Opinion | Why Churches Should Drop Their Online Services

(SEE POLL) One might ask, why not have both? Why not meet in person (with Covid precautions in place) but also continue to offer the option of a live-streamed service? Because offering church online implicitly makes embodiment elective. It presents in-person gatherings as something we can opt in or out of with little consequence. It … More Opinion | Why Churches Should Drop Their Online Services

Lockdowns Had ‘Little To No Effect On COVID-19 Mortality’

Johns Hopkins Study: Lockdowns Had ‘Little To No Effect On COVID-19 Mortality’ But Had ‘Devastating’ Effects On Society A new working paper from Johns Hopkins University claims that COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by a variety of governments worldwide had “little to no effect” on COVID-19 mortality. The study, published by the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the … More Lockdowns Had ‘Little To No Effect On COVID-19 Mortality’

“Battle Hymn of the Republic” & efforts to Abolish the Slave Trade

American Minute with Bill Federer Five dollars was all she was paid by the Atlantic Monthly Magazine for her poem, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” published FEBRUARY 1, 1862. It became Lincoln’s favorite song and the Union’s theme song. Her name was Julia Ward Howe, the daughter of a Wall Street banker and the wife of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, director of … More “Battle Hymn of the Republic” & efforts to Abolish the Slave Trade

Devotional Thought for Today – 02/04/2022

Prayer Series XXVII PSLAM 141 CONTEXT: From the Treasury of David: TITLE.A Psalm, Of David. Yes, David under suspicion, half afraid to speak lest he should speak unadvisedly while trying to clear himself; David slandered and beset by enemies; David censured even by saints, and taking it kindly; David deploring the condition of the godly … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/04/2022

Redefining ‘Parent’ is Bad for Kids

In case you haven’t heard, Major League Baseball is in the middle of a lockout. Later this week, the players’ union will meet with team owners to negotiate new contracts, hopefully in time for spring training. Imagine if all of this haggling over salaries and contracts and terms happened without the players being at the table? What … More Redefining ‘Parent’ is Bad for Kids

Military docs drop vaccine bombshell but ‘fact-check’ has an explanation

Looking at military medical cases from 2016 to 2021, miscarriages, cancer cases, pulmonary embolisms, and neurological cases spiked dramatically among military personnel in 2021 compared to previous years, according to figures reviewed in the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database. The three military doctors, Samuel Sigoloff, Peter Chambers, and Theresa Long, have been public critics of the … More Military docs drop vaccine bombshell but ‘fact-check’ has an explanation

Senate Democrats Unveil Plan To Change Electoral Count Act

A group of Senate Democrats has introduced a draft of legislation that would amend the Electoral Count Act, the law which sets up the process for counting electoral votes. In a joint statement Tuesday, Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, and Independent Maine Senator Angus King, who caucuses with Democrats, announced the discussion … More Senate Democrats Unveil Plan To Change Electoral Count Act

Trust Issues: Responding to Our Cultural Authority Crisis

In his book The Last Word, atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel, talked about “the fear of religion”: “… I don’t mean to refer to the entirely reasonable hostility toward certain established religions and religious institutions, in virtue of their objectionable moral doctrines, social policies, and political influence. Nor am I referring to the association of many religious beliefs … More Trust Issues: Responding to Our Cultural Authority Crisis