As a kid I wanted to keep a healthy distance from the big man too. In the end though, I was desensitized through repeated contacts at school, department stores, and church. If that wasn’t enough there was all that candy, not to mention that my parents seemed to trust him. As for this kid in [...]
U2’s Bono (Paul Hewson) will be honorarily knighted, announced the British Embassy in Dublin. Because he is not a British national he will not be able to use the title, ”Sir.” Congratulations were expressed by British Prime Minister, Tony Blair in a letter saying, ”You have tirelessly used your voice to speak up for Africa.”
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Scott Johnson at “Powerline,” recommends a 1960’s era article by University of Dallas professor Frederick Wilhelmsen, entiled “Christmas in Christendom.” The spirit of the article provides a striking counterpoint to some of the more dour voices from Protestant ages past.
I encourage fellow Protestants to look beyond the polemical flavor of the essay. It’s really [...]
Since 1998 there have been at least eight major pipeline blasts in Nigeria, many of them due to nationals breaking the lines open in order to obtain fuel.
This time more than 200 people have been killed in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, the Red Cross says though they caution that officials are still counting bodies. They [...]
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Wigan, England, known for the annual world championship, pie-eating contest, has adopted a new rule in favor of healthier eating. Where winning formerly depended on eating the most meat and potato pies in 3 minutes, it now depends on eating a single pie in the shortest length of time. Gravy has been eschewed as complaints [...]
Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople fame sang, ”My brother’s back at home with his Beatles and his Stones/We never got it off on that revolution stuff..” Well, maybe he got off on Herman’s Hermits instead. Selling over 60 million records, the Hermits, headed by Peter Noone, dominated the airwaves with such classics as ”I’m [...]