Below are key excerpts of important news articles which include revealing information on the 249 millionaires in US Congress, 550 new claims of sexual abuse by priests filed against the Milwaukee Diocese, bankers going wild with trillions of dollar in derivates, and more. Read More »

On Creation Day 1, God made the earth, and gave it light. But on Day 4, earth needed another lamp, before He stretched the universe. That “Big Stretch” would cool the ambient light to a level that could never support life by itself. Read More »

Well, this saga just gets more and more curious. First came the shocking and viral video of Bishop Eddie Long being wrapped in what was purported to be a 312-year-old Torah, and then being hoisted into the air and metaphorically – or literally – being called a king. Read More »

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano’s latest contribution this week to the protection of Americans appears to ignore the most deadly and destructive groups on the planet — Islamic terrorists — say security and law enforcement experts. Read More »

President Barack Obama stated on Sunday that the United States will cooperate with the Israeli government in preventing Iran from joining the world’s “nuclear club.” But Obama quickly noted that a diplomatic solution to this nuclear crisis is still his goal.During an interview with NBC News from the Oval Office, Obama said that both the U.S. Read More »

What kind of disciples do you want to create? If the answer is “lifelong”, then the best place to start is with how adults become members of your church. I realize there are huge denominational differences, and this is a very general approach to membership, but the principles here apply across all faiths. Read More »

Before Super Bowl XLVI kicked off Sunday, we had yet another tradition that occurred before the show — an interview between a network personality and the President. This time around, it was Matt Lauer of “The Today Show ” sitting down wtih President Barack Obama. Read More »

(Current fiction and quality fiction of the past.)“No One Is Here Except All of Us” (Riverhead – Penguin ) by Ramona Ausubel is one of those magical first novels that portends better things to come. The publisher began circulating a two-minute video in August 2011 for the novel that came out in February 2012. Read More »

February 5, 2012. Las Vegas. For the second time in just five primary states, the Republican Party, with the assistance of the national corporate news media, is raising questions about the legitimacy of this season’s primary election system. Read More »

Rome’s tenth emperor served less than three years, but left an impression. Contemporaries and historians alike praise Titus for his administration, public works, and handling of multiple crises. He proved so popular, the Romans deified him upon his death. Titus demonstrated what an able administrator could do. Read More »

An NAACP notable, that is a local NAACP branch notable in Texas, praised GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul to the skies after the barrage of attacks on Paul for the racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic digs in his Ron Paul Survival Report newsletter. Herman Cain endorsed Paul rival Newt Gingrich. Read More »

In this parsed essay we will consider the fascinating juxtaposition, literally to the extremes, of Creationist and Intelligent Design preoccupation with complexity and Atheist-Darwinian-Evolution preoccupation with simplicity when it comes to the issue of life’s origins. Read More »

While the standard focus for the 2012 presidential election has been the economy and jobs for candidates such as Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a lesser known candidate is focusing on something rather controversial in nature, according to the Christian Newswire. And he’s going to use Super Bowl Sunday as a way to speak out. Read More »

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close stars Thomas Horn and Max von Sydow . Stephen Daldry ( Billy Elliot; The Reader ) directs the sensitive drama. Treasure hunt Horn plays Oskar Schell, a boy with borderline Asperger’s Syndrome who loses his father in the attack on the World Trade Center. Read More »

Although a senior Israeli official stated Thursday that Iran is developing nuclear missiles that can reach the United States, U.S. rocket experts remain dubious.Moshe Yaalon, a deputy prime minister in Israel, made assertion based on information he says emanates from an explosion three months ago at a missile-testing site near Teheran. Read More »

New York’s Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has increased security at the Israeli consulate, synagogues and other Jewish cultural institutions throughout all five boroughs of the city as a result of Iranian threats against Israel and the Jews.Besides threats against Israel, Iran continues to accuse the U.S. Read More »

At this point, I should remind readers, that this interview contains some adult subject matter that might not be appropriate for children under the age of 13, so please be advised.Basia, what do you say to women out there who may think that they are defeated? Basia : Only you can accept defeat. Read More »

On January 20, the Obama administration added preventative health care services for women to its Affordable Healthcare Act . These services would include sterlization and contraception, including Plan B, which the Catholic Church considers equal to abortion.Already, “most insurance plans already cover birth control and 28 states require it. Read More »

On February 3, 1943, the SS Dorchester was in the North Atlantic. At 1: 00 a.m., it was torn apart by a torpedo from a German U-boat. The Dorchester’s passenger list was composed of 903 American soldiers. Read More »

I was born in Israel just a few years after its inception in 1948. My father and mother were there, however, as the British withdrew on May 14 of that year, lowering the Union Jack over the port of Haifa, and raising the stakes considerably for the Read More »