McDonald’s Goes Vegetarian in India

Last month, McDonald’s announced that it will be opening its first purely vegetarian restaurants in India. If you’re headed to the Golden Temple in Amritsar or Vaishno Devi in Kashmir and decide you’d like to grab a burger at the local...

How Churches Can Help Our Nation Embrace Civility

Last week’s election results are now clearer. The political extremes will likely be meaner. The political center will likely be thinner. The prospects for civility and the common good will likely be bleaker. The potential for positive church witness and work...

Well, well …

After a week in which news was constantly being made and I thought I’d croak if I heard one more announcer say “We have breaking news,” I diverted my interest to some news that’s both truly old and really groundbreaking. Photo: Yotam Tepper,...

‘But wait…!”

By John Pierce The early bird gets the worm. The early Saturday morning TV viewer gets infomercials. Ladders, jewelry, teeth whiteners, hair removers, facial regenerators, coins, food processors, ovenware, exercise equipment, water filters, lanterns, fill-at-home...

“Skyfall”

Considering the marketing excess and product tie-ins behind any Bond movie, not to mention the Red Bull extreme stunt, I was half expecting Felix Baumgartner to be falling from the sky in the new Bond film.     Look around you: Agent 007 is everywhere, promoting...