiday beers [http://www.realbeer.com/edu/2005holidays/beers.php]. There are some great names in there. Abita Christmas Ale - Louisiana Alaskan Winter Ale - Alaska Anchor "Our Special Ale" - California Anderson Valley Winter Solstice - California August