Monthly Archives: October 2019

Leaving church

For some reason the latest PEW study, which finds that Christianity is in steady and accelerating decline, has provoked more than ordinary commentary this year. The latest comes from the Washington Post. The discussion does not even attempt to mount … Continue reading

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Tweet for the day

Reaction at Nats Park as President @realDonaldTrump is introduced pic.twitter.com/kO6EydX4lo — Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) October 28, 2019 When the Commander-in-Chief gets booed at the ballpark mere hours after announcing a successful mission to rid the world of evil like al-Baghdadi, … Continue reading

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Requiem for a fiction

The New York Times‘ Nicholas Kristof takes up the result of the latest PEW poll, which shows that Christianity continues to decline in the United States. Perhaps for the first time since the United States was established, a majority of … Continue reading

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Seemliness in victory

The world is a better and cleaner place because Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead and, because Donald Trump gave the order to put him down, he deserves our gratitude. Unhappily, his conduct since the raid has been a dispiriting reminder … Continue reading

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Eternity without dogs?

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. — Mark Twain Continue reading

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