“I was a stranger…”

Articles in the Wall Street Journal don’t always tug at your heart. But one this morning did. It is worth the read.
It told the story of a disabled man whose aging mother required long term hospital care in Texas. There was no one to care for the man. Up stepped a hospital clinical care person [...]

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Deadly Cargo Turned Back

I commented last week that a Chinese boat carrying guns and rockets destined for the Zimbabwean army was turned back from South African ports.
This morning’s Financial Times reports that the ship is heading home. It seems that China wants no more bad publicity in advance of this summer’s Olympic games in Beijing. One hopes [...]

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Movie: Expelled

Got out today to see a movie, “Expelled”, by Ben Stein. I found it a fascinating expose of bias in the academic community when it comes to the debate between intelligent design and Darwinism. Stein bases his movie on the cause of academic freedom and uses imagery of the Berlin Wall to juxtapose the story.
What [...]

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