Silly School Rules

Girl told her senior photo can’t be in the yearbook — because she’s holding a flower. They made a blanket policy against “props” to keep one kid from being pictured attired for trap shooting.
We had a rifle range and a rifle team at one of the high schools I attended–rifle instruction was part of ROTC [...]

Doings in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Archbishop Daniel DiNardo has appointed a new Superintendent of Schools, Sr. Kevina Keating, CCVI. She’s a graduate of Dominican College, University of San Francisco, and Stanford. She’s been on the board of Christus Health, was director of teacher education at University of San Francisco, and had been in community leadership in the Sisters of Charity [...]

Headline Writers Who Don’t Read the Article

Taking the Pill Cuts the Risk of Cancer, blares the headline. It’s lower by 12% for those who take the pill less than eight years.
But there’s a catch–and the headline could just as well read “Taking the Pill Increases the Risk of Cancer,” because for those who take the pill for eight years or more, [...]

Congressional Interference with Religious Liberty

Bill Donohue castigates a proposed law that would seriously interfere with religious liberty, and would let courts and Congress define what is and what is not religious, and what religious beliefs are “significant.”
ACLU shows its complete disregard for the First Amendment.
New York Sun.

“A Terror-Industrial Complex”

Colin Powell is interviewed in GQ.
What is the greatest threat facing us now? People will say it’s terrorism. But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system? No. Can they knock down a building? Yes. Can they kill somebody? Yes. But can they [...]

9-11

Rod Dreher reflects on the anniversary–he was a columnist for the New York Post six years ago.
Alan Jackson, Where Were You?

Camp Meeting 2.0–Growing in Christ

Trevan Osborn has the latest contribution to the series.

Ncube Resigns

Zimbabwean archbishop Pius Ncube has resigned. He’s long been a very vocal critic of the government, and was embarrassed by videos showing him in compromising positions.