Nuns in trouble …

The largest organization of Roman Catholic nuns in America has come under fire from the Vatican, which has blasted the organization for promoting what Church officials called “radical feminist themes” while putting too much of their work into social...

Well done, Discovery

As a confessed space nerd, it was hard not to get a little teary at the images of the space shuttle Discovery flying laps around Washington, D.C. before landing at Dulles Air Force base on Tuesday (April 17). On Thursday, it’s scheduled to be towed into its...

Are You Lonesome Tonight? More of Us Are

In 1960, Elvis Presley recorded a song that had been written in 1926, and it became an immediate hit. “AreYouLonesomeTonight?” set records for the speediest rise on the Billboard Top 40 chart and remained at No. 1 for six weeks. The song is thoroughly...

An ethical plagiarist? (updated)

I’m keeping this short in hopes that readers will go immediately to this eye-opening post by Aaron Weaver, who has done careful work in demonstrating that Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission...

Feeling lonely?

In 1960, Elvis Presley recorded a song that had been written in 1926, and it became an immediate hit: “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” set records for the speediest rise on the Billboard Top 40 chart and remained at Number One for six weeks. The song is...