Church Chat

Why do many people find religion unappealing? Why do so many – even many who call themselves Christians – believe in evolution, preferring science over religion? Did you happen to catch CBS Sunday Morning earlier today? As part of the lead-in to Halloween (presumably), there was a feature about hellfire. (You can watch the segment below.) In it, a Baptist …

The cancer is back

In the broad spectrum of crime, there can be no denying terrorism is in a category all by itself. It is the worst. If Bernie Madoff and Mohammad Atta were overbooked for the same firing squad, I think 99% of all those polled would pardon Madoff and perhaps even volunteer for trigger pulling duty against Atta. In Boston, for example, …