Dennis Prager on the altruistic pursuit of happiness:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
My thoughts and prayers go out to parents separated from their children this Christmas. I’ll never forget this story about Nadia wanting to eat hamburgers under the Christmas tree.
Also: Russian Orthodox Churches in Saudi Arabia?
Leave it to the impolitic Russians to demand a church in the forbidden city of Mecca
Comparing George Bailey and Howard Roark
Merry Christmas.
Debra Burlingame reminds us in her anniversary article today that it is important to look directly at the horror rather than blunting it with euphemisms:
Our fellow human beings were not “lost” in 1993 or on 9/11. They were torn to pieces. We must not give the enemy any quarter. We must confront the reality of […]
The irony of this familiar discussion about Christian pacifism is interesting. Much of what opponents of the American presence in Iraq would halt by forcing an early pull-out has nothing to do with the use of force. For a fascinating portrait of all the complex ways that the U.S. military seeks to […]
In the “Little Theater,” on the campus of Harding University, Jimmy Allen told me to love Suzannah as Christ loved mankind. That means, he said with a tremble in his voice, you be ready to take a bullet for her. We pledged to love, honor, and cherish. Then, an acappella quartet sang […]
The second fourth day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God […]
The intro runs about 30-seconds before the sound starts. So be patient (or skip forward); it’s working.
Too few people saw this video back when it was made, before YouTube and Google video became what they are. It used to be available on the House Committee’s website, until a new Chairman took it down […]
Michael Rubin at The Corner asks “What does Jesus have to do with it?” regarding this story:
The Association of Iranian Jews…renewed its commitment in a message issued on the threshold of the Jewish religious festival of the Passover, which starts Monday night.
“In obedience to the instructions of Jesus, in the new Iranian year, […]
Mr. Ex gave his account of 9/11/01 last year. Here’s mine:
We overslept so I didn’t follow the usual routine of turning on the radio and listening over breakfast. Mr. Ex called me from the car on the way to work about the first plane. My first thought was “That must have been […]