Well, well. Perhaps God did intervene up on the Moon! ========= WSJ 12/24/2016 By Eric Metaxas It happened on Christmas Eve, 48 years ago. Three men took turns reading from the first 10 verses of the Book of Genesis. They were nearly 250,000 miles away from Bethlehem, but since it was the night before Christmas, and there was no chimney from... Read more
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Christmas Eve in Space and Communion on the Moon
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, ReligionWhy This Rabbi Loves Christmas
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ReligionInteresting, yes. ======= WSJ 12/23/2016 HOUSES OF WORSHIP By Michael Gotlieb Christmas fascinates me. I’m drawn to its history, its color, its atmosphere, its music. And, of course, I’m drawn to the fact that Jesus was a Jew. He was born a Jew, lived as a Jew and died a Jew. If for nothing else, I can appreciate Christmas as the celebration of one Jew’s... Read more
Should Christians Vote for Trump?
October 18 | Posted by mrossol | Clinton, Religion, TrumpThis is worth the read. And you should give it consideration. ======= WSJ 10/13/2016 By Eric Metaxas This question should hardly require an essay, but let’s face it: We’re living in strange times. America is in trouble. Over this past year many of Donald Trump’s comments have made me almost literally hopping mad. The hot-mic comments from 2005 are especially horrifying. Can there be... Read more
January 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Islam, Religion
I side with Wheaton. Christians and Muslims – worship the same God? That is such a stretch. ======== By Stephen Prothero WSJ Jan. 7, 2016 7:09 p.m. Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? For a month, controversy has swirled over that question at Wheaton College in Illinois. In December, Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor of political science, was placed on administrative leave... Read more
The Islamic Dilemma
December 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Islam, ReligionMr. Douthat has interesting and good info here. I agree that lots of folks are wrestling with how exactly Islam is supposed to “fit into” western culture. ======= NYT- 12/12/2015 UNLIKE Donald Trump, or at least the demagogue he’s playing, most Americans probably don’t want to seal our borders against Muslims. From Our Advertisers But most Americans do look at Islam and see... Read more
Forcing your Retirement Investing
November 21 | Posted by mrossol | Losing Freedom, ReligionTalk about forcing your religion on others… ====== By Andy Kessler The beauty of the stock market is that no one can tell you where to put your money—until now. Last month the Obama administration’s Labor Department issued Interpretive Bulletin 2015-01, which tells pension funds what factors to use when choosing investments, including climate change. Only a few tax lawyers noticed, but with... Read more
