Really? Are there really people who don’t realize that Stephen Colbert is mocking conservatives with his faux conservative character?
The Ferris Bueller Fight Club Theory
Popular Mechanics lists “50 Tools Every Man Needs.”
Calvin Saw This Coming: “The Protestant Reformer, born 500 years ago, could teach us a thing or two about fiscal idolatry, diplomacy and democracy. But would we listen?” USA Today
Fascinating: The Jerusalem Post reports on “Jesus’s Zionists” in Israel.
“President Obama has made a few moves that have upset the pro-life Evangelical community. But he’ll really be playing with fire if he ends up reversing the Hyde Amendment which bars the use of federal funds to pay for abortions….David Gushee, a centrist Evangelical scholar who backed President Obama during the presidential campaign says if the President ever decided to overturn the Hyde Amendment that would pretty much be the end of common ground talk on abortion.” The Brody File has an interview with David Gushee here.
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway is concerned about the restrictions the current administration may put on religious organizations that take federal monies to help poor people: “Everyone acknowledges that the nation's congregations and religious charities have an unparalleled track record of helping feed, clothe, and comfort the needy, especially compared with federal programs. Regulations that force religious charities to obscure or ignore their doctrine not only decrease their life-changing capabilities but also diminish enthusiasm among their staff, volunteers, and donors….Soon, charities might not be able to ensure that faith motivates their employees. No word yet on whether the program will be renamed Somebody-Here-Used-to-Have-a-Faith-Based Initiative.”
“Instead of reminding worshippers to silence their cell phones, a small but growing number of churches around the country are encouraging people to integrate text-messaging into their relationship with God.” (Time)
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CT’s Books and Culture interviews Ronald White, author of A. Lincoln: A Biography.
“More Americans have given up their faith or changed religions because of a gradual spiritual drift than because of disillusionment over their churches' policies, according to a study released yesterday that illustrates how personal spiritual attitudes are taking precedence over denominational traditions…. At the same time, the large and growing number of people who report having no religious affiliation are surprisingly open to religion, researchers said. Unlike the popular perception that many have embraced secularism, a significant percentage appeared simply to have put their religiosity on pause -- having worshiped as part of at least one faith already, about three in 10 said they have just not yet found the right religion. ‘We tend to think that when people leave [religion] they leave,’ said Stephen Prothero, chairman of the religion department at Boston University. ‘But a lot of these unaffiliated are unaffiliated for now. . . . It's not a one-way street. It's not like after you've left a religious affiliation, you can't get back in.’” (WaPo)
Time magazine explains “Why Your Co-Workers Act like Children.”
“The key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not a divine spark. It’s not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success, even in realms like chess. Instead, it’s deliberate practice. Top performers spend more hours (many more hours) rigorously practicing their craft.” (David Brooks)
SugarStacks.com shows you how many sugar cubes you’re popping in your mouth with your favorite soft drink or breakfast food. Wow.
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