Monthly Archives: January 2010

THE WEARING OF LONG HAIR BY MEN SANCTIONED. And no razor shall come on his head; for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb. (Judg. 13:5.) All the days of the vow of his separation there … Continue reading →

A 16-year old Bangladeshi rape victim was flogged 101-lashes for sex outside marriage. The girl, who has not been named, received the punishment on the orders of village elders in the Brahmanbaria district who issued a “fatwa,” or Islamic ruling, … Continue reading →

Apparently the definitive edition, published in 1995 without the excisions demanded by her father for earlier editions, is too sexually charged for some Virginia parents. Culpeper County public school officials have decided to stop assigning a version of Anne Frank’s … Continue reading →

I’ve just received a review copy of The Missionary Myth, by Vivian Palmer Harvey, and will read it over the next several days. Ms. Harper is the child of missionaries, and attended the Mamou boarding school that is the subject … Continue reading →

The snow began around 6:00 o’clock last night, and hasn’t stopped. Now, a veneer of sleet is being laid on top of about 4-inches of powder. This would be no big deal in other places but, here in North Carolina, … Continue reading →