Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category
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Dazed and Confused
Posted on September 7, 2018
Dearest Reader: I am sorry that it has taken me all week to get my thoughts together to post something. My excuse is simple: I am confused. I was going...
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We Need More Than Bombs and Bombast to Beat ISIS
Posted on November 16, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been on a roll lately. And it will take more than bombs and bombast to...
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Jeb Bush and The Pope
Posted on June 24, 2015
(This originally appeared in The Hill) Jeb Bush is the Pope Francis of the Republican field. Like Francis, Bush represents the establishment. For the 2016 hopeful, it’s the Republican establishment,...
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On the Coming Encyclical of Pope Francis on Climate Change
Posted on June 17, 2015
I like Jeb Bush and I want him to be President. But when he says about the Pope’s coming encyclical on climate change, “ I think religion ought to be...
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How the Church Lost Ireland
Posted on May 27, 2015
More than three centuries after Christ died, St. Patrick came to Ireland and converted the pagans to Christianity. The Erin Island is the furthest Western outpost of Europe (not counting...
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