Culture, Education, Environmentalism, theology

Online Reading (June 25, 2008)

Education: British universities face criticism for awarding degrees to people who in some cases don’t even speak English.

Environment: There is now a debate over the benefit of biofuels.

Culture: After several years of resurgent atheist publishing, the Pew survey reports that in the United States, 92% of people still believe in God.

Books: A new Re:lit website is up. There seem to be new books coming called “books you’ll actually read”

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Ecumenism, Education, Ethics, Islam, Journalism

Online Reading (March 13, 2008)

If you like me actually doing these things, thank Newfoundland weather. :-)

Homeschooling: An LA Times editorial sees Homeschooling as elitist and illiberal (avoid snickering here). Al Mohler responds.

Martyrdom: The Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Iraq is found dead.

Separated at Birth: Irish Calvinist finds out that Ray Comfort (Way of the Master) bears an uncanny resemblance to Pink Panther star Peter Sellers.

Humor:Beware Peer Pressure.

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Culture, Ecumenism, Education

Online Reading (October 31, 2007)

Education: The University of Delaware takes the lead in “moral education”……to seemingly Orwellian extremes.

Wiccan School: A small town deals with a school for witches.

Love as Property?: A man in Miss. is suing over “alienation of affection” (or accusing a man of stealing his wife’s love).

Humbug: A British think tank (the favorite of Labour) calls on the government to “downgrade Christmas“, because it would be too hard to expunge entirely.

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